Seward for our Anniversary - and lots of rain 🌧

Last month we went to Seward for our annual camping trip on the waterfront for our 17th anniversary. While it poured most of the weekend we had a wonderful time.

He loves Yahtzee and Cup of Noodles - 

so I got him the Cup of Noodles-themed Yahtzee as an anniversary gift!

A short break in the rain

Yummy calimari at our new favorite restaurant in Seward, the Highliner

Eating Cup of Noodles while playing Cup of Noodles Yahtzee!

With all of the rain, the weekend turned into a Suits marathon

What a view! 😍

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K’esugi Ken with the Family 🌲

 This weekend while my parents were visiting we went out to K’esugi Ken campground and camped with all of their old friends - on a rather wet weekend.

We had lunch on the way up at Sheep Creek Lodge.

 

Mom insisted on a sister picture after lunch - just like old times!

Settling into our campsite

My niece is my favorite teenager ❤️

An appropriate beverage for the weekend

Lunch on Saturday

Laddergolf!

Denali finally came out!

Making dinner in the camper

Potluck dinner on Saturday night

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Montana Creek on the Fourth 🇺🇸

 Our annual Fourth of July camping trip to Montana Creek was nice and warm as usual this year. We had a blast with the group, learned how to play the Viking lawn game of Kubb, had the third annual Camping Chopped Cooking Challenge, floated and played in the creek, played some Redneck Life, had lunch at Denali Brewing, and spent another wonderful weekend with friends.

Judging the Chopped Challenge

Fourth, Third, Second and First place

My favorite beverage from the Chopped Challenge

Playing Redneck Life

Lunch at Denali Brewing

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Labor Day Weekend in Juneau

This Labor Day weekend, we took a belated anniversary trip (13 years!) to Juneau, Alaska. We flew in on a very bumpy flight Thursday night and checked into our AirBNB on Douglas. Friday morning, after a filling breakfast at the Sandpiper Cafe downtown, we drove out to the end of the North Douglas Highway and checked out the Rainforest Loop trail and beach.

The view of Juneau across the Gastineau Channel from our AirBNB in Douglas

French toast at the Sandpiper!

After our hike, we headed back to Juneau and visited some friends at my alma mater, the University of Alaska Southeast. Its such a pretty campus! They were prepping for Campus Kickoff in the pouring down rain!

The beautiful Egan Library on campus

After the rain stopped (and a quick nap!), we headed back to the Auke Bay area for the best Thai in the state - Chan's Thai!

After dinner, we went for a drive north and checked out the new Lena Beach Recreation Site.

Views of Tee Beach from a highway pullout

Saturday was a rainy day, so we played tourist and did some shopping downtown.

Delicious fish tacos at Deckhand Dave's

Had to get my Heritage Coffee fix!

Sunday we headed back to Rainforest Trail beach for one last beach walk. The rain had cleared, and it was a gorgeous day!

Then we headed downtown on got on the Mount Robert Tram to go up the mountain and do some hiking.

Tourists are funny

The tram!

Looking down from the tram

A view of Father Brown's Cross from the tram's lodge

We made it!

We kept going another level above the cross!

Sunday night we had dinner with some friends on Douglas. Monday morning we checked out of our AirBNB and drove north of Juneau to the Shine of St. Therese.

After a quick nap in the car, we headed back downtown for a snack and to check out the whale sculpture on the water.

Crepes!

We ended the trip with an anniversary pizza dinner at the Island Pub on Douglas. It was a great weekend getaway!

Denali, Anchorage, and the sunset on the flight home

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