Day Twenty-four and Twenty-five, Alaska Adventure

Hi all, The last two days have been spent with our special friends out on Whidbey Island, Darrell, Ruth, Todd and Kyle Jacobsen. They live on Camp Casey, a retired military installation that now belongs to Seattle Pacific College. Ruth and Darrell both work for this college. We rode the ferry to Port Townsend and enjoyed a good walk and lunched at the Nifty Fifties Diner. The weather is perfect but cool. Anna and Todd enjoyed feeding the deer which roam freely here and Clyde and the guys caught up on sports and cars and hunting and other interests they share together. Of course Ruth and Anna enjoyed catching up on the kids and all the other things going on their lives. It was great for Anna to hang out in the kitchen with Ruth and visit, visit, visit. Tomorrow we go south toward Colorado with a stop in Boise, Idaho. See ya' Clyde and Anna ( notice worlds longest see-saw 75ft.) Happy 21st Birthday Todd!!!!

Day Twenty-two & Twenty-three, Alaska Adventure

Hello all, We are glad to be back in the lower 48 and visiting friends here in Arlington, Wa. We are staying in the apartment of Mike and Fran Cole our good friends and Mom and Dad of our sons wife Torry. We will be here for about 4 days and then begin our final leg home to Colo. Mike and Fran are such great hosts and we do enjoy recalling good memories of our families together. We also got to see their son Ryan while here. Anna ran with Fran today for "High Tea", shopping and shopping and shopping, etc. Clyde went with Mike all over the area as he checked out water systems for local subdivisions that he oversees. Blessings, Clyde and Anna

Day Twenty-one, Alaska Adventure

Hi again, This is our last day outside the lower 48, it has been a great trip and something we are very glad we did. We started with a pic. of houses on a lake in Whistler. We thought the reflection was great. Anna is on an overlook above a river outside of Whistler. Then its more glaciers around the town of Squamish on hwy 99. We spent several hours in Horseshoe Bay which we really liked and had fish and chips in the park there. Horseshoe Bay is just north of Vancouver, B. C. After we got inside the U.S. it was clear enough to get a good look at Mt. Baker. Tonight we are in Ferndale, Wa. on I-5, yea!!!!!!! See ya', Clyde and Anna P. S. Happy B-day Kirk.

Day Twenty, Alaska Adventure

Good evening, Today we left Prince George and found this neat little church on the edge of a lake on highway 97. There is so much water up here we find ourselves taking a lot of pics of lakes and streams and waterfalls. Our pic is in front of the visitor center in the town of Williams Lake. Then on to more beautiful mountains on highway 99 which was a cut off to Whistler, B. C. which is where we will stay the night. We are in a quaint hotel built in 1914, it has been restored somewhat. Thanks for looking. Clyde and Anna.

Day Ninteen, Alaska Adventure

Hello to each of you! Wow, three days, no Internet, no cell phones and we actually survived it just fine. Our family was a bit concerned because they hadn't heard from us. We are fine and having a great time. This morning we awakened in Stewart, BC, Canada's farthest North seaport that remains open year round. The people are so very friendly and such pretty flowers everywhere. We did a bit of laundry, had breakfast, then headed toward Prince George. We have traveled 6,299 miles since leaving home on August 4. We have seen some incredible country. Some pretty remote roads and areas. Today we drove into Smithers, BC and were excited, we saw a NAPA store and Dairy Queen. We are back in the Internet and cell phone area. Note Clyde standing by the world's largest fly rod, located in Houston, BC, known as Canads's fly fishing capital with 3,000 miles of fishing. Also, the beautiful rainbow, reminds of God's promises. Hope all of you are doing well. We look forward to seeing you again real soon. Clyde and Anna

Day Eighteen, Alaska Adventure

Hello from Stewart, B. C. and Hyder, Alaska. The two towns are separated by a river and at the end of just one road in and out. We watched bear from a board walk but very wild area. The bear came in from all directions. Black bear came first but when the grizzly showed the black was gone!!! The grizzly's name is Monica, 10 to 14 years old and raised 3 cubs last year. Salmon were everywhere so eating was good. More beautiful scenery. Later, Clyde and Anna.

Day Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Alaska Adventure

Hi finally, The service is so slow here ( Stewart, British Columbia, Canada) we will not try to send pics for now. Spent two good days in Haines, Ak. where we saw both black and brown bear feeding on the abundance of spawning salmon. Great little working town, then we crossed with our vehicle by ferry to Skagway, Ak. which is a very modern town compared to Haines. Spent a day there and saw bear again in the river eating. Great road into the Haines and out of Skagway. We arrived here in Stewart, B. C. last evening and went to see more bear in the river here eating salmon and playing in the water. The glaciers are awesome to see. Have been able to make some friends along the way and look forward to staying in touch with them. Will post pics as soon as speed increases. Thanks for reading. Clyde and Anna. P. S. Just added pics for days 15, 16, 17 here in Prince George on 8-22-09.

Day Fourteen, Alaska Adventure

Hello from Tok, That sure is a big plastic fish!! but that is the way they look for real. We traveled from Valdez to Tok today in much better weather. Got to see more mountains and lakes and streams. The swan were beautiful on a lake known for moose but none there today. Not much in Tok to see but real good food at Fast Eddy's. Will head for Haines tomorrow. May not get all the way. We're having a great time. Clyde and Anna

Day Thirteen, Alaska Adventure

Hi from Valdez, Alaska. We started out in Seward this morning after 2 days there. What a great place. Then back toward Anchorage to get to Valdez. What a ride today. We crossed the Alaskan range and then got in to the most impressive mountains with the glaciers way up there. Had very good seafood tonight at the best western. Will run around here tomorrow. That oil line pipe is 48 inches in diameter and 800 miles long! Until tomorrow, Clyde and Anna.

Day Twelve, Alaska Adventure

Hello to everyone! We are having a great time and seeing beautiful country. Today we went on a boat tour of Resurrection Bay, with Kenai Fjords Tours. They took us to Fox Island where they have a Lodge and Cabins if you care to stay the night. They served us an all you can eat buffet of Prime Rib, Baked Salmon, Corn on the Cob, Rice Pilaf, Salad, Drinks and Dessert. The tour was 5 hours and it was great seeing otters, sea lions, bear and many birds. Then after we returned from the tour, we hiked to Exit Glacier. It is so amazing how beautiful and massive these Glaciers are. We are staying one more night in Seward and heading to Valdez tomorrow. Until next time, Clyde and Anna

Day Eleven, Alaska Adventure

Hi from Alaska, today we enjoyed the Iditarod museum in Wasilla, and Anna got her pic with Mr. Ramie Reddington the son of the founding father of the iditarod. Then more beautiful Alaska and a glacier. Note the spawning of the coho salmon. (two in the pic). We went to Whittier and then to Seward where we will spend the night. Clyde and Anna. P. S. Happy anniversary Kirk and Torry (8-14-99)

Day Ten, Alaska Adventure

Greetings, We left Fairbanks this morning, in the rain, and drove down to Denali National Park.
Here we enjoyed more beautiful scenery but the rain and clouds covered most of the mountains, especially Mt. McKinley. This happens very often, (2 out of 3 days) each summer. So we just came on down to Palin Country where we met a couple of hockey moms, had a hamburger, ate an ice cream cone, and now to bed. Later, Clyde and Anna
p.s. We really saw about 390 miles of beautiful Alaska today and stopped, in the rain, at many special points of interest. Clyde