A Few More from Denali

After the plane ride we had about half a day to explore Denali Park (which is the size of Massachusetts so we didn't get far). The kids earned their Denali Junior Ranger badges, we got to walk a short trail and then do some souvenir shopping. We ended up having a bit more time than we had assumed because their was a fairly major earthquake in Alaska and they had to check the track so our train to Fairbanks was delayed. This was the one part of the trip that I wish we could have extended a little bit because there is just so much to see and we didn't have time to see enough of it... I guess we will just have to go back! 

Plane Ride to a Glacier on Denali

In what was undeniably the most epic part of our journey we took a small plane up to a glacier! We even landed on the glacier and got to go sledding. The kids had no fear- they loved it! The best part of the airplane ride for them was the headphones that had a microphone attached so they could talk to the pilot. 

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Ryan Science Camp

Okay.. I have more Alaska pictures but I will take a little break to give you some pictures from Ryan at Science Camp. The camp Science Fun for Everyone was a HUGE hit. Everyday instead of answering how was your day? with "good", he would launch into a discussion of all the stuff he learned and how much fun he had. The morning was "Nature Detectives" which mainly focused on animals and a lot about their defense mechanisms and the afternoon was "Complex Creations" which focused on mechanics and how mechanical things work. It was made even more fun because he got to go with his friend Anders. He is super disappointed I only signed him up for one week of science camp this summer!