Wow, not sure where to start on today's adventures... I got up at 5:30 am to make Dutch pancakes, I had to be mindful of the effects of elevation on baking, but they turned out great and were a hit with Lindsey and Tim. Tim learned how to destud winter tires and was able to save us about $100 by doing it himself! He's so awesome. Then we packed up our PBJ lunch and headed for Thunderbird Falls. I'm going to have to retract my earlier statement about mosquitoes! The only skin exposed on our hike was our faces and I must have gotten about 10 bites on my face and scalp, so now I will say that AK and LA mosquitoes are on the same vicious level.
The hike to the waterfall was a mile, then we hiked to the bottom of it and back of course. There are signs everywhere saying to watch for bears or that this is bear country or that a bear was sighted recently so beware, so Tim and I decided to make up songs to sing aloud during our hike - so we wouldn't startle any bears - which was quite amusing! Still no bears spotted, but we did see another moose grazing today! I am amazed by all of the gorgeous wildflowers that are blooming everywhere and will most definitely be posting photos eventually.
We then decided to venture on down the road and stumbled upon Eklutna Lake...WHOA! Tim and I both were just silent for several minutes and we both agree that it's one of the times we've felt closest to heaven! We've never seen anything like that Lake, so crystal clear and blue! The clouds were setting low, so you can't see the huge mountains in the distance, but we weren't complaining! I hope you all get to see something like that one day because it really puts you in touch with God.
We then spotted what's referred to as a "juvenile/immature bald eagle"!
We had our binoculars and were able to see his talons and look him in the eye,
it was fantastic. The lake is fed by Twin Peaks River, so we could hear the
rushing river and appreciate the beauty of the scenery that much more.
To top off this day of adventure, we got to meet Lindsay's parents at their lake home on Lake Wasila. They fried halibut that they caught and also made the best hush puppies we've ever had! For dessert we had chocolate meringue pie and triple berry cobbler with homemade vanilla ice cream...SOOO needless to say we were more than happy campers. Then we watched the final championship game for the ECHL: AK Aces vs. SC Stingrays (AK lost) and told stories about "kinfolk" in Mississipi and West Va. with some really neat people that are the Hearn's family friends, one of whom is a Doctor of Physical Medicine on the same floor of the same building that I'm going to be working in. She said she'll come in on Monday morning in her white lab coat and say that I'm her niece to make sure that I get taken care of ;). They were really great folks! Oh and by the way, this lake photo below of Linds and I was taken at 10:30 pm!!!!!!!!!!
Lots of love, Rach :)
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