NORTH TO ALASKA

 Well, we finally did it,  got a job in Alaska for the summer.  We have wanted to spend the summer in Alaska since the first year we retired and now after we tried 4 years ago and then again this year, it has finally come true.  We are going to work at the McKinley Chalet Resort, just a mile outside the entrance to Denali National Park.  It has been a busy time getting ready to go with just a two week notice of getting the jobs.  Dave will be the Supervisor in the Gift Shop and I will be a Hostess/Cashier at the Sourdough Trading Company (a diner). 

Our arrival into Anchorage at 1:00 AM.  Sure was a long day.

Walking around Anchorage and caught Dave and his buddy, the Carhartt Moose

Size does matter when it is bigger than Texas.  This was a shirt.

Margie and her Buddy outside a shop

View outside on our balcony at the hotel, we are on the 7th floor.

View to the right.  Snow in the mountains but none in the city.

View to the left, again mountains off in the distance.

Today we went to the Anchorage Museum to educate ourselves.

 

 

 

This display is made from plastics recovered from the ocean

We learned about the 13 Native Corporations that were created and hold all the native land in Alaska.

One of groups of Natives

Some of their artifacts.

Drying Salmon

Not sure if this is a brown bear or a grizzly.

We've had a great weekend in Anchorage adjusting to the 3 hour time difference.  The bus will pick us up at noon on Monday to take us up to Denali.  We are anxious to start to work.