Walking Reindeer

Outside of Anchorage (in Wasilla) my dad has a friend who owns an inn and they have pet reindeer. We got to take them for a little walk on leashes and feed them. They acted like old dogs and were super calm so it was a lot fun and even Audrey got to walk her own reindeer. 

Seward Alaska

We did a day trip to Seward (6:30am-10:00pm... I'm still impressed that the kids made it). We took the train to Seward and then did a Kenai Fjords Boat tour. We even stopped on Fox Island for a Salmon bake lunch. It was great- we saw lots of whales, puffins, sea lions, otter, birds etc. It was great! and the kids earned their first of three Junior Ranger pins.  We even got to celebrate my Aunt Kim's birthday! 

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

This place was great- they gave us an UP CLOSE look at a bunch of animals- bear, moose, caribou, bald eagle and buffalo. There were tiny fences between us and the animals- way closer than any zoo would allow. The kids loved it and Ryan started making a Den out of branches like the bears had in their habitat. 

Alyeska

Alyeska is a ski resort that in the summer turns into great hiking spot/ summer ski lift. It had an amazing view and gave us our first bit of summer snow (it was almost 80 degrees but there was snow still on the ground). 

 This was the view from the restaurant we had lunch in, pretty awesome.