Halfway into our 7-hour adventure we stopped for a tasty lunch of sandwiches, chips, plums and desserts. Our picnic spot was at a little sand bar island in the middle of the river – too cool!
A bit down the river we stopped again to meet up with another shorter tour. Up until this time we’d been on fairly calm water (a mom ride) but from this point forward it was all class 2 whitewater with a couple of class 3 spots. We hung on tight and the girls squealed and giggled as we entered the more bumpy parts. Everyone took turns being splashed by the icy cold water – though mom seemed to take her turn more often then the rest.
At the end of our ride we thanked Shandra profusely for the terrific time and Kaitlyn got a few photos of her new friend.
Although it had already been a long and exciting day it was far from over. We drove to the Denali Visitor Center so we could return our discovery pack and Kaitlyn could get her Junior Ranger Badge. The ranger announced her accomplishment to everybody at the Center in a big booming voice.
Kaitlyn was so proud.
We continued driving for another few hours until we reached Anchorage – we stopped just outside the city at the Eagle River Campground.
We were all a bit nervous when the sign said penitentiary to the right, campground straight ahead and joked nervously about the company we would be keeping, but nothing scary happened.
We did not have to make supper that night because we had stopped in Wasilla for McDonalds on the way, but we still let Kaitlyn make a small practice fire since she’d been waiting for so long to be on campfire duty.
Dad took Ruby for a walk on his way to the pay station and ran into a baby moose.
Silly dog tugged toward the moose like she wanted to play with it. Dumb
Dog!!
