Greer
Cierra exploring the water

Nelson Reservoir
My sometimes-brave girl

Greer
If there is water, she is in it

Molly Butler, Greer
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Greer
Aspen trees

Greer
Little wildflowers

Greer
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Greer
Cierra posing for me

Greer
Cierra running in the meadow

Greer
It was beautiful here

Greer
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Molly Butler, Greer
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Greer
Little wildflowers

Laura & Cierra
The tree branch that took my picture was a little high

Cierra in Greer
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Greer
Arizona wildflowers

Greer
Aspen tree, my favorite

Greer
Cierra exploring

Greer
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Nelson Reservoir
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Blue skys over AZ
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Greer
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Greer
Cierra exploring

Cierra the hotel dog
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Greer
Wildflower

Molly Butler, Greer
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Greer
Rocks and trees and stuff :o)

Greer
Neat-o rocks

PJ & Laura at Molly Butler
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Our patriotic truck
Greer, AZ

Greer
Wildflowers

Somewhere near Nutrioso
Playing in the rain

Cierra's version of "Where's Waldo?"
I like this picture :o)

Greer
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Greer
Cierra having fun exploring

Greer
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Greer
Cierra exploring the meadow

Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
The foundation

Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
Cierra looking in the window

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The front of the house

Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
I liked the arched doorway

Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
Inside the arched doorway

Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
The phone number for our fixer upper

Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
Nutrioso Post Office

Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
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Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
Cement, Chicken Wire and Wood Walls

Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
The side of the house is filled with wild rose bushes

Nutrioso, AZ Fixer-Upper House
Cierra sees a cricket

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Arizona wildflowers
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White Mountains Spring Snow in May
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PJ, relaxing
Waiting... and waiting... and still waiting... where's the fire?

Logo
Fort Apache Helitack

Mountain Air Truck & Helicopter
at Whiteriver

PJ & Cierra
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Arizona wildflowers
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PJ & Cierra
Walking to the helicopter, still waiting for a fire.

Laura & Cierra
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Fort Apache Hot Shots
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PJ
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Longline training with the San Carlos Helitack Crew
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PJ & Cierra
Keeping Cierra cool at Whiteriver

PJ
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White Mountains Spring Snow in May
This was a campground road I took so Cierra could get out and play in the snow

Laura & Cierra
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Whiteriver
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PJ
Inside Charlie Clarks Steakhouse, Pinetop

San Carlos Helitack Crew
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Snow in Pinetop
I left Phoenix in shorts and a tank top because it was 90+ degrees... driving in to show in Pinetop was a little bit sur

Logo
Fort Apache Hotshots

White Mountains Spring Snow in May
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Darrell & Marygai
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Cierra relaxes at the Pinetop pilot house
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Arizona Wildflowers
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Fog and snow in the White Mountains
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Cierra posing for me :o)
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This is the Pinetop pilot house
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PJ & Cierra
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Laura
Inside Charlie Clarks Steakhouse, Pinetop

Cierra
The first time I've had her in snow

Cierra, ready to fly
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Cierra, soaked to keep cool at Whiteriver
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Mountain Air Helicopters
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Las Vegas
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Reservation Lake, fighting fires at 9,000'
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PJ
Flying high in the sky

PJ
Flying high in the sky

Mountain Air Helicopters
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Whiteriver/Fort Apache Helitack Crew
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Reservation Lake, White Mountains
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Reservation Lake
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inside the Astar
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Mountain Air Helicopters
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PJ
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Fog and snow in Pinetop
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Reservation Lake
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Cierra wants to go for a ride
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Darrell and friends
at Whiteriver

PJ
Does he fly like he rides a motorcycle? I'd say yes.

Westwing Mtn
My house is down there, somewhere

Bartlett Lake


Westwing Mtn
Yes, it was hot up there

Cierra at Spur Cross
Cave Creek

Cave Creek


Bartlett Lake
Pretty views, hard hike!

Cierra in Cave Creek waters


Spur Cross


"What's in here?"


