Day 16 Another Day, Another Moose 07/26/2010

To days travels took us to Seward, AK. The city was named after William Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State, who engineered the purchase of Alaska from the Russians in 1867. Seward's history dates back to 1792 when a Russian explorer first discovered Resurrection Bay. It also saw life as a Gold Rush camp in the late 1800's. A quaint little town, with a mixture of old and new structures. It also the beginning of the Iditarod.

Fishing, camping, hunting, skiing, sailing or just exploring, Seward has it all. While we did not do any of those activities, we did have the opportunity to see the Exit Glacier, a part of the Harding Ice Field. Very impressive. If you have occasion to travel this way, stop by Seward.

After leaving Seward we headed back to Soldotna. We had seen no animals today, until we got into town. Another moose. Picture posted.

When we neared our cabin we met a pickup truck, with AuburnTigers on the front and back and War Eagle on the sides, in big letters. I waved at the young man and he stopped. I asked him if he was an Auburn fan. He said his father was and it was his Dad's truck. He asked if we had time to go back to his house and meet his Dad. So we did. They were from Colorado, but lived in Soldotna. Mr. Dale Dolifka, a lawyer here. They did not attend Auburn, but have been life long supporters since Shug Jordan's days. They were in Birmingham for the 17-16 game. They fly from Alaska to see a game every chance they get. He insisted that we come into his home to meet his family from Colorado. They asked if we would have dinner with them, but we already had plans. They gave us 2 bags of salmon they had just smoked. A very nice family, we look forward to seeing them at an Auburn game in the future.

Tonight we are packing. Tomorrow is moving day. We will start the journey back to Alabama.

Tok, AK tomorrows destination. Until Tok, then.

Jerry