Day 99 - 20 MILES TO THE ALASKA BORDER!!! (LeAnn)

We will cross the border and be in Alaska tonight! One week to go and we will be in Anchorage. We saw a male and female moose crossing a river yesterday! They were the first moose that I have ever seen in the wild. Our bear count is now up to 7 grizzlies and 9 black bears. This morning we ate a delicious breakfast of oatmeal filled to the brim of the pot with raisens, several handfulls of wild cranberries, honey and 1/2 pound of dates. As we were about to leave Ben saw a lynx the size of a large dog cross the road right in front of him. The weather has been wonderful with lots of sunshine and a strong tail wind pushing us along on the last few hundred miles of our journey. The endless clear, cold lakes are swarming with trumpeter swans and families of ducks. Everything seems to be getting more wild and alive the closer we get to Alaska. I love this life!