Afterwork Adventure

I got off work earlier than Chris today, and I was feeling a bit down because the weather has not been the best. We rarely see the sun. It becomes light during the day, but always overcast.

BUT, I had a great little adventure and was able to take time to reflect.

The Mendenhall Wetlands is the beautiful view we have from the windows of our little apartment.
We live up the mountain from this beautiful valley.

 

     

 Love my red suede vans!

  

The road we drive on to work everyday! Beautiful.

 

 

Chris cheered me up and brought the sun to me :)

 

The sky did decide to open up a little bit.

Whale Worth It

Whale Watching with National Geographic photographer Brent Nixon!!!

Today was the greatest! One of the incredible benefits we get for working at the Best Western in Juneau, Alaska is Chris and I are able to go on all kinds of amazing excursions and adventures!

This afternoon we were able to get onto a Whale Watching cruise for FREE, and it was so incredible! We saw lots of whales and eagles and sea lions and sea otters . . . and it was so lovely!

     

Mama Bear and the Three Cubs

Once upon a time. . .

There was a hungry Mama Bear and her Three Cubs.

BAM!!!! Mama Bear desperately ripped open the trash can in our front yard so she could feed her babies... And they all must have been bored, because it was really easy for her to open (even though it was locked shut).

Meanwhile, Christopher was getting ready for work inside our home, and his beautiful wife Ariel was already at work. Chris is finally ready to leave, he grabs his wallet and his keys, and opens the front door. He steps onto our high balcony porch and has no idea there are four bored and a little bit upset bears in the front yard. Chris begins to walk downstairs (as he always does to get to the car)...

Luckily our super helpful neighbor is watching the mischievous bears and runs outside on his deck to promptly warn Chris to run back inside quickly "There is a Mama Bear and her three cubs, and you are about to walk between them!!!!" Chris quickly turns around and goes back inside. While inside he grabbed a camera to see if he could get any good shots. Unfortunately when he returned back outside the Bears had all climbed up the trees in our front yard.

Mama Bear and her babies swiftly and skillfully scaled the trees and moaned and grunted to each other. The four Bears were only feet away from Chris, but he could hardly see them anymore.

Chris stood watch, but was already late for work, so he slowly snuck his way to our car and climbed in, and headed off to work. Mama Bear and the Three Cubs played in the trees a little while longer, then moved on to mosey somewhere else.

The End.

Chris DID take this picture (above) of one of the Bear's in the tree in our front yard. (This bear is looking out onto the lawn and gravel road below, well at least that is where it is facing.)

Chris did NOT take this picture, I did NOT take this picture. This is a picture I found online. But Chris said this is what the little Bear family looked like.

I love Bears! I wish I could have been at home to see them with Chris, but I am just happy every one is safe.

Campground Picnic & Exploration

Today Chris and I and our friends Jessica and Daniel went out to the prettiest campgrounds!
We came across it the other day when we went for a drive. We decided to go back and enjoy it.

This is the lovely sight where we set up our picnic dinner.

There are such beautiful trails in these campgrounds. And just past the trees you can see the ocean!

Chris and Jessica climbed this awesome tree while Daniel and I took pictures and used them as our models.

 

 

Alaska does have some incredible wild flowers!

I shot the same mountains with a different patch of flowers in both photos here.
I couldn't decide which flowers I like better.

What beautiful colors.

 

 

This was our pathway back to the forest which took us to the camp-sight.

The four of us packed up our picnic, took our last pictures and drove away to go home and take a nap. Chris and I love adventures, what a blessing to have such a nice day.