tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38685157950994323272024-03-19T00:05:42.809-08:00Northern LifeDay-to-day Life in a Small Alaskan TownLaura P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08317664554211284715noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-72394168686935815312012-05-02T00:01:00.000-08:002019-02-15T06:51:47.287-09:00To Readers and Followers...Thank you for visiting and participating in my blog.<br />
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I have used this blog to re-post journal entries from my personal blog that concern every day living in Alaska. I don't know why I first duplicated my efforts so I am closing this blog and deleting all posts here that are re-posts of what is on my main blog. I will leave those posts with comments here.<br />
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Thanks for your support and I hope to see you at <a href="http://lauramerle.blogspot.com/">A Quiet Life</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-45685159685787249942012-04-05T14:09:00.000-08:002012-06-01T14:09:44.069-08:00<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Me, looking out the window: "Wow--rain. Almost like summer..."</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Denny: "Nah, it's not raining hard enough to be like summer."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-36886830947208878072010-09-26T23:52:00.003-08:002011-05-14T12:26:04.463-08:00Saturday Night on Greer Road<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFAf3G1lBI/AAAAAAAAEcM/Unp7wKl_fGE/s1600/100_0787E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFAf3G1lBI/AAAAAAAAEcM/Unp7wKl_fGE/s400/100_0787E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521765534245688338" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFAfvOhb1I/AAAAAAAAEcE/haOD4S8kLJY/s1600/100_0788E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFAfvOhb1I/AAAAAAAAEcE/haOD4S8kLJY/s400/100_0788E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521765532130438994" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFAHNgAURI/AAAAAAAAEbs/R2JEAmKaPgo/s1600/100_0792E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFAHNgAURI/AAAAAAAAEbs/R2JEAmKaPgo/s400/100_0792E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521765110760100114" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFAHotbE0I/AAAAAAAAEb8/I3JdrbIbrec/s1600/100_0789E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFAHotbE0I/AAAAAAAAEb8/I3JdrbIbrec/s400/100_0789E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521765118064137026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX__IuoZ7oSKZ5j3k6AVJ1fldJLSPPOTDsjmamJJklsfYB39mTYl2Y-nV09Mpcsl79Rq_rr8HN4Id5hGrtcGAQ6TL6F9F10YL2n9E70C_mIjidglfOrcm87Mcjm2y3bSX6EYmIkZ7ytzs/s1600/100_0791E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX__IuoZ7oSKZ5j3k6AVJ1fldJLSPPOTDsjmamJJklsfYB39mTYl2Y-nV09Mpcsl79Rq_rr8HN4Id5hGrtcGAQ6TL6F9F10YL2n9E70C_mIjidglfOrcm87Mcjm2y3bSX6EYmIkZ7ytzs/s400/100_0791E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521765112606222210" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-90207500348939050632010-09-15T15:54:00.001-08:002011-05-14T12:25:06.697-08:00From The Bluff<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFHkLQbb1I/AAAAAAAAEck/mR2jcSgQxLU/s1600/100_0750E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFHkLQbb1I/AAAAAAAAEck/mR2jcSgQxLU/s400/100_0750E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521773304955498322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEC27oCtbCrzBFZBzpGtwpFeGKffPVRbFpCiW3bbLduPFmXpWt0LKmLXhyQ-dGxVYRhwdYlm2apGNKO5Iq9ABlL_wMQ6VC25U2WxYA7A0Mnd2cMLY6mZNoKDRWi1FxVsTv9iZlzJRONc/s1600/100_0752E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEC27oCtbCrzBFZBzpGtwpFeGKffPVRbFpCiW3bbLduPFmXpWt0LKmLXhyQ-dGxVYRhwdYlm2apGNKO5Iq9ABlL_wMQ6VC25U2WxYA7A0Mnd2cMLY6mZNoKDRWi1FxVsTv9iZlzJRONc/s400/100_0752E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521773299107700402" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFHjmNIubI/AAAAAAAAEcU/3DvTfaZrPSc/s1600/100_0753E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TKFHjmNIubI/AAAAAAAAEcU/3DvTfaZrPSc/s400/100_0753E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521773295009577394" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-83364179988600760102010-09-09T09:43:00.000-08:002011-02-19T09:52:36.022-09:00Pretties<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQPxu8kZ3I/AAAAAAAAEg4/6fTJW0ctLNY/s1600/100_0735E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 