Monday, July 13, 2015

Alaska Part 2

We went zip lining in the beautiful forests of Ketchikan.  It was very exhilarating and a little scary :). 


Swimming and doing crazy flips (dad) at Bugge beach

Shea and Andrew being beached whales because they were cold

Me and mom chilling on the beach because swimming in freezing Alaska water is crazy!

Tyson skipping rocks, because that is what he did whenever we were around water :)

Beautiful Alaskan sunset

Visiting the totem poles at Totem Bight.  There are two Indian tribes in Ketchikan, so there are a lot of totem poles on the island.

 
There were so many cool creatures on the beach.  These crabs are covered in moss.

We walked around ward lake and found a fun rope swing
 
This picture was taken right before the rope snapped and Tyson fell hard on his bum.  He was fine, just a super colorful arm a few days later :)

And to add to the fun, he ripped his pants getting into the tree to get on the rope swing :)
 

We went on a lot of beautiful hikes and walks


On the fourth of July we went to a lumberjack competition

Lumberjacks competing in the pole climb

Junior lumberjacks competing in the log roll

I love my mom and sister!

And my brothers and dad!

Five eagles in a tree.  We saw eagles all the time, it was really neat.

There are a lot of black bear on the island, and we were able to see one!  This picture is neat because there is an eagle in the background as well.
 
We had such an amazing time on this beautiful island.

Alaska

Tyson and I had the great opportunity to go to Ketchikan Alaska with my family while Grandma and Grandpa Cook watched the kids.  My mom and grandma lived there at different times in their lives, and it was really neat to go see this town that I had heard so much about.  Ketchikan is on an island in southeast Alaska and is on the coast and filled with beautiful forests and mountains.  We had a great time and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.

The view of Ketchikan from the airplane

The house we stayed at was awesome! 

The boat house Shea and Jade, "Shade", stayed in

On one side of the house is beautiful forest

On the other side is beautiful beach and ocean


Beach combing

Starfish

Shopping on Creek Street


 
My mom, Andrew, and Tyson went salmon fishing for a few hours with a local fisherman.  They had a blast and caught 7 fish.

Andrew driving the boat



The fisherman threw some bait in the water and did an eagle call.  They saw this amazing eagle grab the bait from the water and circle overhead for awhile.

Tyson's big fish


Cleaning the fish

 
We went on a float plane ride over Misty Fjords to a glacier lake.  The sights below were breathtaking and it was an amazing experience.  Andrew and Shade went on the little white plane, while the rest of us flew on the bigger yellow plane.
 


It was my first time flying in a small plane, it was pretty crazy
 

Misty Fjords


Sibling love