If there is mud around, this dog will find it and launch himself in for a quick swim.
Freshwater stream and mini-waterfalls fed by melting snow from the mountaintops. Doesn't that sounds like something from a beer commercial or ad for bottled water?...
This was a surprise as we walked along a well-worn animal trail. D says it looks like a bear had a nice deer meal here in the woods. At top right are some bones that were pretty much cracked in half.
A lovely view as we walked back to the boat.
Apparently the command "fetch a stick" means "go find a huge piece of wood and gnaw on it."
This little beach was beautiful, with multiple rows of ghost tree stumps lined up on shore. At some point the sea water must have risen and washed up to slowly kill these trees.
Um, did I mention it was an unbelievable weekend in terms of weather?
Princess Cruises steams through Port Wells to let the tourists look at all the glaciers in the area. Then the boat docks in Whittier and shuffles everyone onto the train.
This is how our yellow otter spent 80% of the weekend. He was SO tired by Monday and we couldn't get him to fetch anymore.
I noticed this crab shell just off the beach near our tent site. The otters will swim up on shore and eat some of their meals in the woods. We definitely spotted more seals this weekend than sea otters. I'm more partial to the otters -- the seals look like aliens popping their heads out of the water.
Fiddle ferns behind our tent. We're trying to figure out if transplanting a few from the woods to our yard would work. They make a great lawn plant, but they're also really good eating if you pick them while still furled.
And finally the lake just beyond our campsite on the island. It was calm and peaceful back there -- when Drift wasn't jumping into the water and making waves.
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