148px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQPxu8kZ3I/AAAAAAAAEg4/6fTJW0ctLNY/s400/100_0735E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531563589407893362" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQPxpETZFI/AAAAAAAAEhA/XuOHfBUg488/s1600/100_0736E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQPxpETZFI/AAAAAAAAEhA/XuOHfBUg488/s400/100_0736E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531563587829720146" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-91359300365776840482010-09-08T09:37:00.000-08:002011-02-19T09:38:43.916-09:00A Weekend at MacDonald Spit--Lazy Monday<center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRq3Sfv0B6iaQhJ_qYHurUhJOYudn1Kbtsp9b6VgOJ80xsebn7482UePPxm2DHUijle1AmAfoSkIBM2EKymJ_fqLslodD8hn-ywcvFLIvEM8v2n3fe2Wkh1p6he9aRuddkWea8e6zfn94/s1600/100_0710E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRq3Sfv0B6iaQhJ_qYHurUhJOYudn1Kbtsp9b6VgOJ80xsebn7482UePPxm2DHUijle1AmAfoSkIBM2EKymJ_fqLslodD8hn-ywcvFLIvEM8v2n3fe2Wkh1p6he9aRuddkWea8e6zfn94/s400/100_0710E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531575196754478690" /></a>Morning coffee on the deck.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQaVb0sPTI/AAAAAAAAEig/hZpZ8s1Oi0Q/s1600/100_0711E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQaVb0sPTI/AAAAAAAAEig/hZpZ8s1Oi0Q/s400/100_0711E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531575197866147122" /></a>Low tide on Kasitsna Bay.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQaVE1fkiI/AAAAAAAAEiY/DQeo3w05ICQ/s1600/100_0714E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQaVE1fkiI/AAAAAAAAEiY/DQeo3w05ICQ/s400/100_0714E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531575191695495714" /></a>The tranquil stillness of the mist.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQYkX2ohFI/AAAAAAAAEiQ/naaXgdIy5CY/s1600/100_0719E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQYkX2ohFI/AAAAAAAAEiQ/naaXgdIy5CY/s400/100_0719E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531573255475332178" /></a>Fog-bow on the front beach.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQYjpwHiqI/AAAAAAAAEiI/Ejz2Ghqh-9I/s1600/100_0724E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQYjpwHiqI/AAAAAAAAEiI/Ejz2Ghqh-9I/s400/100_0724E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531573243099974306" /></a>A veil of fog shrouds McKeon Flats as we pass on our way to harbor<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQYjVKBX2I/AAAAAAAAEiA/fQNGP-GgonU/s1600/100_0732E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQYjVKBX2I/AAAAAAAAEiA/fQNGP-GgonU/s400/100_0732E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531573237571477346" /></a>Inside the Homer Harbor, the Coast Guard and the Time Bandit share a float<br /><br /></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-4814835272427586992010-09-07T09:30:00.000-08:002011-02-19T09:31:32.448-09:00A Weekend at MacDonald Spit--Evening Ambience<center><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQWIE772FI/AAAAAAAAEh4/ZXppfI9i-IQ/s1600/100_0706E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQWIE772FI/AAAAAAAAEh4/ZXppfI9i-IQ/s400/100_0706E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531570570337704018" /></a>The peaks of Mt. Iliamna and Mt. Redoubt rise above the marine stratus on Cook Inlet.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQWHuWwHGI/AAAAAAAAEho/ReSX2-ZTsd8/s1600/100_0708E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQWHuWwHGI/AAAAAAAAEho/ReSX2-ZTsd8/s400/100_0708E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531570564276165730" /></a>The sun slips over the western edge of the world...<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQWH9rXcKI/AAAAAAAAEhw/OsaYWoMdW-k/s1600/100_0707E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQWH9rXcKI/AAAAAAAAEhw/OsaYWoMdW-k/s400/100_0707E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531570568389161122" /></a><br />Brief colors too subtle for names...