The Memorial at Charlie Lake

The sky was unreal one night with a lightning storm brewing across the lake. I had to get out my camera and take a million pictures of the memorial, the lake and the wet lands beside them. This is my favorite one. It shows the lake, the memorial and the sky (photo is not edited in any way). The memorial is for the American soldiers who lost their lives on the lake while building the Alaska Highway in 1942. The posts around the center have the names of the men who died, 12 in total. It is a beautiful and somber place inside that ring.

The lake is surrounded by wet lands, home to birds, ducks and other critters. Kelli, Grace and I had a great time exploring, watching the ducks eat and playing on the dock.
Grace was scared of the ducks until I showed her that they bob head first in the water to eat and show their little bums in the air. "Look, Grace! Ducky bum!" Then it was hilarious. Potty humor never fails when you're two. I'm such a great Auntie. Sigh.