Today we visited Exit Glacier. Just a short drive from town. At the visitors center we met Ranger Stan. He took us on an informational hike up to Exit Glacier. Because its summer, the glacier is melting. So we couldn't get too close.
I was so surprised to see a waterfall flowing out of the glacier. I thought the ice melted away on the sides, above, or underneath, creating a river.
Lisa and I were walking along the trail, when a man in front of us turned around and said "LISA CLOUDT I KNEW THAT WAS YOU!" It turns out Lisa knew the man and his wife. Random meeting in Alaska! They were on vacation for their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple took us out for lunch and mentioned that the salmon were running upriver in the creek next to their rented cabin. We had never seen salmon run up river to spawn, so the couple invited us to their cabin on Bear Creek. It was fascinating to watch the salmon navigate their way up river. Very casually the man said "Hey, there's a bear." I didn't really hear this as I was in Happy Mandi Land. My friend Lisa thought to herself "Maybe I can get a picture, if it's close enough." As she turns in the direction of the bear, the bear is not only close enough its only 20 feet away walking toward her! Lisa immediately turns to me. I see the whites of her eyes. Somethings wrong. Lisa states a matter of factly "There's a bear." She pulls me up the river bank by my arm. (She knows I am terrified of bears. Brad also gave her instructions to keep me safe from them.) On the river bank, I'm still in shock. I look down and see two furry triangles. Recognize the bear's ears. THEN THE BEAR LOOKS AT ME!!!!!!!! Lisa grabs my arm and we high tail it back to the cabin that's only 50 feet away. Lisa takes her camera to try and get a good shot. The bear was hiding behind a log eating salmon, so she couldn't get a picture. Plus, she didn't want to get too close. But the wife got a great full body shot of the bear. Brad is grateful to Lisa for saving my life!
I was so surprised to see a waterfall flowing out of the glacier. I thought the ice melted away on the sides, above, or underneath, creating a river. 
Lisa and I were walking along the trail, when a man in front of us turned around and said "LISA CLOUDT I KNEW THAT WAS YOU!" It turns out Lisa knew the man and his wife. Random meeting in Alaska! They were on vacation for their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple took us out for lunch and mentioned that the salmon were running upriver in the creek next to their rented cabin. We had never seen salmon run up river to spawn, so the couple invited us to their cabin on Bear Creek. It was fascinating to watch the salmon navigate their way up river. Very casually the man said "Hey, there's a bear." I didn't really hear this as I was in Happy Mandi Land. My friend Lisa thought to herself "Maybe I can get a picture, if it's close enough." As she turns in the direction of the bear, the bear is not only close enough its only 20 feet away walking toward her! Lisa immediately turns to me. I see the whites of her eyes. Somethings wrong. Lisa states a matter of factly "There's a bear." She pulls me up the river bank by my arm. (She knows I am terrified of bears. Brad also gave her instructions to keep me safe from them.) On the river bank, I'm still in shock. I look down and see two furry triangles. Recognize the bear's ears. THEN THE BEAR LOOKS AT ME!!!!!!!! Lisa grabs my arm and we high tail it back to the cabin that's only 50 feet away. Lisa takes her camera to try and get a good shot. The bear was hiding behind a log eating salmon, so she couldn't get a picture. Plus, she didn't want to get too close. But the wife got a great full body shot of the bear. Brad is grateful to Lisa for saving my life!
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