The Friday float trip down the Nenana River was fantastic. They had very attractive (!)dry suits for us all, and it was a good thing as Oliver got bounced out of the raft early on! We dragged him back in not much the worse for wear and continued on down the river. We were hoping to see bears, moose or something exciting down by the river as we floated by, but no such luck. The scenery was beautiful, tho, and the river just wild enough to be exciting.
It was chillier and windy that day, so a stop at a coffeehouse after the float trip warmed us all up. Then the girls and boys split up - the guys to go hiking in the park and the girls to visit a sled dog kennel in the park and see a demonstration of how the dogs are used. These are working sled dogs - much bigger and stronger than the racing ones. We enjoyed seeing them and then finished off the afternoon by hitting a few gift shops.
The guys had an even better afternoon. On their hike they saw 3 grizzly bears, 3 moose, a marmot, and some Dall sheep! And they had photos to prove it.
Marmot
Grizzly bears
Moose
Dall Sheep - usually not seen this close up.
After a really good dinner and another dip in the hot tub, it was to bed early as we have to be at the park at 7:00 tomorrow for our day-long bus ride into Denali National Park.
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