Alaska's Winter Horizon

Alaska's Winter Horizon

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Trip to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Hope everyone had a happy Fourth of July! We enjoyed our day by traveling down the Seward Highway and taking in a few sights. Our first stop was Beluga Point. 
 If you look closely in these pictures you can see the Godwins out on the rocks in the Inlet.
 As usual, it was a bit windy but the views were awesome.
 We pulled over one more time to see a Dall sheep and her baby up on the mountainside.
 The Wildlife Conservation Center was our next stop. These animals certainly know the sounds of the food wagon.
 As soon as the worker drove in with their meal, these reindeer immediately began to follow her!
These antlers that Chris is modeling are quite heavy. Velvet was still on the antlers of the reindeer, moose and elk that we saw today. It will remain on the antlers for a few more months. Many of the animals were resting in shelters or under trees. It has been very warm for us here these last few days. 


Hoping it stays sunny and warm because the family will be out on the water for a boat tour tomorrow.


 We made it home and ate some yummy grilled food that Greg cooked for us. Competition was tough during the few games of croquet we played. Melinda and I hold on to our Championship Titles for the summer! We took the bikes over to my school to ride for a bit.
Don't think the sound of those fireworks is going to keep me awake tonight. Kinda tired and we've got a busy day tomorrow.

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