THE CUTEST MOOSE EVER !!!!!!!
OMG it looks like a Lhama or a camel. I used a telephoto lens so the young bull did not know i was there....soooo adorable.
THE CUTEST PORCUPINE EVER !!!!!!!
This little guy was also photographed using my telephoto so as not to upset him.
Whittier Alaska
Whittier is Anchorage's portal to Prince William Sound. Although Anchorage itself in on Upper Cook Inlet, the highest tides in the Northern America, muddy, fast-moving water offers no use for boating. Whittier, on the other hand, stands on the edge of a long fjord, whose clear waters are full of salmon orcas, and otters. Surrounded by mountains dripping with glaciers which are beautiful when the sun is shining, they also trap storms over the town and as a result 15 feet of rain and 20 feet of snow a year is average. Most of town's 250 residents live in one 14-story structure, which certainly cuts down on snow-shoveling time.
In the past, the only way to get to Whittier was by riding through the mountain by train. Now the railway tunnel is paved creating North America's longest highway tunnel.
OUR WHEELS ......OUR ROOM....THE RESTAURANT
The White water Rafting People
We stopped by a river...it was so peaceful...just enjoying the peace and quiet.......all of a sudden all of these people arrive in buses with rafts and commotion....lol...so i photographed them
This is where we ran today....3.2 km through the wilderness around the foot of the mountains...amazing.
SOLDOTNA is where we are sleeping tonight. Tomorrow morn we are fishing the Russian River where it meets the Kenai River....goodnight everyone !!!!
Located at the intersection of the Sterling and Kenai Spur highways on the Kenai Peninsula and born when both roads were completed in the 1940s, Soldotna might be just another service center if not for one major factor: the Kenai River runs through it.
About Soldotna
Each summer, thousands of Alaska residents and visitors alike stream into Soldotna on a quest for legendary Kenai River salmon. In fact, the world’s largest king salmon was plucked from the waters of the Kenai River in 1985 and the 97.2-pound trophy now hangs on the wall of the Soldotna Visitor Information Center. Biologists believe genetics and the fact that Kenai River salmon often spend an extra year at sea account for their gargantuan size. A trophy salmon elsewhere in Alaska is a 50-pound fish, while here, anglers don't get too excited until a king salmon tops 75 pounds.
All this makes Soldotna the most fish-crazy place in Alaska during the summer and the fastest growing city on the Kenai Peninsula with a population of just more than 4,000 residents. Soldotna is a full-service community and well set up for the wave of anglers who flock here from mid-May through September for the runs of red, silver and especially the king salmon in the lower Kenai River.
About Soldotna
Each summer, thousands of Alaska residents and visitors alike stream into Soldotna on a quest for legendary Kenai River salmon. In fact, the world’s largest king salmon was plucked from the waters of the Kenai River in 1985 and the 97.2-pound trophy now hangs on the wall of the Soldotna Visitor Information Center. Biologists believe genetics and the fact that Kenai River salmon often spend an extra year at sea account for their gargantuan size. A trophy salmon elsewhere in Alaska is a 50-pound fish, while here, anglers don't get too excited until a king salmon tops 75 pounds.
All this makes Soldotna the most fish-crazy place in Alaska during the summer and the fastest growing city on the Kenai Peninsula with a population of just more than 4,000 residents. Soldotna is a full-service community and well set up for the wave of anglers who flock here from mid-May through September for the runs of red, silver and especially the king salmon in the lower Kenai River.