The inside of a saguaro
Cave Creek

Wildflowers at Bartlett Lake


Rocks at Westwing Mtn


My water dog


Spur Cross


John on Go John Trail
Cave Creek

Me & Cierra at Cave Creek
Go John Trail

HHHG
Cave Creek's Go John Trail

Cierra being very attentive
Go John Trail

Westwing Mtn
Why are the mountains green? I don't know.

Lake Pleasant


Wildflowers


My furry flower girl
Bartlett Lake

What is this called?


Looking down at my house
Westwing Mtn

Cierra on Westwing Mtn


See the cholla sticker?
She hiked with this in her nose all day, she wouldn't let me get it out until we got to Grandma's house for first aid.

Wildflowers at Bartlett Lake


Spur Cross
Cave Creek

Something edible at Spur Cross


"Come get your dog!"
Cave Creek, Go John Trail

Westwing Mtn


Wildflowers
Cave Creek

Heebie-jeebies
at Spur Cross

Bartlett Lake


Wildflowers


"Come on Mom, this way!"


Saguaro at Spur Cross


at Spur Cross
Cave Creek

John resting at Lake Pleasant


John @ Lake Pleasant


Wildflowers at Spur Cross


Cave Creek


No explanation necessary


No explanation necessary


Where the wild things sleep
Spur Cross

Cierra's worst nightmare
She was scared of this big dead stick looking at her.

Which way Cierra?
You know she chose the hard way!

Wildflowers
at Spur Cross

What is this?
Spur Cross, Cave Creek

Cierra


John and Cierra
After hiking Go John Trail

Sticky sap
Cave Creek

Spur Cross
Cave Creek

Cierra at Cave Creek


Hiking with mom
Cave Creek

Lake Pleasant


Wildflowers
Cave Creek

on Westwing Mtn


Hiking with mom
Cave Creek

Little wildflowers
Bartlett Lake

Views at Spur Cross


What are these?
Cave Creek

Hiking queen
at Cave Creek

my hiking buddy Cierra


Birds nest
Lake Pleasant

Hiking with mom
Cave Creek

"What's in here?"


Views at Cave Creek


Dead Saguaro


Have a Heart
I often see heart shaped rocks, I am going to start photographing them.

at Cave Creek
I think this is called Christmas Cactus?

IDK


Wildflowers at Cave Creek
These pretty little things were very sharp!

John & Mom
When did this happen? He's so tall!

W.O.G. - loves his gummy worms
One of our many motorcycle riding friends.

John's first bike
2000 Suzuki DRZ400

John's first bike
2000 Suzuki DRZ400

John's first bike
2000 Suzuki DRZ400

Mountain Air Helicopters
the Lama in NM

Mountain Air Helicopters
the Lama in NM

Mountain Air Helicopters
the Astar B3 in Flagstaff

PJ, high in the sky
March 2008

Mountain Air Helicopters
Lama

Me @ Deer Valley Airport


PJ @ Deer Valley Airport
On his way from Santa Fe to Corona.

Me & He
PJ & Laura w/ the Lama.

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John, ready to go!
At Bartlett Lake

John


John leading the way


Me
Early in the ride, before I was dusty from head to toe

Me


Mom & John
Balancing the camera on a rock and me not looking at the camera in time

Me


John at a trail marker


John, checking out the views


Mom & John


John
He needs a much bigger ATV

Canyons at Bartlett Lake


John


Bartlett Lake


Touch-Me-Not
Cholla, the reason we carry pliers in the desert

Where the ATV trail ended
John, going to walk the path to see where it lead to...

John, w-a-y far away
Can you see John in the distance?

More Arizona cactus


A cool rock
I liked this rock so much I brought it home with me

PJ @ the Salt River


PJ @ the Salt River


PJ @ the Salt River


Having way too much fun in water


Mom & John


John


Neato little canyon
Very difficult to get down in to, but it opened up just around the corner

First snow in Talkeetna


Juliet, ready to go
10/05/2007

Alaska

















The new highway
Blasting through the mountain for a new road

A glacier


PJ enjoying his pipe








Cool bridge in the Yukon


Helicopter talk
Everywhere we stopped people wanted to talk about the helicopter

Fake moose
Can you feed a fake moose?

