Eagle River Nature Center

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Father's Day, 6/16/24

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

We spent Father's Day out enjoying the most beautiful Alaskan summer day! We first went to Reflections Lake, and then we went to Eagle River Nature Center, and then that evening we went to the littles' school and played at the playground. We definitely made the most of this midnight sun. We had such a fun day celebrating Scott and all he does for our little family. We love you so much!

These first few pics are all from Reflections Lake

Eagle River Nature Center, 6/1/24

Saturday, June 7, 2025

We love summers in AK! On the first Saturday in June we decided to go to ERNC. It ended up being a great day for wildlife! On the drive there we saw a huge bull moose on the road (I have a cool video I shared to IG!) and then we also saw a moose near the pond while hiking. (We just did the easy Rodak Nature Loop.) And then while driving back we saw a mama brown bear and yearling cub just off the side of the road. Unfortunately, I didn't bring my telephoto lens, but we still got some good pics. Enjoy! 🫎🐻

The littles somehow forgot their jackets so Scott and I gave them ours, haha.

Eagle River Nature Center, 7/18/20

Monday, September 28, 2020

The last big thing we did with Grandma and Grandpa B. while they were here was go to the Eagle River Nature Center. It was on Saturday so unfortunately I was at work, but they had a great time and actually went on a pretty big hike. (Farther than we normally go.) I loved their pics so much I had to put them on here. Love you Grandma and Grandpa! 💗

Eagle River Nature Center, 7/3/20

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Scott had the Friday before the 4th of July off so we decided to spend the day at Eagle River Nature Center! On the drive up, just before getting to the parking lot, we saw a black bear crossing the road! It was so exciting! Also, at the ERNC there was a huge bull moose near the salmon viewing decks. It was a great day for wildlife viewing! (I was wishing I had brought my zoom lens, but you never know what you're going to see, haha!) Enjoy these cool pics!

Look close to see the moose

Eagle River Nature Center, 9/11/19

Sunday, September 22, 2019

We just had the best week with Aunt Chrissy! Yay! Last June we found out that we got into the Denali Road Lottery (Grandma and Grandpa Burton, Andy, Ali, Chrissy, Scott, and I all entered, but Scott was the only one who got in.) and Chrissy immediately knew she wanted to travel up here during that week to experience driving through Denali National Park. We ended up having a great time in the park (posts coming soon!) and a very fun filled week with Aunt Chrissy!

She arrived last Wednesday, and I picked her up from the airport with the girls. After making a quick stop at Costco (thanks for all your help Chrissy!) we stopped at the Eagle River Nature Center to break the up the drive on our way home. We hoped to see some fish from the viewing platforms here too, but we didn't see any this time. It was still a beautiful day though, and the fall colors were just amazing!

Eagle River Nature Center, 7/31/19

Monday, August 12, 2019

We're starting to come to the end of our summer, but it's definitely not over yet. We're still packing in as much fun as we can while it's still so beautiful and warm out. A couple Wednesdays ago we decided to head up to Eagle River Nature Center. (No bear sightings this time.) We just did the short little hike to the salmon viewing area, and then they had a short program for kids about birds, which Ruby loved (she's so excited for school to start), but it was still really fun! ERNC is so pretty!

Eagle River Nature Center, 7/23/19

Thursday, August 1, 2019

We hadn't been to Eagle River Nature Center in a long time, so we decided to check it out again while Grandma was here with us. We loved it! We weren't really planning to do a long hike, but we went out about a mile, and then decided to complete the loop and did three miles. It was a long ways for Noelle and Robyn, but overall they did really well! We did the Albert Loop trail, and it was so pretty!

Just after getting back to our car and starting the drive home we saw a HUGE brown bear cross the road in front of us! It was so cool and so exciting! I got a really poor pic with my big camera, but in hindsight I should have just tried to get one with my phone. It's hard to think in the moment, haha. The pic with my big camera was all set up for a shot deep in the dark forest, so it was super over-exposed, but I was able to save it slightly. It was such a cool experience for us to see this brown bear in the wild, and we were glad to be safely in the car when we saw it, haha. Enjoy these fun pics!

Look close to see Scott holding all three girls! 😊

Eagle River Nature Center, 5/23/18

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Our summer Hadley AK Adventures have begun! Yay! Now that Ruby is out of school (and it's finally starting to warm up) we are getting out to adventure every Wednesday that Scott has off. It's so fun! We love summers in Alaska! First up we have the Eagle River Nature Center. We have only been here once before, so it was fun to go back. It was beautiful and we enjoyed being outside in the sunshine. :)

This lillebaby carrier will definitely get used a lot this summer!

Eagle River Nature Center, 6/8/16

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Our first Wednesday after getting back from vacation in Cali we didn't waste any time on enjoying this beautiful Alaskan summer! We love Scott's new schedule where we can do something fun every Wednesday. (#hadleyakadventures on IG!) This time we decided to explore Eagle River Nature Center. It was so fun. I wanted to do a little nature walk with a guide, but once we started I immediately regretted it. Sorry family! We did learn some things though, and Ruby had fun. It was just really slow moving! But ERNC is so beautiful. I'd love to make it back again!

So pretty!