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North America » United States » Alaska » Palmer September 16th 2007

We woke up to more sunshine! After filling up on homemade pancakes, we decided to head north to Independence Mine State Historical Site. It is the remains of an old mine about an hour and a half north of Anchorage. As we were headed out of town, we noticed that the top of the mountains had a layer of termination dust. It is the middle of September, so the snow on the surrounding mountains signals the end of summer! As we drove north, the skies got darker and darker. We did catch a glimpse of Mt. Foraker (17,000 foot mountain), of the Alaska range, in the distance. It was quite cloudy and quite a bit colder when we got to Independence Mine (closed for the season) and Hatcher Pass. The exhibits and buildings were closed, but ... read more
Independence Mine
Broken down mine
Three girls on a butte

North America » United States » Alaska » Palmer August 29th 2007

Alaska State Fair….After work we trekked up to Palmer, AK to the fair. We made it in time (after fighting Anchorage rush hour out the one road to the north) for Kenyan acrobats and a tap/irish step/stomp troupe. Of course, Gabbi and Jacqui went on some rides and ate some yummy ice cream. We ventured into the animal area where the girls picked up chicks, petted rabbits, sheep, goats, and cows, and saw 14 piglets that had been born the day before (yes, all to the same sow). As we left the fair, we were following the yellow trail, which was marked by painted moose tracks. We were jumping on each one that we passed, when Jacqui yelled out “Oh no, Mommy, I moosed one”. We all had a good laugh. Then we got a fabulous ... read more
Big Slide
Moonrise




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