MUDDY!
It was cold, wet, windy, and muddy here







Snow




















Very tall tree's in Canada
Parts of British Columbia were beautiful!







Rear view
Yup, that helicopter is still following us

Canada
Diesel was 99.9 cents -- per liter

150 Mile House
This was a beautiful area in British Columbia

150 Mile House


150 Mile House


Change in terrain


Juliet, sight seeing





Train tunnel


At the boarder
Crossing back in to the United States from Canada. We were pulled over and questioned about the helicopter.

Gary's house, Oregon


Our friend, Gary
PJ & Gary

Gary's grand-pup, Jake


Gary & PJ





Juliet at home in California


What a beautiful home!
Juliet should be happy here, or at least happy in the hanger next door to the house.

John & Linda's dog


PJ & his Harley
Reunited

Yippeeeee!
How great it is to ride again!

The Alaska Range
Mt Hunter & Mt Foraker

The Alaska Range
Denali

The Alaska Range


The Alaska Range


The Alaska Range
Denali

The Alaska Range
Denali

The Alaska Range


The Alaska Range
Mooses Tooth & Broken Tooth

The Alaska Range


Fall Colors
One of a million+ golden trees in Alaska

Morning Fog


View from WalMart Parking Lot
Wasilla, AK

View from WalMart Parking Lot
Wasilla, AK

View from WalMart Parking Lot
Wasilla, AK

View from WalMart Parking Lot
Wasilla, AK

Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park
PJ

Denali National Park


Denali National Park
Our friend, Bob

Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park
Grizzly Bear Tracks

Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park
PJ with Dominic, Catherine & Bob; our friends from The Tabacco Cache in Anchorage

Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park
Viewing wildlife, Dominic & PJ

Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park
PJ in my picture

Denali National Park
PJ out of my picture

Denali National Park
Photographing the photographers

Denali National Park


Denali National Park
Blue is very muddy

Denali National Park
Laura

Denali National Park
PJ & Laura

Denali National Park
PJ & Laura

Denali National Park
That black speck is a Grizzly Bear

Denali National Park
Grizzly Bear

Denali National Park
Grizzly Bear

Denali National Park
Grizzly Bear

Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park
Wild Blueberries

Denali National Park
My First Blueberry Picking Adventure

Denali National Park
Wonder Lake

Denali National Park
PJ

Denali National Park


Denali National Park
Dahl Sheep Crossing The Valley

Denali National Park
Dahl Sheep

Denali National Park
Dahl Sheep

Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park
A Bull Moose With Only One Rack

Denali National Park
Getting Dark, Sadly Time To Go Home

Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park
Grizzly Bear Tracks

Denali National Park


Denali National Park
Grizzly Bear

Denali National Park


Denali National Park


Denali National Park

Dusk
This is the view from the office

Dusk
This is the view from the office

Arriving at the river
Flying upriver where no boat can go

John
Fishing at Clear Creek

John & slimy friend


PJ
Fly Fishing




PJ


PJ


Sunrise
Ready to go fishing

John brought his butterfly net
Just kidding John...

N9ZJ (Juliet)
Flying upriver to go fishing at Clear Creek

John


Fishing
David


Thanks to John for this underwater photo


Thanks to John for this underwater photo


Thanks to John for this underwater photo

Grizzly Bear Paw Prints


Ready to go fishing


Alaska Range


Alaska Range


Alaska Range


Alaska Range
The Moose Tooth

Tools to build riverside cabins
We flew several sling loads of materials for building a cabin at the river, the two planes belong to the owners.

Bell 407


Blackhawk


Blackhawk
Landing behind our office to wait for the fuel truck.

Talkeenta Rainbow


Talkeenta Rainbow


Talkeenta Rainbow


Talkeenta Rainbow

Lucky Shot Gold Project











I was lost...
And this sign did NOT help me at all

Still lost...
This sign did not help me either, so I turned around and went back the way I came. Next time I'll bring the atlas.

























