Yesterday we had our first day of family exploring since we've been in Alaska. Hubby and I had a chance to plan the day on our Friday night date, and so we had our plan, and then we were able to be a little spontaneous as the day progressed as well.
We visited the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center where we saw a lot of native Alaskan animals that for one reason or another are not fit or able to survive in the wild, and so the conservation center has provided medical care and then created a healthy environment for each animal, similar to the wild, but where they are protected. We packed a picnic lunch, walked the trail to see all the animals, and had fun. I'm glad we went and know what's there, but it was more expensive then I expected so we will not need to go back. Now we can recognize Alaskan animals when we see them in the wild because we've seen them at this center.
We saw wolf, grizzly bear, black bear, moose, elk, reindeer, musk ox, porcupine, a bald eagle, wood bison, and black-tailed deer. Seeing musk ox for the first time (and pretty close) and watching the grizzly bear swim were two of the highlights.
There was more to the day but I will save that for another update:
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