So for the fall trip Jess and I decided to cash in all of those frequent flyer miles and go as far away as we could... which turned out to be Alaska. We flew into Anchorage and stayed with friends for the night. Then we were off to Seward to go Kayaking. However, the trip we were supposed to go on was canceled due to high seas so we stayed tight for a day... and got a flat tire. Thankfully, a quick trip to NAPA helped patch things up.

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We decided to try the Mt. Marathon trail (google it)

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However, the clouds refused to part and it was exceedingly steep so we decided we'd come again some other time.

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The view wasn't bad though.

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We did manage to get out on Kayaks though- we rented through the place we were camping and had a really nice outing to Caines Head State park for an overnight trip.

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The sun even came out a little

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But then it poured

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We hiked up to the old fort on the point on the old truck road

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We weren't alone though

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Looking out at Resurection Bay- a quite impressive sight!

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Looking around the old fort

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We had a very nice little campsite for the night.

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The evening was spectacular

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Glaciers were everywhere!

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The next morning we poked around a little more

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When we got back to Seward we decided to give Mt. Marathon another try. It was just as steep but definitely worth it- an amazing view down the bay.

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So then we took off back for Anchorage and then to Denali National Park. The park interior road is closed to private cars so you must ride busses to your destination. The ride in was like nothing I've ever done- four hours on a school bus through spectacular scenery.

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This is what I saw next to me most of the time.

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Polychrome Pass was spectacular

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Up from near our campsite the first night

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