Me
The truck took this picture for me

Big yard pets

John
Relaxing on the crate for a moment

Downtown Talkeetna
The only market in town

John
Relaxing, again

PJ


9NZJ - Juliet
Slinging fisherman's gear

Anchorage rainbow
I saw this at Merrill Field

Me - Inside N9ZJ
My first ride in Juliet. She was born in 1961.

Juliet's Insides


PJ











Picking up John
John and friends were fishing until John's daughter-in-law called to say she's in labor

River "Rescue"
Picking up John




PJ


John in the backseat
I'm guessing this is the first time he's sat in the back seat of his own helicopter

Drew's Plane
Talkeetna Airport







Yellow-head








Cabin on the edge...
This cabin is slowly losing ground to the river

PJ in control


PJ











Riverside Cabin
We took a crate filled with cabin windows to this cabin at Talkeetna River & Bacon Creek

The windows


Mr. Popular
Everybody loves the helicopter pilot

Uh...
I didn't want to ask what was in those sacks

PJ & the kids


Cabin life, by air or by boat
The only way out here is by plane or by boat

Will's first flight
Will wanted to see if he could fly the helicopter

Wayne


Will, flying


Talkeetna Airport

Talkeetna River
Out for some late night fishing

Talkeetna River





Alaska Trees :o)








PJ


Us


Me











Rain











Landing for a moment
Maybe PJ had to stop to breathe after letting me fly the helicopter :o)
















Me


Confusion
PJ says someday he'll learn what all those buttons and dials do -- just kidding













PJ
A very content helicopter pilot













Hi Wayne
Me photographing Wayne photographing us

My son, John in Arizona
and his sister Devan. John's the taller of the two.

Visiting Helicopter, slinging


UH1B


Slinging the 4-wheeler
Getting the 4-wheeler ready to go for its ride in the net

PJ
Looks like he's holding down the 4-wheeler so it won't escape

N9ZR, Romeo slinging cement


Wayne's Super Cub


Kim, taking a break
Kim & her father are building a cabin by the river

N9ZR


PJ with N9ZR


PJ with N9ZR


PJ


Kim
Cabin materials are gone, last to go is Kim, the beer, and don't forget the water

N9ZJ Juliet slinging
Taking fishing and camping gear to the river

Me
Bartlett Earth Station... built when I was a baby to keep an eye on the Russians

Bartlett Earth Station
Built in 1969, used for about 10 years, BIG satellite dishes

N9ZR ready to take the 4-wheeler


N9ZR

Flying, Rain or Shine
A not so sunny Alaska day

Flying, Rain or Shine


Me, hanging out in the office


Anyone know what this is called?
I mean, I know it's a mushroom, but it probably has some special scientific name. Mushroom, Alaska style.

Mushroom


Our temporary casa
Upstairs, in the loft

Our future casa
Next door to our temporary casa

My favorite helicopter pilot


Near Talkeetna


Fishing Talkeetna River


Talkeetna River


Near Talkeetna


Near Talkeetna


PJ


This plane is in my parking spot
John's son, Chad, parked in front of the office.

Blackhawk
This was parked behind our office, the pilots had lunch nearby, then waited for the fuel truck

Porch Monkeys
John and PJ

Wayne's Super Cub


PJ


Seatbelts 101
Wayne, discovering all the widgets in his new plane

First Flight
PJ flying Wayne's Super Cub home

This is Juliet
Denali Helicopters N9ZJ

PJ

Denali Helicopters
Slingloading in the rain

Denali Helicopters
Talkeetna, AK

Me


Denali Helicopters


PJ
The History Channel, sound check

John @ Denali Helicopters


All American Hero, Jim
Jim works at Talkeetna Flight Services

History Channel camera crew
Filming for a show called Tougher In Alaska

Denali Helicopters


Look Ma - No Doors!
John's son Chad is camera shy

East of Talkeetna


Near Talkeetna


Near Talkeetna
The view of the tree's is better without doors

Jim's Plane
The History Channel filmed recovery of the plane

Alaskan Improvising
How to land on the tundra

PJ
Leaving him at the crash site

History Channel film crew


The History Channel's Camera


Truck & Trailer Site
This is where I waited with the HC cameraman

First load - the floats


John


Second Load - Wings
With a pine tree for load balance

John


Third Load - Misc. Stuff


Fourth Load - Fuselage


Fifth Load - Motor


Chad & Laura


Laura, leaving PJ behind
At the crash site

The old Talkeetna house
Coming down...

