One of my roommates had two friends in town, and we all went down to Seward for a day trip. This was at a stop along the way.
Seward.
The harbor in Seward.
Exit Glacier. While in Seward we also went to the Alaska SeaLife Center, which I loved. I think aquariums are cool in general, and this was an aquarium plus aviary plus baby-walrus-refuge. I loved seeing the walrus, and I didn't get flesh-eating bacteria after a bird splashed some dirty bird-water in my eye, so the trip was a great success!
Salmon!
So I called it a swamp in the title because I wanted to alliterate, but it's actually a marsh. I had passed this marsh and its boardwalk so many times this year, but I finally stopped to check it out and saw salmon and this lovely view.
Last but not least, The Alaska State Fair:
Huge cabbage and cucumber. (Where the heck are the huge gourds?!)
Terrifying vegetable lady.
I know it's blurry, but I really like this picture of a pig. I think it captures the pig's essence. "Hello there!" says the pig.
The lumberjack competition! First up: log sawing!
Pole climbing start.
Pole climbing again. Look at those manly men climb those logs.
Log rolling. You can see the remnants of the ax-throwing portion of the competition in the background. You can also see a minivan, the preferred vehicle of lumberjacks everywhere.