<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQWGzoUB2I/AAAAAAAAEhg/fximSNNLwQE/s1600/100_0709E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQWGzoUB2I/AAAAAAAAEhg/fximSNNLwQE/s400/100_0709E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531570548512130914" /></a>Twilight over Kasitsna Bay and the boats are riding easy at anchor.<br /><br /><br /></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-47043520428767716822010-09-06T09:29:00.000-08:002011-02-19T09:30:28.794-09:00A Weekend at MacDonald Spit--Beach Walk<center><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkTC6BBiWI/AAAAAAAAEXc/3OnLWJXYIlk/s1600/100_0699E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkTC6BBiWI/AAAAAAAAEXc/3OnLWJXYIlk/s400/100_0699E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514960159346100578" /></a>Walking up the inside beach toward Nubble Point<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkTDRCkJ9I/AAAAAAAAEXk/S5aTaATSQOY/s1600/100_0700E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkTDRCkJ9I/AAAAAAAAEXk/S5aTaATSQOY/s400/100_0700E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514960165526579154" /></a>At the head of Kasitsna Bay<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkTDzqhkNI/AAAAAAAAEX0/mIKepWC3TcY/s1600/100_0701CE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkTDzqhkNI/AAAAAAAAEX0/mIKepWC3TcY/s400/100_0701CE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514960174820987090" /></a>Breaking trail across to the outside beach<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkTDmlunXI/AAAAAAAAEXs/m8LDzwNxrJ8/s1600/100_0702E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkTDmlunXI/AAAAAAAAEXs/m8LDzwNxrJ8/s400/100_0702E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514960171311209842" /></a>The outside beach and the twisted red rock of Nubble Point<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkTEcsO6KI/AAAAAAAAEX8/lUJLMiSCzIU/s1600/100_0703E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkTEcsO6KI/AAAAAAAAEX8/lUJLMiSCzIU/s400/100_0703E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514960185834006690" /></a>Mt. Iliamna watches over lower Cook Inlet<br /><br /></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-23249157231470996912010-09-05T09:22:00.000-08:002011-02-19T09:27:57.478-09:00A Weekend at MacDonald Spit--A Cabin By The Sea<center><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkPv2QO-zI/AAAAAAAAEXE/7OkAaJqLcPU/s1600/100_0690E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkPv2QO-zI/AAAAAAAAEXE/7OkAaJqLcPU/s400/100_0690E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514956533383756594" /></a><br />The welcoming walk<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkPwe_UplI/AAAAAAAAEXM/SD3mrQWdbpY/s1600/100_0692E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkPwe_UplI/AAAAAAAAEXM/SD3mrQWdbpY/s400/100_0692E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514956544318678610" /></a><br />The cabin of many memories...<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkQNkdADRI/AAAAAAAAEXU/kO398nZyPHg/s1600/100_0694E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TIkQNkdADRI/AAAAAAAAEXU/kO398nZyPHg/s400/100_0694E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514957044001541394" /></a><br />Kasitsna Bay scene--the inside beach<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQSvbyyA6I/AAAAAAAAEhY/Mfkp1YiWkkY/s1600/100_0695E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQSvbyyA6I/AAAAAAAAEhY/Mfkp1YiWkkY/s400/100_0695E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531566848441713570" /></a><br />Coming to shore<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQSvOAW2-I/AAAAAAAAEhQ/-GrfYbpqCA8/s1600/100_0696E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQSvOAW2-I/AAAAAAAAEhQ/-GrfYbpqCA8/s400/100_0696E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531566844740557794" /></a><br />Crabbers walking up the beach<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQSvBKux9I/AAAAAAAAEhI/p3Mvyu-Ui2Q/s1600/100_0697E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQSvBKux9I/AAAAAAAAEhI/p3Mvyu-Ui2Q/s400/100_0697E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531566841294407634" /></a><br />Memories of sunnier days...