Klodike Kate was one of the first “ladies easy behavior“ if not prostitutes in the Alaskan north (a very ironical start to our trip)

What amazed us most was the miriads of flowers gowing in August

Cowboy and I in the wild north

It is the crossroads to the world

The Anchorage Botanical Gardens was a hidden jewel of the north

Wouldn’t you know it? A true magic mushroom untaimed, unspoiled, unclaimed, - Hell!!! I will claim it for my own!!!...

Botanical gardens continued

Elkutna, 20 miles from Anchorage - population 46, Russian orthodox church

Burrial site of chief of Elkutna tribe

Pravolaslavnaja Chapel.- Historically it was placed by the Russian explorers of old as a beacon every 30 miles

The old Elkutna church

The Elkutna graveyard, built for the natives by the orthodox church

Elutna lake, largest lake in Chugach national park, Elkutna Glacier visible in the far distance

Elkutna Lake - us

The headquarters of Iditarod Trail Race - the traditional dog sled race