Woke up early to the alarm, and since it had rained all night, and we couldn't imagine our Kenai Fjords 9 hour tour would take place, so I called right away, and was told they were still planning on going! We rushed around, and managed to get there on time at 8:00, only to THEN be told that the two longer tours were canceled, but if we wanted to take the shorter cruise around Resurrection Bay that they would adjust the price. We declined, and managed to get a full refund, since the clouds and rain were so thick, we couldn't imagine seeing much wildlife anyway. We took the opportunity to head our of town, and thus gained a day in our schedule. Frankly, we had seen mostly rain since we arrived in Alaska, and were ready to start heading north, where apparently the skies were a bit clearer. Off we went, first to Anchorage for gas and shopping, then on to the tiny town of Talkeenta, which is the jumping off point for most climbing expeditions, flightseeing and jetboating in the area. As we were driving through Anchorage, Hubby noticed in a magazine some information on a Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, so we decided to take the detour and go there for a bit. It was fascinating! The wool of this critter is so soft, and the yarn was weaved and knitted into incredibly soft material. By the end of the tour, Hubby decided to adopt one, with a special sponsorship program they have, so we decided on a 16 year old female named Luna, whose claim to fame was that when they were out playing with large balls, she got stuck up on one, with all four legs off the ground, and it apparently took her some time to finally figure out how to come down. Two years later, she did it again! Anyway, she seemed like such a character, we just had to adopt her! It's for a great cause, in any event. After that tour, we continued on our way, reaching Talkeetna in the afternoon. After taking a drive around town to see what was there, we walked around a bit before heading back out of town to a pullout camping area that we found.
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