<br /></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-55163375584336460122010-08-29T08:45:00.000-08:002011-02-19T08:46:35.243-09:00On The Denali Highway - Part Three<center><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlwZ8fY4vI/AAAAAAAAEbU/nlNlTjWGj0E/s1600/100_0672E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlwZ8fY4vI/AAAAAAAAEbU/nlNlTjWGj0E/s400/100_0672E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519566409356075762" /></a><br />Denali Highway in the Susitna River valley.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlur1OCIaI/AAAAAAAAEbM/xcs1lgiiHLw/s1600/100_0673E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlur1OCIaI/AAAAAAAAEbM/xcs1lgiiHLw/s400/100_0673E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519564517618622882" /></a><br />Rusty Hill on the Upper Susitna River.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlurl20jDI/AAAAAAAAEbE/a5GjQV0bW7M/s1600/100_0675E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlurl20jDI/AAAAAAAAEbE/a5GjQV0bW7M/s400/100_0675E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519564513494731826" /></a><br />Upper Susitna Valley view.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlurUqbKyI/AAAAAAAAEa8/5xakOaz1tgU/s1600/100_0677E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlurUqbKyI/AAAAAAAAEa8/5xakOaz1tgU/s400/100_0677E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519564508879334178" /></a><br />Subarctic ground cover--now with lingonberries!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlrkAVpPLI/AAAAAAAAEa0/slu5NnQERWw/s1600/100_0679E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlrkAVpPLI/AAAAAAAAEa0/slu5NnQERWw/s400/100_0679E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519561084629499058" /></a><br />Monahan Flats divides the Susitna and Nenana drainages. Here the watersheds diverge--one to Cook Inlet and the other to the Yukon.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlrjodkUyI/AAAAAAAAEas/8phT6AiNgko/s1600/100_0681E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlrjodkUyI/AAAAAAAAEas/8phT6AiNgko/s400/100_0681E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519561078220280610" /></a><br />Occasional showers hid the view from time to time, but we had a nice rainbow in the Nenana drainage.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlrjNR-tjI/AAAAAAAAEak/JVukHnaE3l0/s1600/100_0684.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJlrjNR-tjI/AAAAAAAAEak/JVukHnaE3l0/s400/100_0684.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519561070923920946" /></a><br />Fall colors and gravel moraines--the Denali Highway not far from Cantwell.</center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-14412896990707123182010-08-28T08:46:00.000-08:002011-02-19T08:47:55.810-09:00On The Denali Highway--Part Two<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJkwlpXEyWI/AAAAAAAAEac/RUlQigf_Ehs/s1600/100_0662E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJkwlpXEyWI/AAAAAAAAEac/RUlQigf_Ehs/s400/100_0662E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519496241635182946" /></a><br /><center>It was already autumn on the alpine tundra.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJkwlQf6yXI/AAAAAAAAEaU/ikHoJNeQeDc/s1600/100_0663E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJkwlQf6yXI/AAAAAAAAEaU/ikHoJNeQeDc/s400/100_0663E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519496234961389938" /></a><br />The highway descends from Maclaren Summit (4086 ft) into the Maclaren River drainage.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJkwlBXqo_I/AAAAAAAAEaM/5bfya1FzVTQ/s1600/100_0664E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJkwlBXqo_I/AAAAAAAAEaM/5bfya1FzVTQ/s400/100_0664E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519496230900245490" /></a><br />We ran out of pavement a while back but the gravel road was in great condition.