The Dog Days of Summer
Tom and I went to the Black Bear Cafe in the morning to drink coffee and work while CJH enjoyed a time with the Denali sled dogs. The kennel held more than 25 friendly, energetic dogs she viewed and petted on her tour. They love to pull and get very excited when a sled is brought out. They are considered employees of the park and work transporting crews in the remote wilderness all winter. After lunch - shared pancakes from the cafe - and some maintenance on the trailer, Cindy and I went back to the Savage River trail. This time we climbed a hill at the end and continued down the valley on a “social trail” in search of a water fall. A social trail is one that people have worn and is not signed, maintained or publicized by the NP Rangers. We did find the cascade, and I went a bit further to see a long way down the wilderness of the valley. We saw one moose pair on the way back - the bull was a huge one with massive antlers.
Cadillac’s Most Correct Viewpoint
The berry date was wonderful. Ms. McKinley is wonderful. The weather is wonderful. The scenery is wonderful. Ahhhh. I need to get back to the work of selecting my staff but somehow I don’t think I can do that today. Or maybe tomorrow. She is sooo lovely. We are going marsh grazing tonight.
Photo Credit Cindy Hileman
Photo Credit Cindy Hileman
Photo Credit Cindy Hileman