Denali Helicopters
Talkeetna

Denali Helicopters


Denali Helicopters


Denali
this was taken about 1am

Denali
this was taken about 1am

PJ & the airport police


PJ & the airport police


PJ


Me
Watching the float planes at Lake Hood

Me
Watching the float planes at Lake Hood

My first helicopter ride!























N70020
Pilot & passenger walked away from this without a scratch. Plane recovery will be done by PJ & Denali Helicopter




This is John @ Denali Helicopter

















Talkeetna Airport


N9ZR
Zulu Romeo (the other helicopter is N9ZJ - Juliet)... ahh, isn't John romantic?

Hawk Owl


Polar Bear


Polar Bear


Polar Bear


Northern Goshawk


Musk Ox


Musk Ox


Musk Ox
That's a face only a mother could love

Bald Eagle


Porcupine


Porcupine
This one had itches and scratchies

Porcupine


Alpaca


Alpaca


Alpaca


PJ making friends with an alpaca


Bactrain Camel


Dall Sheep


Snow Leopard's tail


Sleepy Snow Leopard


Brown Bear


Brown Bear


Brown Bear


Brown Bear


Brown Bear


Brown Bear
She spent her time pacing on the trails

Brown Bear


Brown Bear


Brown Bear
This is one of my favorite photos

Brown Bear
The tourists are coming, the tourists are coming

Brown Bear
Oh yeah, now if just one tourist would fall down

Swan


Maggie the Elephant
Maggie is being moved South soon so that she won't have to live in Alaska's cold

Maggie the Elephant


Swan


Elephant


Maggie the Elephant
The grass always seems greener on the other side

Maggie the Elephant
After 24 years at The Alaska Zoo, she is being moved South in the Fall

Coyote


Tiger
These tigers are 17 years old

Tiger


Tiger


Tiger


Tigers
Dinnertime

Snowy Owl


Petting Zoo


Polar Bear


Polar Bear


Polar Bear


Polar Bear


Polar Bear


Polar Bear


Polar Bear


Polar Bear
The Polar Bear finally decided to get up and go for a short walk

Polar Bear


Polar Bear


Polar Bear


Polar Bear


Red Fox


Alpaca


Alpaca


Bactrian Camel


Brown Bear


Brown Bear


Brown Bears


Tiger


Snowy Owl


Polar Bear
This is one of my favorite pictures

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City Geese
The only thing that would have made this peaceful scene more fun would have been two black Labs; hee, hee...

City Geese
The little kid in me wanted to run across the bridge waving my arms and screaming like a maniac to scatter the geese...

City Geese


City Geese


City Geese


City Geese


City Geese


Near Anchorage
Too many homes on the hillsides

Near Anchorage


City Moose
Finally, I see a bull moose

Moose


Moose
Isn't he handsome?

Moose


Moose


Moose


Moose


Ah... lost sight of the moose


Near Anchorage
This is why they build homes on the hillside, for the view

Near Anchorage


Views from hillside homes

South on Seward Hwy
It was raining, I though the clouds were neat

South on Seward Hwy


Tunnel to Whittier


Tunnel to Whittier


Views near Portage Glacier


Portage Glacier


Portage Glacier


Portage Glacier


Portage Glacier


Portage Glacier


See the iceberg?
This is the same iceberg I photographed four weeks ago in my Portage Glacier photo collection

The Whittier side of the tunnel
Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel

Campsite near Portage Lake


Campsite


Campsite views


Keep Alaska's Bears Wild


Bird Creek


Bird Creek


Bird Creek
They were fishing in the rain, mud and looked like they were loving it

Fish on
I'm not sure what's more impressive, the fish or the amount of mud he's standing in to fish

