New toy

Living in Alaska affords so many unique opportunities, including outdoor pursuits, but eventually you start to hear the siren call for more "toys." It's starts with the small stuff -- ski or snowboard gear, outdoor clothing -- then jumps to the big boy toys -- boats, atv's, snowmachines, rv's. Well, we're living the Alaskan dream here with D's brand new snowmachine...it's gorgeous and fast!

This past Friday D loaded up the truck and we drove a couple hours up to Willow for some lake and trail riding. What a rush! I'm very, very tempted to get my own sled now...


Saw a couple dog sled teams during the day -- trail etiquette dictates that snowmachines pull over so the teams can pass. I thought maybe the dogs would get spooked by the loud engines but they didn't seem to notice.


Lots of other riders out -- this photo is from the little parking lot near Crystal Lake.

Rolly Creek Trail

Even out in the wilderness we couldn't get away from advertising! This flyer was nailed into a tree...

Yummy hot chocolate during one of our breaks.

D spotted these two moose off the trail. We watched them for a while and I considered posting the video here that I took, but it was so boring -- they just stood looking around for about 3 minutes before walking into the trees.

The little speck in the middle of the trees is a plane we saw throughout the day. It landed right next to us as we sped across a lake - that was exciting.