Aggies in Alaska

Sunday, July 30, 2017 – Barron booked a full day float on the Kenai River for us while Dean was still here. It was a gorgeous day, lots of blue skies and some sunshine. We had to gear up in these rain suits, boots, and lifejackets. It was pretty funny.   The river was crystal clear, and we saw tons of wildlife: salmon, trout, eagles and their nests high up in the trees, river gulls and ducks, and even a beaver at the end of the river in the shallows.  The scenery along the way was gorgeous, and our guide taught us lots of local history.  He even packed up a lunch for us that we had on a small island out in the middle of the river.  The coolest part was at the end when we came out onto Skilak Lake, which is what we had looked out on just the day before on our hike.  After the float, we headed up to the Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge for a beer with a view of the river. ...

Well, I haven’t posted a while. It’s been a little hectic getting my classroom set and getting the school year going. And then Harvey hit, and I was more focused on keeping track of all my family and friends to be posting. We’re keeping everyone in Texas in our thoughts and prayers and hoping that you are all doing well.  But, I think it’s time to start sharing our adventures again. So, here goes... Saturday, July 29, 2017 – We slept in a bit today and decided to enjoy the gorgeous weather with a hike.  But before we got going, Dean saw a caribou and baby in the backyard and the gravel pit behind the neighborhood.  We chose to head about twenty miles down the road to Sterling and try out the Skilak (SKEE-lak) Lookout Trail.  It’s a four-mile roundtrip hike that took us about three hours total with a little break at the top. We definitely took our bear spray with us because there were all sorts of thick, tall brush along the way as...