Wednesday began early with a trip to the airport in Anchorage to pick up Elsie's daughter, Lorraine, whose flight got in at 5:00 AM from Hawaii.  Phil was pre-registered for his procedure, so he got checked in quickly while we tried to find a way to get Elsie's prescriptions.  By early in the afternoon, Phil was released and we all headed back to his place in Willow.  Just as we got to town we stopped to snap a photo of Denali from the Parks Highway.  It was "out" this afternoon in a big way.

Thursday was a day for "visiting":  First, we all went to visit Phil's hunting buddy and neighbor, Ed.  Later in the day, Ed returned the favor by coming over to Phil's place.

Another neighbor, Marie, also came by for a short visit, but we didn't get a photo of her. By late afternoon, yet another neighbor, a young orphan who we nicknamed "Clover" also stopped by for a snack and ended up spending the night.

While we took an evening boat ride around the lake, Clover visited some other neighbors.  It was a beautiful evening!

But when we came back, so did she. Here she is bedding down for the night (photo taken in natural light about 1030PM).

This morning, we found Clover snacking on some shrubs again and even take a look inside Phil's shed.  We think she'll be around their place for awhile.  She's young; probably about 3 months old according to Phil. There is no sign of her mother as she's been wandering around alone.

Today we're leaving Willow and heading toward Valdez.  We'll post again when we have wi-fi.