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJkwkldyYvI/AAAAAAAAEaE/BivLC13S8u8/s1600/100_0667E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJkwkldyYvI/AAAAAAAAEaE/BivLC13S8u8/s400/100_0667E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519496223409726194" /></a><br />Fall colors and gravel slopes.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJkwkV2MMSI/AAAAAAAAEZ8/yooo5XYaD1k/s1600/100_0670E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJkwkV2MMSI/AAAAAAAAEZ8/yooo5XYaD1k/s400/100_0670E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519496219217113378" /></a><br />Crossing the Susitna River.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjg88cLS0rLktBjrD-t8S1jVwhkQrHKmwwoYVT5uH5M7dIZKJrF1f6iNyObktCrFVboDjW5nV1WwNNr8eGUSx7SbgZHgUzii2ujs8QcdTk0cZo-KhO2h2tkKq2kz8Be-XQw7P71XUzVQk/s1600/100_0671e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjg88cLS0rLktBjrD-t8S1jVwhkQrHKmwwoYVT5uH5M7dIZKJrF1f6iNyObktCrFVboDjW5nV1WwNNr8eGUSx7SbgZHgUzii2ujs8QcdTk0cZo-KhO2h2tkKq2kz8Be-XQw7P71XUzVQk/s400/100_0671e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510253348873373666" /></a><br />The high tundra was already wearing fall colors.</center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-9463132255565026712010-08-27T08:53:00.000-08:002011-02-19T08:54:05.505-09:00On The Denali Highway--Part OneIn a state with few roads, the Denali Highway is one of the lesser traveled. The road grew out of a series of hunting and mining trails in the high country of the Alaska Range. These eventual grew into a rough road that connected Denali National Park with the Richardson Highway--which at that time was the only north-south road route in the state.<br /><br />When the Parks Highway--connecting Anchorage and Fairbanks--was completed in 1971, the Denali Highway became a less-travelled alternate route. Since then, the mostly-unpaved road has been a favorite way for Alaskans to get away from the crowds and into the wilderness.<br /><br />We first (and last) drove the Denali in 1983. We had the chance to do it again and took it.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEPOJLsPLI/AAAAAAAAEZc/1xyPE15sPk8/s1600/100_0645E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEPOJLsPLI/AAAAAAAAEZc/1xyPE15sPk8/s400/100_0645E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517207754163109042" /></a><br /><center>On the Denali Highway just west of Paxton</center><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEPOQgjLHI/AAAAAAAAEZk/LhcMLYVNdD8/s1600/100_0647E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEPOQgjLHI/AAAAAAAAEZk/LhcMLYVNdD8/s400/100_0647E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517207756129643634" /></a><br /><center>Many pothole lakes dot the Tangle Lakes region of the Denali Highway.</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sz3b4DTC6hVzkYg3jg32ludZuFPbUz2zrujePOJSYnXcLBh-lO0xrNJeVBVCk4xbeqnb2zD8J-UiNxE9qiJYdImC5MD3gD-HWE_Nx4KTZoRMZPtfTDjf7US0_981o90HCjSmcZk79I4/s1600/100_0648e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sz3b4DTC6hVzkYg3jg32ludZuFPbUz2zrujePOJSYnXcLBh-lO0xrNJeVBVCk4xbeqnb2zD8J-UiNxE9qiJYdImC5MD3gD-HWE_Nx4KTZoRMZPtfTDjf7US0_981o90HCjSmcZk79I4/s400/100_0648e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510253371780272146" /></a><br /><center>Landmark Gap is a migration route through the Ampitheater mountains.</center><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/THhaPqGRuXI/AAAAAAAAEW0/vm6Ku3tPa0E/s1600/100_0653e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/THhaPqGRuXI/AAAAAAAAEW0/vm6Ku3tPa0E/s400/100_0653e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510253369132956018" /></a><br /><br /><center>High tundra and low clouds in the Ampitheater Mountains.</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWr7OxyORdxewn4eLeTpVPEaGQQPOmdaS-J5gD-XRaCPt1JCD2RpQ1b6dqgJly-C2LTQtKKxIMJf8Ady_T_wDo8ITO6ryynSSdEEUUO89KaCAHTdKCYcBZq04lfcrKU5KMPfc3FpRLxc/s1600/100_0656E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWr7OxyORdxewn4eLeTpVPEaGQQPOmdaS-J5gD-XRaCPt1JCD2RpQ1b6dqgJly-C2LTQtKKxIMJf8Ady_T_wDo8ITO6ryynSSdEEUUO89KaCAHTdKCYcBZq04lfcrKU5KMPfc3FpRLxc/s400/100_0656E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517209093465307554" /></a><br /><br /><center>This quiet-looking pond is actually a geological point of interest. Construction on the roadbed cut through the tundra protecting an ice lens, which subsequently melted, leaving a collapsed mound and a pond. </center><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEQbi9vIBI/AAAAAAAAEZs/6PCgAXe4HCs/s1600/100_0657E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEQbi9vIBI/AAAAAAAAEZs/6PCgAXe4HCs/s400/100_0657E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517209083933827090" /></a><br /><br />Entering Crazy Notch Gap, cut by glacial melt water through an older esker. "Esker" is a word you learn while driving the Denali. Ninety miles to Cantwell...