Anchorage or bust

Though Marlin has flown before, he likely doesn't remember. He is currently quite enthralled by all forms of transportation and motorized machines: trains, trucks, tractors, motorcycles, cars....and airplanes! 

The lucky boy got invited by the pilots to sit in the actual cockpit of our plane! He was pretty mesmerized by all the controls and lights on the switchboards. 

He watched out the window as we took off, then promptly fell asleep, lucky us. 

Some highlights since we've been here, besides hanging out with some of our best friends: 

Seeing big bears up close (of the stuffed variety)

Pretty mountain views:

Hike near Girdwood:

Day trip to Seward:

And just getting back from a day trip to Talkeetna:

Oh yeah, and considering you see signs like this quite often:

It only seemed appropriate that we had the requisite moose sighting out Dave and Julie's window!: