David and Karla Nash!!

David and Karla were married last Saturday, August 22nd here in Juneau. It was a wonderful wedding and celebration for the two. I am glad we were a part of it. Brian and I have enjoyed Dave and Karla over the last two years, they are/were our card game partners. They are up living in Anchorage now, both attending school.



Coming back down the aisle, married as MR. and MRS David Nash!!


Here are fun pictures of some of our friends in Juneau! Tim and Christine Phillips and their little one, Ezra.


Lauryn, Morgan and Ashley!


Larry and Kelly Dunivin


Jacob, Dan and Ryan!


Adam Weed in his beautiful pink suit.


Paul Suffern and Joe Jensen


Brian and I. He looks so good in his tux!!


And the beautiful new couple.

A trip to the interior

Up to Anchorage to visit our friends, Karla and Dave for a few days, and then up to Denali National Park 5 hours north of Anchorage. Here is a view of Anchorage from a distance, from Tabletop Mountain.



We drove up to Denali and found our first campsite. Then the next day took a bus into the main part of the national park. Denali N.P. does not let private vehicles drive on the 85 mile road. So, visitors have to ride a bus in and out.


Here we are, at one of our first awesome views of the mountain, Denali also known as Mt.McKinley.





The second night inside the national park we camped at Wonder Lake, which is about 25 miles north of the mountain. Usually has an amazing view of Denali, but because of wildfires in the interior, it was so smoky you couldn't see more than a few football fields. But, luckily the smoke hung out in certain spots and as we drove back out the next day we were able to get another amazing view. Blue skies around Denali are not often seen in the park, so we really lucked out.



It was a lot of fun to go farther up north and see a bit more of Alaska. Along with the ground squirrels and caribou we saw a grizzly and two cubs, a coyote, and a few moose. Great weather and too many other people.

One of the best hikes ever!!

Last week, on a gloriously sunny day, Brian and I headed up Mt. Juneau and hiked the ridge line back a few miles then came down another trail to complete a circle. It was a hot day (I actually got sunburnt), but the views were superb.


A well rounded 10+ mile hike in the sun and splendor of Juneau!

And just the day before the hike, Brian and I headed out to the glacier because we'd heard rumors there were some bears hanging out. And lucky for us, we were able to spot a few of them. This one in particular came right up to us while we were in our car!