Portage Camping

Eric & I went camping down in Portage on Wednesday. We had a gorgeous day. Since we were given 2 coupons for the Portage Glacier cruise we went ahead and caught the last boat. The glacier even calved TWICE while we were there - pretty great to see! That evening after a grilled dinner we went for a short walk (ok 3 miles or so) to geocache in the area. As I was up to my ears in willow bushes I became concerned about bears and Eric noticed a pile of bear scat (sure glad I taught him what it looked like!). So, we quickly (very quickly) left the area as there had been reports of an "aggressive" bear in the area - though I doubt it would have been the same one.

We woke up the next morning to cloudy skies which quickly opened up to a downpour. As it was raining we drove through the Animal Conservation Center - the animals were out, but not as much fun as when the sun is shining. For lunch, we drove to Whittier and took time to drive around the town a bit. After returning to camp we took an afternoon nap hoping the rain would be gone by the time we woke up - no luck. About 9:30pm we took down camp in the rain and headed home. Out of curiosity we drove around counting the other tent campers and there was only one other:-)

Today was a cloudy but WARM day in Anchorage. I finished the quilt I have been working on -yeah me:) No point in watching any fireworks because it is still daylight all night for the most part. All I hear are the sounds of firecrackers (at least that is what I hope it is - hehe).

Only 3 days until I fly to the Lower 48! I am sure I will be in for a surprise with the heat - but I am ready for some warm weather!!

Still Keeping Busy

It is so nice not having classes for the first time ever in the summer! Last night I made the top of a baby quilt for a friend - I think I can finish it tonite. Today I found the perfect backing for the quilt - Nursery Rhymes:) The second picture is a sample of a fruit thing I am making for a friends bridal shower. It was easy to throw together and I think it looks ok:)
Off to quilt some more!

Returned from a fabulous staff working retreat to Homer. Actually it was in Halibut Cove - a beautiful location. The entire time I was thinking how it is time to relocate back to SE Alaska or maybe even just Homer:) We didn't see much wildlife though we were cautioned about black bears being on the island so we were careful to not leave food lying around. The most interesting part was the use of compost toilets. I know that the compost is used on the property for something, and I am just hoping that it wasn't the veggies we ate the entire time!

Finished It

The quilt is done. Still hate the invisible thread :( Here are some sneak preview shots of the quilt and it is going in the mail tomorrow.
EH

Met My Goal!!!

WooHoo! I had a goal of getting 100 caches before June 21 (the longest day of sunshine in the year). I just met it with 55 minutes to spare :-)

It is strange to think that after tomorrow we start losing daylight - it is all the more precious up here in the north where the winters are so dark. This summer it still hasn't gotten up past 60 more than a handful of days. So...I KNOW my summer travels will be taking me to warmer weather and now I am looking forward to it and also know that I will probably complain about it while I am there:)

Night

I have been up late the past few nights working on a quilt. I am excited to get it together (and looking forward to getting it done - I need to get it in the mail). So besides that I have been busy getting paperwork done today to get my certification for admin. mailed in:) Soon I will be "official" in the eyes of the state - now if only I get could a job...

Well, it is late and I gotta get some sleep

Geocaching Home

Just finished geocaching 4 the night. Found 2 caches & several moose. Pictures of the trip will be posted soon-stay tuned:-P

Warm Weather in Fairbanks!!!

Beautiful day in Fairbanks! We did the quick tourist run-good thing I know the lay of the land:-) Haven't had 2 cook on the fire all day.

Birds, Bears & Other Animals

Road the bus into the park-saw bear, moose, owls, wolf, and more! Off 2morrow 2 fairbanks and back 2 the park 4 a final night:-) Been a gr

Day 2 Denali Trip

Another great day! We hope 2 get a camp spot here 4 one more day if not we drive on 2 FAirbanks. Much warmer 2nite-even heated H2O 2 wash

1st Day of Denali Trip

Bit cold in the tent but still having a gr8 time! We chose the only site near porta-poties vs flush potties-lucky us:-)

Graduation Pics

Just posting a few pics from graduation - a month old, but better late than never:) I am just glad it is over. Now I just need to jump the hoops to get the paperwork into the state for the license part:) It was nice having my mom up here for the week. I know she had to be bored as I was still working full time and super sick (a month later finally went to the doctor and I had a sinus infection!). We still managed to have some fun and the time went by way too quickly!

Busy Day

Today was really busy for a lazy "day off". I spent a lot of the day getting ready for our camping trip to Denali. It should be fun and we will not go hungry with the food we have planned:) It is about 1am and I just finished up a quilt. Not super happy with it, but it is done and I am learning from what doesn't go right the 1st time:) I am off to pack for the trip soon and then to bed. Goodnight.

Another Day

Today is gray and cold. June 3rd - shouldn't it be summer by now?!?!? For some reason my smoke alarms keep going off tonite - no reason, just cause;) Only 3 days of summer school left!! Hoping for some sunshine soon - but until then, I have bright flowers to lighten things up.

Well, here goes nothing

I am going to attempt to start a blog. This will allow everyone to see what happens up here in Alaska that is oh, so exciting:) I am not sure how often I will post to the blog, but now that I have no classes to eat away my evening time, perhaps this will be something to do!