<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/THhaO1Z1e9I/AAAAAAAAEWs/g1TD1h8W9VQ/s1600/100_0660e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/THhaO1Z1e9I/AAAAAAAAEWs/g1TD1h8W9VQ/s400/100_0660e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510253354987912146" /></a><br /><br />"Intruder Alert!" signals this caribou, with whom we briefly share the road coming out of Crazy Notch Gap. When alarmed, they raise their tails, exposing a white patch like an exclaimation mark that signals others nearby.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-4533943807267957182010-08-26T09:00:00.000-08:002011-02-19T09:01:10.973-09:00The Richardson Highway--Delta to Paxton<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEMlrHu9ZI/AAAAAAAAEZE/BkRsXrIZfZk/s1600/100_0628E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEMlrHu9ZI/AAAAAAAAEZE/BkRsXrIZfZk/s400/100_0628E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517204859875423634" /></a><br />On the Richardson Highway south of Delta Junction. Donnelly Dome rises to the right.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/THhY-Ac6ZxI/AAAAAAAAEWc/dUXaV7et_wA/s1600/100_0634e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/THhY-Ac6ZxI/AAAAAAAAEWc/dUXaV7et_wA/s400/100_0634e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510251966384203538" /></a><br />The Alaska Range--Mt. Hayes, Mt. Hess and Mt. Deborah--as seen from the Richardson Highway, south of Donnelly Dome. <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEMmIiRndI/AAAAAAAAEZM/kIq55wXZiU8/s1600/100_0635E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEMmIiRndI/AAAAAAAAEZM/kIq55wXZiU8/s400/100_0635E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517204867771375058" /></a><br />Black Rapids Glacier advanced three miles during the winter of 1937, threatening to engulf the highway. It has retreated since then until little ice is visible but the glacier left a scar across the face of the slopes.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/THhY9jJ7ypI/AAAAAAAAEWU/N4Yu0_zgOzM/s1600/100_0636e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/THhY9jJ7ypI/AAAAAAAAEWU/N4Yu0_zgOzM/s400/100_0636e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510251958519974546" /></a><br /><center>The Delta River at Black Rapids</center><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEMmceWeOI/AAAAAAAAEZU/RHRm_wzqXnA/s400/100_0637E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517204873123625186" /><br />Augustana Creek cuts through a slope to join with the Delta River near Black Rapids.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-3503486314157259902010-08-26T08:02:00.000-08:002011-02-19T09:03:20.930-09:00On The Richardson Highway--Fairbanks to Delta<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEJZ7RHURI/AAAAAAAAEY0/nm8PBz1Piqs/s1600/100_0626E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEJZ7RHURI/AAAAAAAAEY0/nm8PBz1Piqs/s400/100_0626E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517201359516422418" /></a><br /><br />On the Richardson Highway heading south from Fairbanks--about nine in the morning. We encountered a stretch of fog along the Tanana River south of Eielson AFB. You can see the first of it in the distance.