Looks like “someone” (me) might have forgotten to move the pumpkins & gourds before the snowfall??? Looks they might live here for awhile now?… oh well !!!

When I came home this afternoon, my neighborhood looked like beautiful snow globe. We still had a lot of yellow leaves on some trees… and it was magical to see the snow sticking & piling up on the branches.

Looks like some of our yellow Fall leaves got a little caught off guard by the snow today… especially these maple leaves that came down off the trees today along with a few inches of snow!

One last view… of one last beautiful autumn day!

Well, we finally got our first snow of the season… a bit too soon for my liking. Nothing too heavy in my neighborhood. But it looks like some of the trees were caught off-guard too!

One last mountain on my way home… with a layover in Seattle and a view of a snow-covered Mt. Rainier.

The last day of my Alaska Adventure had finally come… Friday morning flying out of Anchorage International Airport. A beautiful sunrise to start the day… but even more beautiful sights as we were flying. Typically I fall asleep immediately on an airplane… but not this time, there was to much to see. Crazy cool mountains & glaciers all over the place!!! Even more stunning from above!

With the afternoon to myself, I decided to hike along the Anchorage Coastal Trail. I considered renting a bike for a change, but the trail didn’t look all that long on my map. So I decided to walk it instead. It was a well-maintained paved path all along the waterfront. Curving in & out along the shore, which during low tide reveals the mudflats which were pretty cool to see. I kept walking until I made it down to Earthquake Park… and it was then that I realized that the Coastal Trail went a lot further than my map showed… it continued past the edge of the paper – HA!!! Dang, I shoulda’ rented a bike!!! Still a great hike on my last day of fun in Alaska!

So there’s this building in Anchorage… didn’t really care what it was... but I was TOTALLY enamored by the side of the building COMPLETELY covered by these amazing slabs of stone!!! You know I love a good texture… and I love some good nature… so put them together?! Brilliant. Plus, a “few” of something is fun… a “multitude” of something is FANTASTIC!!!

So we finally made it to Anchorage… where we stayed with Theresa’s Uncle Tim. He asked about my trip… and asked if I wanted to see more moose? Of course I said yes… as he said he knows just where to go to see them! I was still doubting Tim’s assurance we would see moose… our moose hunting track-record had been pretty slim so far. However, just a few minutes later we came across this large moose just strolling down the bike path!!! Guess Uncle Tim was right!!!