Had a chill time on the ferry.. saw humpbacks and Dall’s porpoises. Haines was lovely, as was the mother of a friend we stayed with, who had a big dog and an enormous cat. We drove to the river mouth there and saw a momma grizzly with twins catching fish, and some seals in the river as well. Lots of eagles around as well.

Drove up to Tok yesterday, passed through Canada. Saw a couple of cute and curious Arctic ground squirrels and a pair of coyotes (separately). I saw a black bear, but Alex missed it as the driver. We stayed in the Tok Motel, which was less run-down than I expected for a place behind a liquor store.

Today we’ve made it to Anchorage, passing through a lot of gorgeous, though mostly socked in, scenery. Saw the Matanuska Glacier, which was an impressive big pile of ice. Also went through some impressive road construction work. Saw a swan and a couple of rabbits.

Still haven’t seen any moose or caribou. We’re headed off to the Ressurrection Pass Trail, which will go through alpine lands and hopefully we’ll see some marmots and such.

That’s the wildlife update! Off to the wilds again…