Riding the train through a permafrost tunnel and meeting local miners was fun. But, not nearly as fun as panning for gold in the El Dorado Gold Mine.
Nice pan of Gold
$44,000 Nugget in Jaynes left hand
There's Gold there TooWe were both lucky enough to find gold flakes in the bottom of our pans. Gordon bought his own pan after that, and he had the flakes made into a locket for me.
Jayne on Raft
In Denali National Park we decided to go river rafting one day and took a long bus ride the next day to the end of the road. We got to view Mt. McKinley on a clear day, by golly! Not to mention seeing bears, moose, caribou, sheep, eagles, and an owl hawk sitting on a limb. There are more bald eagles in Alaska than any other state in the U.S.
Largest Mountain in North America
Mom and Three
Arty Moosie
Owl Hawk Very Rare
In Anchorage we stayed at Ft. Richardson; an army – air force two-base complex.
Fort Richardson Camp Site
Flowers in Anchorage
We toured a museum in Anchorage, visited earthquake park seeing 1964 films of the HUGE earthquake that made land rise or drop 15-20 ft. leaving fissures big enough to swallow a house. While at the RV park we made friends with a retired USCG corpsman and his wife who was a nurse. They met and married in Viet Nam 42 years ago. We later visited them at their home they are building in Kenai.
Old Tired Fisherman who still has to Filet them
Next we traveled to Homer to do some fishing and see our old friend Donald Ray who was there with his brothers fishing. Gordon and I fished from the end of the spit catching 2 cod and 7 flounders. Two days later Gordon went on an overnight boat trip catching 4 halibut which was his limit. So, we now have an ice chest full of fish which we HOPE will last awhile with the dry ice.
Jayne on RaftIn Denali National Park we decided to go river rafting one day and took a long bus ride the next day to the end of the road. We got to view Mt. McKinley on a clear day, by golly! Not to mention seeing bears, moose, caribou, sheep, eagles, and an owl hawk sitting on a limb. There are more bald eagles in Alaska than any other state in the U.S.
Largest Mountain in North America
Mom and Three
Arty Moosie
Owl Hawk Very RareIn Anchorage we stayed at Ft. Richardson; an army – air force two-base complex.
Fort Richardson Camp Site
Flowers in AnchorageWe toured a museum in Anchorage, visited earthquake park seeing 1964 films of the HUGE earthquake that made land rise or drop 15-20 ft. leaving fissures big enough to swallow a house. While at the RV park we made friends with a retired USCG corpsman and his wife who was a nurse. They met and married in Viet Nam 42 years ago. We later visited them at their home they are building in Kenai.
Old Tired Fisherman who still has to Filet themNext we traveled to Homer to do some fishing and see our old friend Donald Ray who was there with his brothers fishing. Gordon and I fished from the end of the spit catching 2 cod and 7 flounders. Two days later Gordon went on an overnight boat trip catching 4 halibut which was his limit. So, we now have an ice chest full of fish which we HOPE will last awhile with the dry ice.
