Trip to Homer

Before I came home from Port Alsworth the five of us that were still at the Lodge spent a few days in Anchorage.  We spent one day driving to Homer and spent a few hours exploring the town.  It was a cold day.  The first stop we made on the spit was a store to buy hats and gloves.

The Spit poking out.

We walked along the dock some.

We ate lunch at Lands End on the very end of the spit.

There were a lot of otters swimming along the spit, but as soon as I'd turn on my camera they would disappear and not come back till I turned it off.  Seriously, it happened to often to be a coincidence. So, no otter pictures.

It would have been fun to be on a boat that day.

We saw lots of moose on the trip.  It funny how you have to go to town to see big wild moose.

The drive down is beautiful.  The road runs along Cook Inlet so you can see all the mountains on both sides. If the tide's up you can see beluga whales swimming around.

Mt. Redoubt, the volcano that was going off a few years ago, in the background.

It was fun spending a few days in Anchorage doing touristy things.  Living in Alaska I've never been to most of the place people come to see.

The worlds largest chocolate fountain at Alaska Wild Berry Products.

We got to eat at restaurants (which having a family of 11 never happens), go see The Bourne Legacy in theaters (yay ♥), stay in a hotel, go shopping and go to lots of fun places like The Alaskan Fur Exchange.  It was a ton of fun!! ☺

Working in Port Alsworth

I (Abigail) just got back from working in Port Alsworth at the Farm Lodge.  I made beds, washed dishes, set tables fancy and all that fun stuff. =)  The Farm Lodge and Lake Clark Air that my dad flies for are run by the same family.  It was nice, if I needed something dad was always stopping in since he flies out of there.  It took the pressure off packing. =)  I got to come home every Friday night then go back to work on Saturday. 

Inside the Lodge.

Right outside my room.

It was a ton of fun.  Not only were there awesome people to work and hang out with...

 And beautiful scenery...

The Beaver Pond
You can see more of my favorite pictures here - https://picasaweb.google.com/118372188510084846364/PicturesI3

 You get to do a ton of fun stuff working there.  

Like pick potatoes...

 Hike Tanalian Mountain...

Port Alsworth from the top of Tanalian.

 Watch the Northern Lights...

Sorry about these pictures.  They don't turn out very good on blogger.
You can see them better here - https://picasaweb.google.com/118372188510084846364/2012100803#

 Hike to the falls...

You can see more pictures of the falls here - https://picasaweb.google.com/118372188510084846364/20121011

 And go bear viewing just to name a few.

You can see more pictures of bear viewing here - https://picasaweb.google.com/118372188510084846364/MoraineCreekBears12

OK, so that's a ptarmigan not a bear.

Sorry for the photo overload.  It's hard to pick just a few pictures. =)

Hiking to Castle Rock

Last Saturday we hiked to Castle Rock.  It's so pretty this time of year.  There's green everywhere.

We brought a few 4-wheelers with us so the little kids could ride when they got tired.

We brought a few friends too.  Ms. Regina, driving the 4-wheeler, Lavonne, Aaron, a friend from Port Alsworth, Jerome, Geronimo, and Anthony all came with us.

Mom's turning into a mountain driver. :)

Once you get to as far as you can drive the 4-wheelers, you have to hike through a bunch of bushes then climb up a bunch of rocks. 

Mom, Dad, Sarah and Princess

Me, myself, and I

Once you get to Castle Rock you can keep going farther, up more rocks till you get to the plateau on top of Boys Mountain.  This was the first time Mom, Sarah, and the little boys had been up there because it's hard climbing.  Sarah was great, she just kept climbing and climbing with a little help over the rough spots.

Waiting for Mom and Dad.

It's a long ways down to the 4-wheelers.

We walked across the plateau some and down into crevices.

There's still snow down there even though it's 80 outside.

Sarah collected pretty flowers and put them in her hair.

The little hikers.  Princess was quite the mountain dog.

Deborah and Sarah

Sarah with Lake Clark, Igiugig, and Six Mile in the background.  From the top of the mountain you can see all the way from Lake Clark Pass to Kokhanok.

New family picture with Nondalton in the background.

Aaron helped Sarah get back down through the rocks and bushes.

I'm pretty sure we have about the most beautiful backyard ever. :)

P.S. I figured out how to get the pictures not blurry.  Yay.