Alaska 2013

Buzz and I had the opportunity to travel back to his home state of Alaska. I have always wanted to go, especially since we've been married, but we decided that this was the time to do it.

I can't really describe how wonderful it was. The scenery was incredible, the mountains huge and the colors were vibrant. It was really a blessing to see where Buzz grew up and I fell in love with it immediately.

For a brief synopsis of our trip: we arrived in Anchorage and visited Buzz's sister Kammi's new twin babies. We then drove the incredible drive down to Kenai where we stopped along the way at Whittier.  We spent most of our days around Kenai, visiting family, going on hikes, and just playing around; but we also traveled to Captain Cook State Park and played on rocks and the mud, to Seward to go sea kayaking, and to Halibut Cove Lagoon to spend some alone time with nature and a cute cabin. Those are just a few of the million things that we tried to cram into our trip to Alaska. I'm really excited to go back and am grateful for the family that made the trip such a memorable one.

Now for the pictures...trust me, this trip was a blast!

We look extraordinarily attractive on our tandem bike.

Whittier Tunnel

I decided that I wanted to dip my head in glacier water.

So I did....and it was cold. Really cold.

Our water taxi out to Halibut Cove Lagoon.

Our humble abode! This little cabin had a hobbit sized door and inside there was a wood burning stove, a set of bunk beds, and some shelves where people would leave items that they thought would be useful for upcoming travelers. We left some toilet paper...just in case. Plus, this cabin served as a welcome haven for those trying to escape the bugs!

Apparently this is a famous place...I wouldn't really know.

When it was all said and done, this trip was well worth the money and time that we put into preparing it. So much happened that it's hard to describe it all but I'm so excited to go back!