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Thankful for time spent on the river.
I am blessed. 

the red

 

 

Our time at the gorge was full.
I am thankful that we get to go every year & find solace in the woods. 

anchorage.

We made it to Alaska last night at 1:30am Louisville time, 9:30 here. 

From the airport in Anchorage we took off walking in the direction of a hostel I found on google, and within 200 yards a guy in an suv pulled up in front of us to give us a ride. I already love AK! 

I’m not judging, but the guy was smoking a cigar and smelled like vodka. 

That aside, he drove us to a hotel where we got a midnight meal and some local brew (Alaska Amber), and wished us luck. 

We finished our meal and walked about a half mile to Spenard Hostel, set up our tent, and slept like logs (after unzipping someone else’s tent…the lady that runs this place had said there would be a tent waiting for us…woops). 

So much for the “packing list” we forgot the tooth paste but luckily Mols found baking soda under the sink in the hostel (YUM). 

This morning we drank some coffee, packed up our stuff, took showers and are waiting on the owner so we can pay; apparently Alaska time is a lot like Africa time. 

Wish us luck getting to Homer today, we’ll either get a ride from someone (hopefully not yet intoxicated) or take the shuttle.

Cheers from the land of the midnight sun.

B

planning.

At the end of June we are going to Alaska.

After flying into Anchorage we plan on renting our first car (Ben is finally 25), and driving to Homer, where we’ll be tent-camping in Mike’s back yard (Mike is a friend of Bek's who is so well traveled that she knows people in Alaska--yep amazing). 

In Homer we plan to go looking for wildlife in Katchemak Bay, go to the beach, and hang out in town. 

After Homer we’ll go to Seward where we want to see whales and possibly go deep-sea fishing. 

From Seward we’ll head to a fly fishing spot on the Anchor river and its tributaries, hopefully finding a KOA or a cheap hotel to stay in along the way. 

After fishing for a day or two we’ll finish out the trip in Denali National Park on a three day backpacking trip,

 followed by a stay in whatever hotel Denali can boast. 

Nothing ever goes as planned but I'm ready for the next summer adventure in the mountains. 

I am so excited. 

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pression

Pression

I have pressed myself;

Shoulderblades and footbones

Levered between a rock

And a hard place.

Like a canary in a coal mine,

I have sensed the closing in,

Felt the pressure,

Sang,

And flown away with a flash

Of yellow wings.

gorge goodies

Went to The Gorge & it was perfect.

Made skillet pancakes & bacon over the fire.

Sat in caves.

Hiked the trails.

Climbed on top of Court House Rock.

Everything about it made me so happy.