Tuesday, July 19, 2011

All Together At Last!!




We took a wilderness hike with Nan and then headed to watch the U.S. Park Service sled dog demonstration.





Meet our "new" friends!



It has been a day of new beginnings as we start our first full day! There are hikes to be taken and lots of new "friends" to be made. While the rain has been steady, it has yet to dampen our spirits. The daylight has been our constant companion; we go to bed with it and we wake up with it.








Saturday, July 16, 2011

It's Finally time!

Tonight is the night that this intrepid group of ASES explorers pack their bags and head to the airport for their journey to Alaska. It's going to be a huge transition from the 106 degree heat of Fort Worth to the 60 degree coolness of Anchorage. This sleepy group will arrive at around 2 A.M. and will be greeted by their guide, Chris. He will escort them to the Alaska Railroad Depot where they will begin the journey north. The scenic vistas that await them are worthy of postcard status. It will be fun to hear their thoughts; it's just so different from Texas! I'm Ann and I will be the scribe for this journey. There will be a bit of delay in that I am in Hawaii and will be arriving at the Denali on Monday. I hope that you will check back daily after that and I will do my best to keep things updated. In the meantime, pray for safe travels and good weather!