alaskan summer

we went out tonight at 8pm to do some exploring at fort richardson. we're on elmendorf afb, but the 2 installations are connected. where we live is anchorage. fort richardson and the other side of our base are alaska. we have downtown. the markets. the businesses. the restaurants. they have wildlife. streams. moose. trees.

we went to otter lake, which is breathtaking. it took us a while to get there, bc the path in is a gravel/dirt road. we had to take our jeep, bc the van is too pretty to take. spencer fell asleep, and emma was bored and worried. she loves being outside, but i guess the rocks hitting the jeep were too much for her. and maybe the "WARNING: BEARS" signs were too much as well.

there are cabins at the lake that are ridiculously cheap to rent. 8$ a night. bunkbeds for the kids. a double in the back room. nothing special, but just right for people who are used to camping in tents. we don't want to use tents here, though, bc the bears are also a bit too much for ME. and ken does not want to have to get a gun just for us to do tent camping.

of course, more pictures to the right in the family link.