Walking Wallace

Wallace loves his daily walks -he looks at you every morning and hopes that he will be taken on a big walk! Recently, the weather has been so mild that the snow has melted from the mountain tops. We are all relieved that the weather is being kind to us-breaking us in gently so to speak.
Here is Wallace enjoying a dip -you can take our dog out of the West Indies, but you cannot take the West Indies out of our dog ...

Here is a lovely view of downtown Anchorage from Flat Top trail -we live South of here..

The snow has melted from the mountain tops....when will it return ??

Ian Clay Pigeon Shooting

Ian was invited to go clay pigeon shooting near Wasilla (where Sarah Palin lives).

He had a great day shooting clays-now the boys want to have a go..

Shooting is a very popular sport in Alaska..

Lion King Comes to Anchorage !

Rory absolutely loved the Lion King when he was younger, so we were delighted when the show came to town. We saw the show in London when Rory was a toddler, but he couldn't remember it! We all had a lovely evening and really enjoyed the show..

Cycling from Indian Creek to Girdwood

I was asked to cycle from Indian Creek to Girdwood and back, which is just south of Anchorage. We cycled 13 miles to Girdwood and stopped for lunch, and then headed back to Indian Creek.
I borrowed a bike & helmet from my friend Liz, and we set off. It was a beautiful day and the autumnal colours were amazing- the path looked golden...

Winter is coming !!

This week some snow, or 'termination dust' as Alaskans call it, arrived on the mountains surrounding Anchorage.
The temperature has definately turned a little colder..
Here's Rory & Wallace at the park near Rory's school.

Ruth's Russian River Hike

I was invited by some ladies to go on a 2 day hike up the Russian River -I managed to get some gear together (since our belongings are still in storage), and headed off into the wilderness...
Luckily my new boots were comfy! Here's all the girls at the start..


Saw some beautiful scenery-

Enjoying the autumnal colours-
We saw lots of bear footprints and pooh-there was definately bears around, but thankfully we did not have any bear encounters -phew ......

The happy campers !

I had a wonderful weekend-was a bit sore, but felt I had really experienced the Alaskan wilderness with a great bunch of girls.

Alaska State Fair

We spent an afternoon at the Alaskan State Fair -there was lots to see and do.