July 2011- June 2014 Tyndall AFB, Panama City, Florida

Our Visit to St. Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach, Florida (Jan 2014)

There was a deer resting in the shade under the tree.

View of Panama City Beach, Fl

View of St. Andrews Bay from State Park

Panama City Beach, Fl 

Turpentine Mill in State Park

Nick's home!!!

Nick finally made it home and we have been busy doing as much as possible to enjoy the last warm and sunny days of the summer. He will officially have been home for 2 weeks as of tomorrow (Sept 20th). Below are some pictures of the things we have been upto since he has been home. The first few pictures are from the Air Force Ball that we attended last night with some of our close friends. It was a blast!! The next few pictures after that are of a backpacking/hunting trip we went on a little north of Anchorage. We did a 2 night, 3 day backpacking trip, and hoped to hunt for a moose. Unfortunately, we did not see any moose but saw several grizzly bears, black bears, and dall sheep. Overall, it was a fun time, we had great weather, and got to enjoy the Fall colors. We hope you enjoy the pictures.





Military Ball pictures:



Lana and I.

The whole gang look snazzy!

Nick and I.. <3>A close-up!

Lana and I again!!

Denali aka Mt. McKinley on the day we were leaving. On clear days, like this day, you can see the mountain all the way from Anchorage, Ak

A view down into the valley that we were camping in earlier that day.

Nick crossing through our final stream on our way back to the trailhead.

A view of Ship's Creek that we crossed over. This was also near our campsite - beautiful!!

Nick and I...

Nick right after we crossed over Ship's Creek.

A moose antler Nick found..

Our campsite

Jeff and Nick up in the tree on their handmade latter :)

Dad's Visit

Below are several pictures from my dad's 2 week visit. We had lots of fun and went on several day trips and hiked several trails. Enjoy the pictures!


Some of the silver salmon my dad caught in Ship's Creek in downtown Anchorage.

Wild daisies.
My dad and I!
A muskrat in a nearby pond along the Coastal Trail.
A beautiful day in Anchorage.. My dad and I walked along the coastal trail until we came to Westchester Lagoon.



My Dad and I at Bird Creek. A few people were just starting to fish for salmon. No one caught anything while we were there but we checked it out on our way down to Portage,Ak to hike Byron Glacier Trail.
Me at the end of Byron Glacier Trail in Portage, Ak.
Close-up of Byron Glacier.

My dad and I at the end of Byron Glacier Trail in Portage, Ak.



The next couple pictures are of my dad and I hiking along Exit Glacier Trail in Seward, Ak.
Exit Glacier in Seward, Ak.

The next couple pictures are of Resurrection Creek in Hope, Alaska. This first picture is of my dad fishing from the creek.



A moose that was saw and watched for a few minutes while driving around on Elmendorf Air Force Base.

Below are a few pictures from our hike around Lake Eklutna.



We did a hike in Whittier called Portage Pass Trail.. Once we got to the viewpoint at about 700ft elevation, we were able to see Portage Glacier and Portage Lake in one valley, and Whittier/Prince William Sound in the other valley. Enjoy the pictures..

My dad on his way up.
My dad at the top! I made him carry the gun for protection against bears. Luckily we didn't run into any.
My dad and I at the top!
Portage Glacier and Portage Lake..
The view of Whittier from the top of the trail..


Below are a few pictures from our day trip to Palmer...

Little Susitna River..
Independence Mine at 3500ft elevation..
One of the views at 3500 ft...




Below is the best picture, it was of this wild animal that I saw while driving around..
Too bad my dad was sleeping and missed it :-) Hahhaaa!

Valdez, Homer, and 1/2 Marathon

In the morning before my first half marathon. I was so nervous!!
This was seconds before I made it through the finish line!
Almost there...


Below are pictures from two different camping trips I went on with my friends. One was to Valdez, Ak and the other was to Homer, Ak. There are also a couple pictures from my first ever half marathon. I finished in 2:13 and will trying again on August 15th for a better time. Enjoy the pictures!




The view from my tent the first morning in Valdez, Ak.. I couldn't have asked for a better view or day!!

A beautiful day in Valdez, Ak..
Valdez boat harbour..
A short hike we did around a stream..
Some cute sea otters we saw right before we started our hike on Solomon Gulch Trail in Valdez, Ak..
A couple pictures from the trail...
At the end of the trail.. Beautiful :-)
Horsetail Falls, Valdez, Ak.. On our way back to Anchorage we stopped to get a closer look..
Lauren, me and Lana!
Bridal Veil Falls..


Pictures from Homer, Alaska.. (About 4-5 hours south of Anchorage on the Kenai Peninsula).


Harbor seals near our campsite.
There were so many eagles flying around.
Our campsite.
The gang (minus me because I was taking the picture).
Some cranes that the girls and I saw on a short hike we took while the rest of the group was out Halibut Fishing.
Fireweed
11:30pm on our last night in Homer, Ak. The view from our campsite..