![Camp Mercier is a pure xc ski-and-snowshoe resort with fabulous terrain surrounded by a coniferous forest. [P] Camp Mercier](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mercier_097-298x257.jpg "Camp Mercier is a pure xc ski-and-snowshoe resort with fabulous terrain surrounded by a coniferous forest. [P] Camp Mercier")
![K-Country: stunning terrain and amazing ski options will keep you coming back for more. [P] Kananaskis Country](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/77_0249-298x205.jpg "K-Country: stunning terrain and amazing ski options will keep you coming back for more. [P] Kananaskis Country")
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![A cross-country skiers paradise... endless trails, breathtaking scenery and fabulous accommodations[P]Don Portman"](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sunmtn1-298x197.jpg "A cross-country skiers paradise... endless trails, breathtaking scenery and fabulous accommodations[P]Don Portman\"")
![Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway scores at Fort Kent. [P] Herb Swanson](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Sevendsen-10KM-Sprint-FK_004.2-125x125.jpg "Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway scores at Fort Kent. [P] Herb Swanson")
![Perianne Jones (Nakkertok/NST) [P] Jesse Winter file photo](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Perianne-Jones.2-125x125.jpg "Perianne Jones (Nakkertok/NST) [P] Jesse Winter file photo")
![Russia celebrates relay victory... [P] Judy Geer](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Russia-Celebrates-IMG_2630-125x125.jpg "Russia celebrates relay victory... [P] Judy Geer")
July 04, 2012 (Anchorage, Alasaka) – A quick follow up on the NAWTA Camp wrap up BBQ on Canada Day chez Kikkan and Jeff in Anchorage, Alaska, following the women’s-only camp on Eagle Glacier where they hosted a gathering also in celebration of Aino-Kaisa Saarinen’s special visit and send off back to Finland.
(l-r) Holly Brooks, Liz Stephen, Dasha Gaiazova, Paul Anderson, Corey Stock, Jeff Ellis, Allysson Marshall, Perianne Jones, Kikkan Randall, Silas Hoffman, Jessie Diggins, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Emily Nishikawa, Aurora Bowers, Chandra Crawford, Heidi Halvorsen, Matt Whitcomb. Eric de Nys (kneeling) © courtesy of Jeff Ellis
The Midtown Revival Band rocks.. (l-r) Paul Anderson, Jeff Ellis, Silas Hoffman and Aurora Bowers © courtesy of Jeff Ellis
