{"id":2066,"date":"2013-06-30T05:30:26","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T05:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2014-01-26T23:28:21","modified_gmt":"2014-01-26T23:28:21","slug":"june-29-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=2066","title":{"rendered":"June 29, 2013 Copper Mountains and Mama Moose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John worked for hours to find my \u201cvanished into thin air\u201d pictures and finally brought them back to life through the miracle of an ingenious computer program.<\/p>\n<p>Our journey to the Palmer Elks Lodge led us meandering through the beautiful Copper Mountains, flowing along the silt covered glacier valley, crawling slowly past Matanuska Glacier, slipping past distressingly large rock slides and plopping us down next to the Fingers Lake in Wasilla.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2079\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2079\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Copper Mountain\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Copper-Mountain-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2072\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2072\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Headed into the valley\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Headed-into-the-valley-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2075\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2075\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clouds floating down\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Clouds-floating-down-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2076\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2076\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matanuska River Valley\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Matanuska-River-Valley-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2069\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2069\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rushing waters of the Matanuska\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Rushing-waters-of-the-Matanuska-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2077\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2077\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matanuska River\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Matanuska-River-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2078\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2078\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matanuska Glacier\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Matanuska-Glacier-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2073\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2073\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rock slides\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/rock-slides-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2074\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2074\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Really big rock slide\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Really-big-rock-slide-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At one of our stops, in the distance, I spied a mama moose with her baby on the far side of the river and walked slowly down the road until I was directly across from them, snapping picture after picture in the cold, not feeling anything but the rush of excitement at seeing nature at its finest.\u00a0\u00a0When I waved good-by, mama looked straight at me and I\u00a0swear I saw her smile.\u00a0 I was more upset about the loss of these pictures than any others on our journey but thanks to hubby\u2019s persistence, I can happily share them with y&#8217;all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2070\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2070\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baby moose\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Baby-moose-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2071\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mom and baby\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mom-and-baby-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=2082\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2082\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mama looked straight at me when I waved good-by\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mama-looked-straight-at-me-when-I-waved-good-by-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Throughout our travels I have learned that experiences cannot be fully imagined second hand.\u00a0 No matter how well a person describes, or what a picture contains, being present far exceeds the notion of a picture that is worth 1,000 words.\u00a0 The beauty of a sunset\u2019s reach can be seen in a postage stamp size picture but its vastness in the present is beyond any representation.\u00a0 Please know that I have wished many times that family and friends could be here to share in our adventure so if I\u2019ve fallen short in my descriptions, it has not been for lack of trying. \u00a0\u00a0Y\u2019all are in our hearts and minds daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John worked for hours to find my \u201cvanished into thin air\u201d pictures and finally brought them back to life through the miracle of an ingenious computer program. 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