Anchorage - August 4 thru 9, 2009

We are staying at the Famcamp at Elmendorf AFB, a privilege of being retired military. We have checked and we can sponsor on my brother, Morris and his wife, Sandy. On the base we got to see a moose up close and personal. Also we had the opportunity to view lots of mushrooms.....we are going to assume that all are poisonous!!

Skyline of Anchorage

Moose and her baby

We watch as fish were being caught. This is serious business. From this spot you can only catch two fish....that is your limit for the day. Many come down to the river just to catch their supper.

This man is on his way home....he has caught his limit.

We have been seeing lots of mushrooms. This is a shelf mushroom

This one is growing out of a tree.

I really know very little about mushrooms, so, unless I buy themin the store I consider all to be poisonous. LOL

Now these next mushrooms are Fly Agaric Mushrooms. Generally considered poisonous...they start out cone shaped and then flatten out as they age. They range in colors from red, yellow to orange. I had never seen one before, but they are common in Alaska.

Chuck and I took a drive out to Mirror Lake. The name is exactly right. I am not sure what makes it reflect so, but it sure does. We watched several planes take off and land. There are homes on the lake and alot of Alaskans use a plane just as we would use a second car.

We spotted lots of ducks and Canadian greese on the lake.