Just another Day in the Yukon!

Today's adventure was amazing!  The sky was blue, the clouds were fluffy, and bears were out in abundance!  I had such a relaxing drive in the Yukon (up to Carcross) just taking photos, enjoying the scenery, and reflecting on how blessed I am to be here in the incredible part of North America.

View of falls at William Moore Bridge

3 adorable bear cubs scampering on the rocks

Cub scurrying down the rocks to catch up with Mama bear

Sow & 3 Cubs

Sow and her 3 cubs

Sow and her 3 Cubs

Mama bear crossing the road

Entrance to the Venus Silver Mines

Part of the Venus Silver Mines

Caribou Crossing - the Caribou Display is made of old railroad parts 

Hans and Pat take the Yukon by Storm!

On Friday 8/22 I got to Hans and Pat (two of our sales guys from Juneau) to the Yukon (their first time ever)  Had a great time showing them the sights and getting to know them a little better.

At Moore Bridge overlook

Checking out and building an Inukshuk

The Yukon Sign is always fun to pose by

Climbing the Chilkoot!

Emerald lake never disappoints

The world's smallest desert right in the Yukon!

At Tutshi Lake

Always fun when you see a bear on the trip!

Back to Alaska after 5 hour trip in the Yukon!

Flightseeing over Skagway, Haines and nearby glaciers

For Jimmy & Christine from Virginia

Today I had the pleasure of having Jimmy & Christine on my tour -  These pictures are for the two of you!   Thank you for sharing part of your adventure with me.  It was a privilege!  

A long "Slow Clap" to each of you :)

Today was a uniquely special day for me.  It started out the same as many days here, looking forward to a tour, and hoping I would have a good group of people to share my day with.  It ended up being so much more than I could ever have anticipated.

It is easy to take for granted the privilege of working and living in such a beautiful place -  to grow complacent with the beauty and to forget how spectacular it is.  Everyday I drive to the mountains, see the same sights, hear the same sounds, and enjoy the view.  I always think it's beautiful, but the repetition makes it easy to forget just HOW beautiful it is. Oft times I have folks on my bus who bring either a ho hum attitude, or fail to appreciate the opportunity they have been given.  Today, was NOT that day!

Today I had two separate groups on my bus.  The first was a group of 10 family members celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary of their parents.  The second was a group of 4 lovely girls who work on one of the Princess Cruise Ships.  These 14 people combined were so enthusiastic for the opportunity they had -  with ooos and ahhhhs around every corner they reminded me just how lucky I am to share this beautiful place with people every day of the summer.  

To you who shared the day with me, Thank you again for sharing your most precious possession with me -  your time. For when you share your time with someone, you are sharing a portion of your life you will never get back.  My life was enriched by each of you.  

The 14 BEST passengers a tour guide could EVER hope to have!  

On the trip we saw a small unnamed lake near the summit -  my wonderful group of passengers decided to Name is "Lake Miriam" -  so of course we needed a picture of us all together at our newly named lake!  

Come a little closer --- not THAT close!

Video to follow -  but here are a few still shots.

Went to Dyea tonight to look for bears and got perhaps a little closer than what is safe with our young friend here.  He was definitely curious about us folks on the bridge.  One of the people there had a gun that he fired off to scare our little fellow off -  all it really did was startle him, but he remained in the area.  Since I was the closest to this fellow, I now have the nickname of "TastyCakes" ---  an all together very fun evening!

Tutshi Panorama

More fishin!

Black Bear by Fraser 7/31

For the folks on my tour today who didn't get a great photo of the bear, this is YOUR bear.  We saw this when returning from a full day Yukon Discovery tour on 7/31 -  what a great time we had.  Thank you for sharing your time with me and for allowing me to be your guide.  It was a pleasure and a privilege.

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