Fishing in Bird Creek

Andy & PJ


PJ


Andy


Andy & PJ


Andy's Super Cub


Sunset near Anchorage


PJ
Keep On Fluff (the sign should say "Danger Keep Back Unstable Bluff"

near Anchorage


PJ


PJ





near Anchorage


Anchorage


Watching the jets overhead
Jets flying into the Anchorage airport

Watching the jets overhead


near Anchorage


Fluff


Fluff


@ Lake Hood








City Moose


Moose


Moose


Moose


Moose


Turnagain Arm - Cook Inlet


Water, water everywhere


Water from melting snow


Water from melting snow


Water from melting snow


Waterfall


Dall Sheep


Dall Sheep


Incoming tide
Turnagain Arm - Cook Inlet

Incoming tide
Turnagain Arm - Cook Inlet

Turnagain Arm - Cook Inlet
Most of the snow on the mountains has melted

Bearmobile?
Saw this at a scenic photo stop, I'm not sure what the purpose of this vehicle is

There is one DQ in Anchorage
And there is always a very long line of cars. We sit and wait for our ice cream because it's yummy.

Me


Me

Zzzzzz...
The rare and elusive Alaskan nap

One of Evergreen's helicopters


PJ's friend, Andy


Toys


PJ


Eagle River


Eagle River


Eagle River


Cemetary flowers


























Talkeetna River
Another very cool boat ride with Wayne

Talkeetna River


PJ, getting ready to fish
Talkeetna River

Wayne & PJ
Men, swappin' lies




Wayne's friends Bill & Sandy
A very remote cabin, up the Talkeetna River. The fence is to keep the bears out.

Bill & Sandy's cabin
They summer in Alaska and winter in Texas

Wayne's boat tour
Leaving Bill & Sandy's, the only way in or out of their cabin is by boat or by a very long and muddy four-wheeler trail

Talkeetna River


PJ & friends at Talkeetna River


@ Talkeetna River


@ Talkeetna River


@ Talkeetna River


Talkeetna River


Wayne
Wayne's looking very serious

Wayne's foxy friend


This is Brie


Wayne & Brie
Wayne was yelling at his "trash fox" for not appreciating the onions he was trying to give her

Wayne's foxy friend Brie


PJ, walking too fast
On our way back to the truck after boating with Wayne

Wayne & PJ
At Mile High Pizza Pie in Talkeetna

Friends @ Mile High
Talkeetna, AK

Friends @ Mile High


Wool - my new best friend


Scary


Doug Geeting
Talkeetna, AK

Doug Geeting
Pilot & Singer

Friends @ Mile High


Friends @ Mile High


Denali at 1am


Denali


Denali


Friends at the cigar shop
PJ would like to buy the wooden Indian, but he's not for sale, so I just sit by him and talk to him on occasion

Friends at the cigar shop


PJ enjoying his cigar


Lake Hood


Lake Hood


Our Truck @ Lake Hood


@ Lake Hood


near Anchorage


near Anchorage


Anchorage








near Anchorage


near Anchorage

ZK-IGM
From New Zeland

ZK-IGM


ZK-IGM


Girdwood


Girdwood


Girdwood
The road to Crow Pass hiking trail

Girdwood
Crow Creek

Girdwood


Girdwood


Girdwood


Girdwood


Girdwood


Girdwood


Crow Creek


Crow Creek


Girdwood


Girdwood


Girdwood


Girdwood


Girdwood


Laura
Got a new camera today, this is the first picture

PJ
Got a new camera today, this is the second picture

Lake Hood


Lake Hood


Lake Hood
Rust's Flying Service

Lake Hood


Lake Hood

Little boys & big toys
Maybe he'll be a pilot like his daddy

Sheep Mountain
The view from Last Frontier Air Ventures' hangar

Sheep Mountain
The view from Last Frontier Air Ventures' hangar

A puppy!!!
I will take 10 please

Sheep Mountain
The view from Last Frontier Air Ventures' hangar

Dog
I think I made friends with this ol' gal simply because I fed her ritz crackers

