there were big fish and whales and bears and moose and sea otters and eagles and people too!

Right after that fabulous fishing experience we happened upon a mother moose and her calf. They were right in the middle of the road, I couldn't believe it! My wildlife pictures are quite blurry so you'll have to squint a little and tilt your head and use a little imagination :-) It is difficult to set up for a good picture when you are also doing your best to back up and avoid any sort of confrontation. I really appreciate the respect that the people have for their wildlife. Sometimes I feel like even our national parks turn into zoo-like places with tourists flocking around groups of animals.

The next day Vanessa took me to see a house she lived in when she was little and right away we noticed a big brown head sticking out of the cherry tree. It was a black bear! Again, we backed up and tried to avoid being noticed. It was a beautiful bear but his face was kind of slobbery looking.

Shortly after that we went to relax around the lake and there was another black bear fishing in the water! I didn't get any pictures of that one. We just kept driving.

There were bald eagles flying everywhere and they were so majestic. Also, while I was riding the boat back into Juneau I looked out my window and noticed 6 humpback whales swimming and jumping. One of them breached and it was so amazing. I got goosebumps when I was watching them. I looked down at the water closer to the boat and there were two sea otters just swimming alongside the boat. Nature is so alive there!