Memorial Day Weekend

Thursday, May 26 - Anchorage, AK has many outdoor recreation opportunities, not just the nearby rivers, forests, and ocean, but also a network of walking and bicycle paths throughout the city.  We took a three mile walk on paths from the Lindsey home today.  In the evening we went to the Snow Goose restaurant for the rehearsal dinner, where Susan and I met the groom's family (nice folks) for the first time. 

Friday, May 27 - A small caravan of us drove to Seward, AK, including ourselves, Mark and Suzie, and Suzie's father Ray, plus sisters Jackie and Judy and their husbands, plus assorted offspring.  Seward is a little less than 200 miles away, around the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet, then over some hills with mountains all around.  Very scenic.  The Turnagain Arm is famous for its Bore tides (here's a link http://alaska.org/bore-tides.jsp ) which we did not happen to see.  It being Memorial Day weekend, we were concerned about finding a place for the camper, but the groom, Keith Long, obtained a spot for us at an military campground in Seward through his relationship with the Air Force.



Exit Glacier



Saturday, May 28 - Emily's Wedding - The weather, which had been clear throughout our trip, failed us today, starting to rain just before the wedding.  In the morning, a group of us drove about four miles, then walked about a mile to nearby Exit Glacier.  In the picture to the left, see how small the people are in the right center along the edge of the glacier.



Cutting the Cake



The wedding itself was a good time - great food and a great small band that kept everybody going.  Emily looked lovely (we expected no less.)

I know that Emily and Keith wanted the wedding to be held outside amidst the mountain scenery, but everyone enjoyed  the inside celebration just as much.

Sunday, May 29 - The weather cleared up again, of course, now that the wedding is over.  Susan and I hitched up the trailer, and off we went to see the town of Homer.  Always on the top ten of cool places to visit, there were so many people there over the holiday, that it pretty much lost its charm for us.  However, the views from a nearby hillside, looking down over the town and the famous Homer Spit, were spectacular.

Monday, May 30 - While we were down in the Kenai Peninsula, we decided to go rockhounding again.  We found a beach near Inkiski where the beach pebbles contained small pieces of volcanic agate.  Mount Redoubt, which has erupted recently, is just across the Cook Inlet.  After that, we drove back to Anchorage, to Mark and Suzie's driveway once again.  I want to include one more moose picture, taken on Sunday, on the way back from Homer.  A mother moose and two babies were by the side of the road, but one youngster was lying down - you can still see the other though.