Chuck & Dorothy

Thursday, September 21, 2006

We caught aC-5 from Dover AFB to Travis AFB, CA. We enjoyed seeing everyone in New Jersey and thank Fred, Lynn and their family for having us at their home. We celebrated our grandson Jose's 6th birthday and Dorothy's birthday on the 18th of September. It was good see our family again. We are now at Lake Minden near Sacramento, CA. We are here til the 27th and then we return toTravis AFB to have a final visit with everyone before returning to our home in Yuma, AZ. Posted by Picasa

Dorothy inspired some beading to be done. Also Fred helping to make a yarn doll. What a Dad! Posted by Picasa

We visited the USS Constitution. It is still an active duty military ship. Great tour of the ship. Posted by Picasa

Fred and Lynn. Lynn is my sister's daughter. We stayed in their rv while visiting in NJ. Posted by Picasa

Fred and Lynn's children. Chrisi 13, Glenn 11, Mattie 7, Delainy 6. Posted by Picasa

Our nephew Fred and his son Glenn reading about the Freedom Walk in Boston. Posted by Picasa

Off to Boston where we visited with our friend Elaine. Posted by Picasa

We left Alaska after 16 day with great memories of Alaska. Our friends Warren and Mary Lou made our trip to Alaska very special. We thank them for having us and look forward to seeing them in Yuma. We caught a KC-10 out of Anchorage, AK heading for Mc Quire AFB located in New Jersey to visit with Chuck's family. Posted by Picasa

We visited the Portage Glacier located south of Anchorage near Whittier, AK. They had a great visitor center there. Posted by Picasa

We visited a trapper's cabin. Posted by Picasa

We took a 5 hour jet boat ride up the Susitna River. We saw a bear with cubs, a moose with a calf, eagle's nest with an eaglet and saw a bear catch a salmon. Posted by Picasa

Leaving the mountain, we flew down the ice field. What a view! Posted by Picasa

The scenery around the moutain was awsome. Posted by Picasa

Approaching Mt Mc Kinley. Posted by Picasa

Since Mt Mc Kinley is over 20,000 and the plane can not be pressurized, we had to put on Oxygen mask. Posted by Picasa

This is our pilot Erica who flew us in this plane for a 2 hour flight to Mt Mc Kinley, the highest mountain in North America. 20,000 feet plus. A great pilot I must say. Posted by Picasa

Our friends Warren and Mary Lou are our neighbors in Yuma. They live 6 months or more in Talkeetna, Alaska and the rest of the time in Yuma, Arizona. Posted by Picasa

We are back on our blog again after our desktop and laptop went down. The desktop is going but we have to deal with our Dell when we get back to Yuma, AZ. Update: We arrived in Beautiful Downtown Talkeeta on 1 August. Our friends Warren and Mary Lou pick us up in Anchorage, then we traveled to their home 130 miles toward Fairbanks. Posted by Picasa