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEKajkJvTI/AAAAAAAAEY8/I_NgYA0NNm8/s1600/100_0627E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEKajkJvTI/AAAAAAAAEY8/I_NgYA0NNm8/s400/100_0627E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517202469845318962" /></a><br /><br />From the Tanana Valley, the closest peaks of the Alaska Range---Mt. Hayes, Mt. Hess and Mt. Deborah-- wear a fresh coat of snow. The first snow of the season is known as "termination dust" and paints a ruler-straight line across the slopes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-88230117983123210272010-08-25T21:11:00.000-08:002011-02-19T09:12:17.072-09:00Fairbanks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UpBQKp9CZbFnWnzVs230ohbfK-YKePclDjCrP5LJ5EsJDssHroxkB7URiVbQ4EeRGq3FDTiuZAt1B9F8kxdoRniz760bU-jefCOdfQzWtc6OojrialMltqNQlnXqme3SXEDElUP1QLE/s1600/100_0616e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UpBQKp9CZbFnWnzVs230ohbfK-YKePclDjCrP5LJ5EsJDssHroxkB7URiVbQ4EeRGq3FDTiuZAt1B9F8kxdoRniz760bU-jefCOdfQzWtc6OojrialMltqNQlnXqme3SXEDElUP1QLE/s400/100_0616e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517199144359157122" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEHZJODClI/AAAAAAAAEYs/eRt8r--FVEE/s1600/100_0617E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TJEHZJODClI/AAAAAAAAEYs/eRt8r--FVEE/s400/100_0617E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517199147058530898" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-34352592685845987192010-08-23T09:13:00.001-08:002011-02-19T09:15:55.169-09:00East Hill Road<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQfpH2tBsI/AAAAAAAAEjY/xf_R97nW8Ak/s1600/100_0610E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQfpH2tBsI/AAAAAAAAEjY/xf_R97nW8Ak/s400/100_0610E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531581033661400770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpm6fD6alJOsxjyv1Of2mFT4fXpkca7VlPwSmYpBpb2Qg47CnnL0Jl26DqAJQFLQhJaD33c7AKXfjoLJ3Hv2V3Y77T34YDmftXU87ZYwv4QdwSP8BmBIX8PQd-s6HKAGZxKAy4oPVYTo/s1600/100_0611E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpm6fD6alJOsxjyv1Of2mFT4fXpkca7VlPwSmYpBpb2Qg47CnnL0Jl26DqAJQFLQhJaD33c7AKXfjoLJ3Hv2V3Y77T34YDmftXU87ZYwv4QdwSP8BmBIX8PQd-s6HKAGZxKAy4oPVYTo/s400/100_0611E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531581028746900194" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-71552281904853585872010-08-19T09:18:00.000-08:002011-02-19T09:19:25.800-09:00Summer's Bouquet<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQe1v3rjXI/AAAAAAAAEjI/9uPdRswrkyM/s1600/100_0599C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQe1v3rjXI/AAAAAAAAEjI/9uPdRswrkyM/s400/100_0599C.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531580151049719154" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQe0wfBSNI/AAAAAAAAEjA/CcwaBXdRsQg/s1600/100_0600E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQe0wfBSNI/AAAAAAAAEjA/CcwaBXdRsQg/s400/100_0600E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531580134034852050" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQe00gRVFI/AAAAAAAAEi4/Jr8wdEfP4O4/s1600/100_0602F.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TMQe00gRVFI/AAAAAAAAEi4/Jr8wdEfP4O4/s400/100_0602F.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531580135113839698" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-51910731685377192112010-08-18T13:41:00.000-08:002010-08-22T13:43:49.481-08:00Good-Bye to a Favorite "Uncle"I didn't agree with his politics but never doubted his love of Alaska and his commitment to bettering our state. <br /><br />I found this photo of him on the web a few years ago and it charmed me, giving me a different perspective on the crusty old Senator.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TG1W8X9Fw_I/AAAAAAAAEVk/vcWWF1LCmVY/s1600/Ted+Guitar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 345px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/TG1W8X9Fw_I/AAAAAAAAEVk/vcWWF1LCmVY/s400/Ted+Guitar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507153514566370290" /></a><br /><br />Good-bye, Uncle Ted--and thanks for your public service.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-46937143863765271412010-03-07T11:40:00.000-09:002010-03-14T11:40:51.596-08:00Spring Blizzard<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S5O9hDv6bTI/AAAAAAAAEKo/otpNHDDYQ74/s1600-h/100_0277F.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S5O9hDv6bTI/AAAAAAAAEKo/otpNHDDYQ74/s400/100_0277F.