Last November I went to an airline conference in Kauai (rough, in know). On the last night of the conference they had a raffle for prizes. Well my name got drawn out of the bowl and I won a tour of the arctic circle and a Wii. We were totally stoked! Anyway I wanted to get to Alaska to use my prize before summer got rolling and it was too busy to make it stand-by from SLC to Anchorage. The first day in Alaska we drove down the Kenai peninsula to Seward. It was a gorgeous drive. I still can't get over how vast Alaska is. The next morning it was time for our tour. Konan and I hopped on a short flight from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Once there we walked down to the Arctic Circle Hangar. Not quite what I was expecting. It was a shabby old building with no formal office. Once inside about 10 people walked by not saying a word finally a burly looking man asked if we had been helped. I told him we were here from the Arctic Circle tour at 10:30. He looked at me as if i was crazy. He walked off for awhile and came back and said, "I guess we can give a ride up there, let me call our pilot." By then Konan who is already somewhat afraid of flying is looking pale. The man returns a few minutes later and says that their pilot is sick and can't take us! What a weird experience. I thought i'd won this cool prize. Oh well, we still had a great time and saw a lot of amazing scenery. Here are of couple of pictures from our adventure...
Portage Glacier
Feeling Chilly!
Konan and Kate in Seward
Cute Kate checking out the scenery 
See how bad it was!
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What an experience! I bet you can laugh about it now. How was Kate on the trip? Did she freeze her little tail off? Let's try to get together in the next week or two.
I'm glad you made it! Can't wait to hear more about it!
my parents are in Alaska as we speak. They are quite the little travlers. Hopefully they have better luck that you guys did,that place lookes ghetto!
Well at least it makes a good story, right? That hangar looks like it came right out of Beryl, UT....hey check out Morgan's photo blog...she posted a sneak peak pic of cute Kate's photo shoot!morganbphotography.blogspot.com.....K8 is a natural model!
I got his little raft at Target last year for Chandler. It is for 6 months and up so we had to hold him in there for now. If you can't find it at Target I know they sell the same thing in the A Step Ahead (?) magazine that I get in the mail now and then. It was cheaper at Target though.
Hi Robyn! Looks like you guys had an experience while you were out there. The pictures are beautiful! I can't believe how big Kate is getting, she is soo cute! Konan's hair is long, send him in haha.
So bummer, Ciara's reunion got cancelled until the first week in September. So, I won't be out there until then, unless I happen to be able to make a road trip anytime during the summer. Anyways hope to see you soon!
Hey guys. I have to say that I am a little envious of your life. Alaska would be such a cool place to visit. Like always, it looks like you are having fun and keeping busy. Hope to see you soon. Give Kate a hug and kiss from her cousins.
Kate is to die for cute! Stop traveling so much it's making us all look bad! haha. Isn't alaska fabulous? It is one of my favorite places i've been.
How are you guys? Are you still alive? Let's get together after the 4th!
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