Worthington Glacier
Bridal Veil Falls
Horsetail Falls
Overlooking Pickhandle Lake
Other nice sceneries
More glaciers - Mont Drum and Mont Sanford
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
Visited the ULU Factory in Anchorage.
The Alaska ULU knife (pronounced oo-loo) has been used for centuries by Native people of the Arctic. ULUs were first shaped from slate – a stone that can often be found, in its natural shape, curve or tapered to a fine edge. It was this natural stone formation which inspired the unique ULU design. This design offered better control and versatility for all-round cutting tasks. Used to skin, fillet sew and eat, the ULU was and still is, their most popular cutting tool.
Today, the ULU has become a familiar sight in many modern kitchens, and its uses are as varied as the people who use it. The ULU performs every culinary chore with unparalleled ease and efficiency. From chopping nuts to slicing cheese and meats, the unique design of the ULU increased dexterity and leverage, making fine cuts simple and heavy chopping easier.
The Alaska ULU knife (pronounced oo-loo) has been used for centuries by Native people of the Arctic. ULUs were first shaped from slate – a stone that can often be found, in its natural shape, curve or tapered to a fine edge. It was this natural stone formation which inspired the unique ULU design. This design offered better control and versatility for all-round cutting tasks. Used to skin, fillet sew and eat, the ULU was and still is, their most popular cutting tool.
Today, the ULU has become a familiar sight in many modern kitchens, and its uses are as varied as the people who use it. The ULU performs every culinary chore with unparalleled ease and efficiency. From chopping nuts to slicing cheese and meats, the unique design of the ULU increased dexterity and leverage, making fine cuts simple and heavy chopping easier.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
July 13, we booked a Prince William Sound Glacier Cruise on the Emerald Sea out of Whittier, AK. It's very cloudy, raining and cool. Not the perfect day for it but still nice. We had to cross a 2.5 mile "one way" Tunnel which is also shared by the train to get there.
Spotted shrimps that the boat captain trapped were brought on board to show passengers and will be eaten later by the crew. They measured 5-6 inches in length.
Photos of glaciers seen on our cruise:
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Chunk of ice broken off the glacier and retrieved from the water and placed on display for passengers to see.
The day finally cleared up a bit and we had a much better view. We were also able to see some sea otters playing and some harbor seals.
On our return we saw thousands of Black Legged Kitti-Wake (birds) nesting on the rock face.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
We arrived in Anchorage on Sunday, July 11th. We toured the town in the evening as daylight in so long. It is a very beautiful town and stayed for 3 days. The next day we travelled the Seaward Highway(Turnagain Arm). Seaward is port of call for several cruiselines.
McHugh Creek
Beluga and Bird Point - unfortunately we did not see any beluga
AWCC (Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre) where they rescue wild animals, bring them back to health and hopefully able to release them to wild life again.
Baby Musk Ox - its mother sacrificed her life for his safety from a grizzly bear.
Two young brown bears
We saw many more animals such as deers, moose, buffalo, bald eagle, hawk, etc...
We then drove down Seaward Highway and more beautiful sceneries.
McHugh Creek
Beluga and Bird Point - unfortunately we did not see any beluga
AWCC (Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre) where they rescue wild animals, bring them back to health and hopefully able to release them to wild life again.
Baby Musk Ox - its mother sacrificed her life for his safety from a grizzly bear.
Two young brown bears
We saw many more animals such as deers, moose, buffalo, bald eagle, hawk, etc...
We then drove down Seaward Highway and more beautiful sceneries.
Monday, July 19, 2010
10 July 2010
Left Denali this morning for Anchorage, it’s only 8⁰C and more rain….. This morning we had our share of challenges.
As we were leaving Denali, we had a large moose that decided he would cross the road just in front of the truck. BRAKES………
Then we had a truck with an older trailer in front of us and all of a sudden the trailer separated from the truck………….BRAKES………. the trailer went to the right and into the ditch, fortunately very slowly!!
We found out that it is a real good thing to have good brakes on the truck and the trailer.
On the way, we crossed the Hurricane Gulch Bridge – 260 feet above the creek and at a cost of 1.2 million.
As we were leaving Denali, we had a large moose that decided he would cross the road just in front of the truck. BRAKES………
Then we had a truck with an older trailer in front of us and all of a sudden the trailer separated from the truck………….BRAKES………. the trailer went to the right and into the ditch, fortunately very slowly!!
We found out that it is a real good thing to have good brakes on the truck and the trailer.
On the way, we crossed the Hurricane Gulch Bridge – 260 feet above the creek and at a cost of 1.2 million.
10 July 2010
Saturday, July 10th going to Denali National Park. We walked the 2 mile loop along the Nanina River and were hoping to go on the Shuttle tour bus to see Mount McKinley but the weather did not cooperate, heavy rain the next day.
8 July 2010
Heading for Fairbanks today, we visited the Knotty Shop where they make almost anything out of burl birch which is basically a deformed birch caused by the frost in the ground.
We stayed a couple of days just outside Fairbanks at Riverview RV Park in North Pole. First visit was obviously at “Santa Claus’ House”! What a beautiful Christmas Shop, you name it and they had it!! Even Santa was there; he was not wearing his red suit as it is not Christmas Season yet, but a Christmas r shirt and red pants as he was busy making toys for Christmas. He still took time to talk to everyone and have his picture taken.
These are Santa's reindeers!!
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