Anchorage

Yesterday we saw Kelly off at the airport here in Anchorage. First we had to collect her gear from Mountaintrip and package it to be shipped via UPS to Colorado before she flew off to Washington to spend the rest of the summer guiding on Mt. Rainer.
So we scrounged boxes and made up packaging for two sets of skis a sled and another 100lbs of various climbing gear. We still manged to get her to the airport in time for her flight. The rest of the day was spent recuperating and cleaning up. We are staying at the Ship Creek Landings RV Park, which is ideally located near the downtown but on the outskirts of town. As long as you have earplugs since you are literally feet from the Alaska Railroad and 1/2 mile from Elmendorf Air Force Base.

Today we rode the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail to the tune of 16 miles whew, now we are resting. Unfortunately like Bear Glacier (which is so named because of all the bears there)we saw nothing in the way of wildlife. Though all the guide info swore we would probably see moose down near the airport, the only thing we saw was this spoonbill.