Day 37!!!

Today was Sheila's last day here. I can't believe that it has already been a week since she got here. The weather did not really allow us to do much today. We all slept in and got most of our things packed and enjoyed a bowl of mom's homemade clam chowder for lunch. Briana and I did go hiking up to the Virgin Creek Falls Trail. In the guest book here at the cabin that we only discovered yesterday, a guest had written that it was a spectacular waterfall there on the trail and that it shouldn't be missed. So Briana and I went up once the weather cleared a little. And were they ever right!! It was beautiful. The Chugach Forest here where we are is the northern-most rainforest in North America. It is so lush and green and peaceful. Anyway we hiked for good while and just the loved the place!! We got Sheila to the airport at around 8pm and said our good-byes. It was great having her here even if it was just a short while!! The rest of us headed back to the cabin to start packing the car so we did not have all of it to do tomorrow. We are heading out of town in the morning in the direction of the town of Glennallen.
-Jason
The start of the trail.
Just look how lush this place is. It doesn't get anymore beautiful than this place.
Me navigating our way around the water.
The picture just does not do it justice. Again, a picture just cannot capture this place.

Day 36!!!!!!!

The day was filled with heritage excitement when we took a trip to the Alaskan Native Heritage Center. We looked at exhibits and pictures. Watched them do Native dances and also saw them demonstrate the native games. It was so cute and everything was really cool. We learned quite a lot about the Natives here in Alaska. They really do use everything when they kill an animal. They respect the animals and feel that it is only fair if they do not waist anything. They use moose bladder to make containers to hold food and water. They use the moose antlers for the handles of drums and Buffalo skin for the head of it. Their symbols all mean something and so do the hand movements of there dances. They respect everything the five feathers they use in a lot of designs represent respect, Respecting the animals of the sea, the animals of the land, the food of the land,and Family. They have no trees where they live so they rely on Drift wood to build houses and boats. They give them a lot of credit for giving themselves up. So we learned a lot more but I am going to stop now, I am sure I am boring you enough already. That was all we did today. Tomorrow Mom leaves and it is our last night in the cabin, Tuesday we are back on the road.
~bre~

The Dancers.

They dressed the part too!

An escape tunnel.

Finnaly a picture of all of us!