Puppies


Sheep Mountain
The view from Last Frontier Air Ventures' hangar

Sheep Mountain
The view from Last Frontier Air Ventures' hangar

Matanuska River


Matanuska


Matanuska River


Matanuska


Matanuska River


PJ & the truck
PJ's patiently waiting while I obsessively stop to take pictures every few miles

PJ


Laura


At Talkeetna Airport
I wonder why the door is on the 2nd floor with no steps and no balcony

PJ @ Talkeetna River


Laura @ Talkeetna River


PJ & Wayne
I think Wayne is clutching the seat while wondering why he let PJ drive his boat

Talkeetna River


Talkeetna River


Talkeetna River
The debate as to chance the rapids or not

Talkeetna River


Talkeetna River


Talkeetna River


Wayne, PJ & Mitchi
@ Talkeetna River

Talkeetna River
I love the varying shades of color in the water in the river

Talkeetna River


Talkeetna River


Mitchi


Mitchi
Mitchi making salmon fishing look good

PJ lookin' for trouble


PJ skipping rocks


Hi PJ


PJ


PJ


Talkeetna River


Wayne


Talkeetna River


Mitchi's King Salmon


Mitchi's first filet job
With much patience and diligence, she did it all by herself

Honing their cavemen skills
Fire!!!

Yeah Mitchi, you did it!


Uh...
This looks like a survival test gone horribly wrong

Yes, we ate the fish
And it was good

Moose print at Wayne's
I'm glad I didn't stumble in to her on the way to the outhouse

The view from Wayne's house
Mt. Foraker & Mt. Hunter

Denali


Denali


A Gray Jay
Wayne's feathered friends

Talkeetna River


Talkeetna River


Midnight Sun
This is why they call it the midnight sun, the sun goes to the horizon then comes back up again.

Talkeetna River @ Midnight


Talkeetna River Views


Wayne


Denali

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Eurocopter EC130 B4
We met a couple from New Zealand who are traveling the world in style.




PJ's furry friend


Denali


Talkeetna, Alaska


Our truck


PJ


The view from Wayne's house
PJ's friend Wayne has an amazing view from his house on the mountain.

Denali


Denali


Wayne's guest house in progress


Wayne's main house in progress





Green, green, green


PJ relaxing


Laura relaxing


View of Denali from Wayne's
Talkeetna, Alaska

Eagle


Talkeetna River





Men, swappin' lies


PJ & Wayne


Wayne's house
I'm not sure who uses this trail more - Wayne, or the moose, bears, coyote, etc...







Me, making a fool out of myself
My first time operating the 4-wheeler

Heh, the Harley is next!


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Wild Roses
I had to take the picture before Wayne ate my flower

?


Fern
I've never seen so many wild ferns

Wild Flowers & Wild Ferns
Beautiful!

Red Fox


Denali
This was taken after midnight

Friends, playing in the big heli


Yeah, right
Playing at the controls

Laura and an expensive toy


Me


Richard, PJ & Cary


PJ with the Kiwis


Stearman Biplane
At Lake Hood, AK

Fireweed


Fireweed


Fireweed


This is what midnight looks like
This photo was taken from our hotel room about 1am.

Inside a Citabria


View of our hotel
In the center of the photo is our hotel in Anchorage.




My favorite pilot :o)


Trees, trees and more trees


Cook Inlet at the Knik Arm





Runway, what runway?
PJ found some dirt to land in, and did.

Anchorage





At Wolf Lake
Stopping by to say HI to Larry.

Wild Roses
I actually met someone who showed me how you can eat these.

PJ


Me :o)


On the way to Knik Glacier
Chugach Mountain Range


This reminded me of the mountains in Hawaii, except for the snow.




















This was stunningly beautiful, I've never seen anything like this before.


I wonder if heaven looks like this?

















































Knik Glacier

















PJ





Tundra
Something I've never set my feet upon before: tundra.

Landing on the tundra











Knik Glacier
PJ says this is a small glacier, it's the first glacier I've seen up close, the colors are amazing.




















Right about here I felt like I could have reached out and touched the water below us.







Knik Glacier
This was amazing to see up close, you could lose cars in here.













Anchorage


Anchorage


PJ & Laura