Just to prove that we are young at heart, we made stop at North Pole, Alaska. Located just outside Fairbanks, it provided a fun stop on June 25, exactly 6 months before Christmas. It was Santa's day off, but he waved as he went through the shop.

Fantastic sighting of this grizzly sow and her cubs who are probably 4 months old. The cubs were playful and bouncing around all the while keeping a view on where mom was.

Denali, otherwise known as Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, floating in the clouds.

An unscientific explanation of a bore tide is when the receding low tide bumps into the incoming high tide. This oncoming wave can vary from 1 to 6 feet in height. The more significant ones happen 1-2 times a month.

We were fortunate to be present for the coho (red) salmon run in the Russian River near the town of Cooper Landing and took a small ferry across the wide and active river with all the fishermen. We went to watch the fishermen, but mostly to see the bears.

Moose are all over the place in Alaska, this one was at the edge of the road near the town of Kenai on the Kenai Penninsula. They can be unpredictable.