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445904750060662066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />See the entire album on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2056900&id=1221361181&l=44df512c45">Facebook</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-29367685572117637052010-03-05T11:37:00.000-09:002010-03-14T11:39:25.237-08:00Space-Age TechnologyI was clearing off Denny's end of the kitchen counter a while back and happened upon a small box labelled: Borg Warner.<br /><br />And I thought to myself, well, if this indeed is a Borg warner, shouldn't we have it installed someplace where we will see it when the Borg approach?<br /><br />So I put it in the entry.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S506lCIVtQI/AAAAAAAAEKw/hqNzSDiXxO0/s1600-h/100_0279F.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S506lCIVtQI/AAAAAAAAEKw/hqNzSDiXxO0/s400/100_0279F.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448575532089586946" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-66702459358053095222010-02-25T11:41:00.000-09:002010-03-14T11:41:43.416-08:00Patterns<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S44vlrS65EI/AAAAAAAAEKc/NW4ggImbNrI/s1600-h/100_0236e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S44vlrS65EI/AAAAAAAAEKc/NW4ggImbNrI/s400/100_0236e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444341323861255234" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S44vlFNayqI/AAAAAAAAEKU/NiXJO9KkJgY/s1600-h/100_0233e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S44vlFNayqI/AAAAAAAAEKU/NiXJO9KkJgY/s400/100_0233e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444341313637632674" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S44vkgEg-KI/AAAAAAAAEKM/-Bji4x60Hjo/s1600-h/100_0231e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S44vkgEg-KI/AAAAAAAAEKM/-Bji4x60Hjo/s400/100_0231e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444341303668177058" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-8537163316671169292010-02-21T11:41:00.000-09:002010-03-14T11:43:02.065-08:00On The Way To Town<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S4oVbmWHJtI/AAAAAAAAEJU/EwNzmGoi_B4/s1600-h/100_0222E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S4oVbmWHJtI/AAAAAAAAEJU/EwNzmGoi_B4/s400/100_0222E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443186663524607698" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-32104865865245529632010-02-03T11:43:00.000-09:002010-03-14T11:44:14.973-08:00Out The Window - Blue<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S4oU__EpDjI/AAAAAAAAEJM/3NOXsCjNZj4/s1600-h/100_0205E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S4oU__EpDjI/AAAAAAAAEJM/3NOXsCjNZj4/s400/100_0205E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443186189125881394" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-44086772694087133622010-02-01T11:27:00.000-09:002010-03-14T11:28:15.059-08:00You Could Be Here...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S4oSY_xCAuI/AAAAAAAAEIs/-_OXrlkZ7dE/s1600-h/100_0201E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S4oSY_xCAuI/AAAAAAAAEIs/-_OXrlkZ7dE/s400/100_0201E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443183320273912546" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868515795099432327.post-39052916456485892832010-01-31T11:44:00.000-09:002010-03-14T11:45:17.690-08:00Wolf Moon<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S2c-H0olUtI/AAAAAAAAEH8/bb-hhpRTYsM/s1600-h/100_0194E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S2c-H0olUtI/AAAAAAAAEH8/bb-hhpRTYsM/s400/100_0194E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433379779554661074" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S2c-qdb1BeI/AAAAAAAAEIM/PX67j0--uh0/s1600-h/100_0185c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S2c-qdb1BeI/AAAAAAAAEIM/PX67j0--uh0/s400/100_0185c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433380374622569954" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S2c-IVILZiI/AAAAAAAAEIE/JOEBBzV2Qig/s1600-h/100_0192E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wS5X0j7kMA/S2c-IVILZiI/AAAAAAAAEIE/JOEBBzV2Qig/s400/100_0192E.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433379788277114402" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0