Byron Glacier Hike

This week has been sunny and gorgeous!

We've been out every day trying to soak up as much as we can.

Our hike on Thursday took us out of town and hour down the Seward Highway to Byron Glacier. Since it was a ways out of town only a few families made it to this hike so it was a smaller group this time. It was a beautiful drive down there. The hike itself is only a mile long one way with a well maintained path. 

We stopped on the way for boys to get slushies'. Seems to be their favorite summer treat right now.

Scotland Family, you might notice Elijah's tshirt. :)

Kenai Dip Netting Adventure ~ Part 3

Saturday morning the guys headed back down the beach with their gear for another day of dip netting.

They went out in the morning for the high tide then came back to the house for lunch and then went out again for the evening tide. So it was nice to have them around for a good part of the day.

We cleaned fish, talked, drank coffee, played games, read books, and enjoyed our time together.

Geoff bringing in another one!

Kenai Beach is over taken with dip netters this time of year.

It's windy, cold, loud, messy and crowded down there on the beach where everyone was fishing so it was really, really nice to have a clean, quiet, house to go back to and stay at. Plus a REAL bathroom! haha! ;)

Folks heading home after a day on the beach. 

Mount Redoubt (an active volcano) on the horizon.

Tomorrow i'll post the last of the photos. They'll be of our drive home.

Kenai Lake

 The beautiful blue color in the lake comes from light reflecting off glacier silt. 

On a sunnier day it would look even bluer!