Mt. Dewey (A.K.A Mountain Dew)

 

Oh what fun!

...it is to ride... Natasha and I had a few (ok...maybe more than that) laughs on the back of the boat.

We invited Quent to join in the fun too!

 

"Rub-a-dub-dub..."

Another highlight of the river is the hot tubs. We stopped here to take some pictures, soak our feet, feed the mosquitos, and enjoy the beautiful view!




This is Dawson, my friend's son, enjoying the outside hot tub. The water was cooler in this one, which felt great on this warm day.

 

Shining Through

A piece of ice found its way onto the boat. And after freezing someone's back with it, I (Christina) decided it deserved a picture.

 

A-Maze of Ice--something unexpected

One BIG highlight of going up the Stikine River is to see the glacier. When our boat brought us to this point, we realized that such a task would be difficult. Our hopes of family pictures in front of the glacier quickly diminished when we concluded that there was no path for us to take through the maze of ice. The ice won!

Christina in front of the ice.

Christina and Natasha

 

Discovering the Stikine

Quent's parents (Pete & Doris Smith) and his sister (Natasha) came to visit us for a few days. We love showing our family and friends the beautiful views surrounding us. So that's exactly what we did...

We couldn't ask for a better day for our jet boat tour of the Stikine River. The sky was cloudless! Our journey started with an initual journey across the ocean blue.

Labrador Tea

Labrador Tea in bloom.

Still SNOW!

This picture was taken from the North facing slope near the High Country Shelter. Still quite a few patches of show as of 6/10/2006 but disappearing quite rapidly.

Up on the Mountain

Views from the High Country Shelter area on a clear day. Saw at least a dozen eagles soaring around me up there as well.

Personalized Cruise Ship

...The cool breeze on their faces, the beautiful mountains, like castles surrounding them as they fish the ocean blue... Ok, that's enough teasing...for now! Ha! This is our new mode of transportation. Splish, splash!

 

Lupines

The first time I saw Lupines was in Montana when I was 13 or 14 years old. I liked them so much that I took some died flowers home and tried to plant them myself. (That didn't work!) These are my favorite flowers and I'm so happy that they are here!

 

Sunset

Looking toward Wrangell and the "Big Boys."

Camping at Nemo

These pictures are from when we went camping at a campsite along the Nemo Loop road. This was one of clearest days we have seen so far in Wrangell. It was a gorgeous day! The view of Etolin Island, Anita Bay, and Wrangell was spectacular!

 

The beauty we can see from Spur Road is never-ending!

She LOVES Me!

Shadow and Tigger are the best of friends! These are our Alaskan cats!

 

Quent & Christina

The next 12 pictures are slightly out of order but they are still pretty. This picture was taken as I was leaving Juneau, unfortunately there was some reflection from the airplane window, a consequence of the beautiful sunny day.
Douglass Island and beyond.
North of Petersburg about 10miles or so.
Petersburg lies on the flat terrain on the left side of the picture.