I didn’t get a chance to write about our trip to Fairbanks yesterday. Something really cool happened. As we were driving on a long, lonely stretch of the highway, Mark suddenly slowed down and said, “Look!” At the top of the incline we were climbing, right in the middle of the highway, stood a bull moose. Spottings of males are quite rare, as I’m coming to understand. As we slowly approached, he finally decided to turn and saunter off the highway. What a treat!
Last week I tried asking Rose and Mike if there were any hairdressers in Tok who cut women’s hair. My bangs were beginning to hang in my eyes and bug me. Talking about it between themselves, they finally said, “Well, there’s the dog groomer who also cuts people’s hair!” We decided it was time for another trip to the big city! Continue reading
I’m a little confused. Yesterday the sunset time I saw for Portland, OR was 9:10pm. Today I’m seeing sunset in Portland is 8:36. I don’t know which is right, but sunset in Watson Lake tonight is 10:07pm! Also, one thing I forgot to mention yesterday was that we’d seen a couple hikers walking along the highway pushing or pulling little carts with their supplies. I think they’re making a trek along the Alcan Highway. Continue reading
My aunt Marg lives on the shores of Wiser Lake. For the better part of this week the lake has been frozen clear across, except… Continue reading
After spending a good part of the day today looking for work, which I won’t bore you with again, Mark and I drove back to our place along the bay. There was a bit of sunshine and the tide was out, so we stopped and Mark grabbed our camera and started shooting pictures. I stepped down onto the beach for a bit and looked for shells. While I was doing that, a brown seagull landed fairly close to me and stood there looking me over. I told him or her that I was safe and the seagull sat down just as comfortable as you please! Continue reading