Yesterday we were on the boat for the entire day at Tracy Arm. We saw a bunch of ginormous glaciers. In Juneau, we went to see the drive-in glacier. Its real name is Mendenhall Glacier. We tried to go on a hike to the waterfall near the glacier, but, the trail was totally flooded. Uncle Read More …
Today was a super fun day. We got off the boat in Hobart Bay Alaska and we did all kinds of activities outside. I got to drive a Zego and a Mule. I also got to go kayak in a lagoon. It was so fun. A Zego is a jet ski on pontoons that is Read More …
In Kake, we met Michael Jackson. He is alive and he is a Tlingit woodcarving master. He carves totems. He lives in Kake. He was also in a dancing presentation with other people from Kake. We also got to see the world’s tallest totem pole. We also went to a salmon hatchery and there were Read More …
We walked around Sitka this morning and then we watched a dance presentation from the Tlingit people. They did dances that told stories, kind of like the hula, but with long red and black robes instead of grass skirts. There was a story about the Raven. He is a trickster. Then, we hopped on a Read More …
We went to the Ulu knife store. The ulu is a very rare knife made only in Alaska, well… only the good ones. The not good ones are made in China, but they still say Alaska on them. I also got to have a scoop of Glacial Silt ice cream. There wasn’t really silt in Read More …
We spent most of the day playing with puppies at Jeff King’s Anchorage kennels. There is no possibility anyone could have enjoyed themselves more. This is Lily. She is an adorable, 6 week old Alaskan Husky puppy. We had a great time learning about the different breeds that have run in the Iditarod, and all Read More …
