Eric is such a clutz

Eric takes a header into the recliner while trying to act cute

Eric at the Fair

Eric riding the ponies and playing with the chicks.

Still more rides

Eric riding the rides

Eric had a blast, whereas Christian slept throughout the fair. They had some rides for younger children set aside and we spent most of our time visiting them. Eric also won three stuffed animals (as if he needed anymore), and enjoyed visiting the 4-H animals.

Alaska State fair

We had unbeilevably warm and dry weather this year for the State fair. Anchorage was 2 inches below our normal rainfall to date (August is our month of highest precipitation). Since the fair has ended though we have been cold and rainy and have made up the difference.

More of Potters Marsh

Because of the short summer and long winters the treeline is very low on much of the mountains. Many of the mountains are 2000-3000 feet high and clad in thick brush and elder trees above the treeline. Also seen is the Seward highway. No other state, except Rhode Island, has less mileage of maintained roads then Alaska.

potters march and king salmon (male) in spawning phase

Potters marsh was created when the railroad was built, it blocked Rabbit creek from emptying into the ocean, and created a new wetland. In the 1970's Conoco-phillips donated money to help reestablish access to the ocean allowing salmon and Dolly Varden to to migrate to and from the sea.

overlooking anchorage

more of the boys kicking back

just the boys

mix and match pics