So far in Alaska...

First off.... I love moose! Oh how I've missed them! View outside the kitchen window!

Here is a peek at what I've been up to over the past 2 weeks. The first weekend I was here we went canoeing on the Lynx Lake Canoe Trail System (same as last year). The weather wasn't nearly as good this year; it was really cold and rainy, but it was still lots of fun! This past weekend was really full. On Friday night we went hiking up a huge mountain for Cohan's birthday. We didn't summit till midnight!(don't tell mom and dad) I know the pictures don't really show it, but it really was still light enough to hike. It was really fun, until the last stretch of ridge to get to the summit. It was so windy, rainy, and cold cold cold. We made it safely back down and then got up and drove 5 hours up to a little town called Healy, near Denali (Mt. McKinley) National Park for the Regional YSA Conference. Needless to say, my legs were incredibly sore after sitting in the car for the long the day after climbing a mountain. We made it up to the conference just in time for dinner and the dance (it was awesome!) On my way out to the car after the dance I saw my friend, Grace, standing next to 2 guys with 2 motorcycles. She was putting on a helmet for a ride. So I went over and asked if I could have a ride too. So much fun! My new friend, Scott, gave me a ride to the campground. What is better than a motorcycle ride in the midnight light of Alaska with a new cute guy? We camped in the rain (Thank heavens I put my clothes in a ziploc baggie) and I woke in a soaking wet sleeping bag. Then we took the tent down, changed into a skirt, they provided some breakfast, and then we all went to church. I think that may be the only time I ever go to church straight from a campground without washing my face. Here is the photo documentation...

Jody, my roommate, and I - She's a trolley driver/tour guide, and voted the best tour guide in Anchorage 3 summers in a row!

Pictures from the hike up O'Malley. This is about 10:00 pm

And this is about midnight. It was much lighter than it looks

Pictures from the YSA conference campground

Grace and I (wish we would have gotten it with the motorcycles)
Emily and I