[img_assist|nid=941|title=North Pole, Alaska|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=75] Just to prove that we are young at heart, we made stop at North Pole, Alaska. Located just outside Fairbanks, it provided a fun stop on June 25, exactly 6 months before Christmas. It was Santa's day off, but he waved as he went through the shop.
[img_assist|nid=940|title=Grizzly Sow and Cubs|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=81] Fantastic sighting of this grizzly sow and her cubs who are probably 4 months old. The cubs were playful and bouncing around all the while keeping a view on where mom was.

[img_assist|nid=939|title=Denali|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=75] Denali otherwise known as Mount McKinley|desc=Denali, the highest peak in North America, floating in the clouds.


[img_assist|nid=938|title=Bore Tide, Turnagain Arm, Alaska|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=75] An unscientific explanation of a bore tide is when the receding low tide bumps into the incoming high tide. This oncoming wave can vary from 1 to 6 feet in height. The more significant ones happen 1-2 times a month.

[img_assist|nid=937|title=Fishermen on the Russian River, AK|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=75] We were fortunate to be present for the coho (red) salmon run in the Russian River near the town of Cooper Landing and took a small ferry across the wide and active river with all the fishermen. We went to watch the fishermen, but mostly to see the bears.

[img_assist|nid=936|title=Moose at Roadside|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=75] Moose are all over the place in Alaska, this one was at the edge of the road near the town of Kenai on the Kenai Penninsula. They can be unpredictable.