Here we are again! We spent the Fourth in Seward where they have the Mt. Marathon Race! There are over 900 people; men, women, & kids who compete in this race in different heats. The full race is a total of 3 miles; 1.5 mi. up and then back down. The kids race is shorter, but I'm not sure how much shorter. Anyway, the top picture is the bottom of the mountain chute that they run up and down. There is a trail as well, but many choose the chute! Yikes! The other photos are us fishing the Russian River again! In the first photo, you can see the brown bear behind Pat! It started out behind us about 20 yards on the shore. It was eating the fish carcasses and then decided to swim across the Kenai River over to the island that you see. I waited until the bear was on the island before going back to shore and retrieving my camera! We had left the men's race early to come back and fish, and I was a bit peeved, but since I caught my limit (4!) and Pat only caught 2, that made me feel better! Also, note my fabulous hat that Pat is sure I will find to be the best hat ever! Don't I look like I know what I'm doing?!
