This is the blog for the Term III Elmira College Alaska course.
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This blog will contain daily posts from the students during our time in Alaska. We will be arriving in Homer, AK May 10th and departing Seward, AK on May 23rd.
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We all got back safely last night (minus a few missed bags). Here is the next to the last post. Today our group headed to Seward, Alaska for the last two days of the trip. We enjoyed an amazing whale watching tour with Kenai Fjords. Our whale tour included seeing sea otters, harbor seals, humpback whales, and killer whales. We also got to see a glacier up close and enjoyed special drinks made from the glacier ice! The next stop for the day was the Alaskan Sealife Center. At the Sealife Center, we were able to see the “behind-the-scenes” of the center when it is closed off to the public. We looked at the aquariums that contains seals, sea lions, various fish and birds! Our group learned about the background of sea lions and looked closely at the components of a sea lion’s scat. We are resting next to the Alaskan bird habitat, seals habitat, and seal lion habitat for our big day tomorrow with the Iditarod dogs and our trip back home. Paige and Alexis
Last post! Today we woke up at the Sealife Center. We got to say goodbye to all of the animals like the seals and sea lions. From there we stopped to do some last minute souvenir shopping in Seward. Then we went to see Seavey’s Iditarod dogs. This family has been racing in the Iditarod for generations and have won multiple times. One member of the family, Mitch Seavey, holds the record for the fastest time completing the race. We were able to meet the dogs and help them train. The dogs pulled us for about two miles in a cart. The dogs were very excited to be able to run, they were jumping and barking as soon as the handlers pulled out the harnesses. After the ride we were able see the puppies, there was a litter that was three months old and one that was only a month old. The three months old loves to nibble. After we were all done with the puppies we were able to see all the gear that a musher wears during the race, we also learned about how the dogs were taken care of during the...
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