- Carly

Alaska Is...  

       Alaska is an amazing place where you can see mountain ranges and glaciers. Itís an amazing place high up in the world. There are mountains that you could climb up for miles on end and think you wonít ever reach the top, but you wonít quit because youíre so close you can feel it. And you continue up the trail, feeling tired and almost defeated, then you see the part of the path that takes you up to the top of the mountain. When you see that little part of the path, even just a small part, your spirit starts to lift just as you feel that you couldnít make it. Then you reach the top and look over the whole valley lying beneath you and suddenly you feel accomplished. You feel like youíve done something that you never thought you could do. But now you feel like youíre on top of the world and feel like you could now do anything.

Final Reflections

Alaska has to be one of the most amazing places in the United States. Where else can you climb mountains, look at glaciers, have snowball fights in the middle of July, or go swimming in a pond on top of a mountain? Nowhere else. Alaska has been an amazing experience. My favorite parts had to be the last week when we went whale watching, up to Hatchers Pass, and tide pooling. Even though the trip was almost done, we had a lot of fun. As I sit here and write this, I think more about what all I have done on this trip and what I would have done if I hadn’t gone. From thinking that, I’m glad I didn’t stay home.