Gretchen and I made it back safely from our 2200 mile journey deep into the heart of Alaska. After 10 days we traveled the Glen Hwy, Parks Hwy, Chena Hot Springs Road, Steese Hwy, Elliot Hwy, Dalton Hwy, Richardson Hwy, and finally Denali Hwy.
We met some awesome people along the way and spent three days with a good old Army buddy I haven't seen in four years that has moved to Fort Wainwright. It was awesome to meet his daughters for the first time. Its hard to choose a pinnacle of the trip, but driving the Dalton Highway and swimming in the Arctic Ocean was pretty amazing.
The trip started with Gretchen participating in a open-water swim in the Chena Lake near North Pole, AK. She swam with several girlfriends from the Buckner Masters Swim team.
At the start, I think the water was warmer then it looks; but I was drinking coffee on the shore for 90 minutes, so what do I know...
Elinor emerges from the lake.
Levi and I spent the first year of our Army careers together. Fort Lewis, Fort Leonard Wood, Sapper School- the good ole' days. It was awesome to reconnect for three days, I'm happy his family was stationed in Alaska. 
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