Sunny Monday Stroll on the Beach

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul’s indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.
~ William R. Alger

 

Saturday’s (2-19-11) snowfall set a record for that date in Juneau, the snow total was a little over 9 inches and we got about 2-3 more inches Sunday night. Today was a beautiful, sunny and clear day. We headed to one of our favorite places, Auke Rec. It’s the same beach pictured in the blog banner. The beach was one of the few places we could walk without wading through knee deep snow. D spotted a bald eagle in a tree and I had to get some video. Enjoy.

Winter Walks

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read and all the friends I want to see.  ~John Burroughs

Hi Family, Friends and Internet Interlopers- We’re enjoying a wonderful snowy three day weekend. I took this video at the start of a 20 minute walk. It was about 28 degrees Fahrenheit and windy but I loved every minute of it.

 

Weather wise a nice couple of days

I dream of hiking into my old age. ~Marlyn Doan

Friday we went on a walk on Point Louisa Trail. We walked along the beach, and then took the path in the forest. That’s where we saw this giant mushrooms.

D

G & the giant mushroom

G

Beach view #1

Beach view #2

Beach View #3

Saturday afternoon, holding hands

There is a nice walking trail/bike path about a quarter mile from our condo. The sun peeked out in between the clouds this afternoon, so Dan and I took a walk. Here are some pictures we took.

Sun trying to shine

Bird on the fishing pier

The bird objects to being photographed

Moving Day

Earlier this week a truck showed up with our stuff.

Condo before stuff

Condo after stuff

Truck with stuff

July 14, 2010 – Scavenger hunt

“Oh, very good, but very mysterious.”

Arrow plus circle marks the spot

The guys decided to play hide and seek with me. They hid a small object somewhere in Juneau! My only clue is this picture.

More Updates…

• S flew back to Northern Kentucky Sunday night/ Monday morning
• D got an oil change for R2D2
• D continues to look for a place to live. He’s working with an awesome realtor, Marty

D and S Encounter a Black Bear in Downtown Juneau!

What really surprises me about this video is how sunny it in Juneau.

Skagway, AK July 6 & 7, 2010

Malaspina - The ferry from Skagway to Juneau

Picture from Skagway Cruise ship dock take around 5 AM local time 7/7/10

The guys spent yesterday in Skagway Alaska. They walked around town, visited the graveyard and took the train. Early this morning they will board the ferry to Juneau. I hope post some video from the guys of either their trip on the White Pass railroad or the ferry ride. In the meantime, enjoy this promotional video from the Alaska Marine Highway.

 

July 5, 2010

Look — Emerald City is closer and prettier than ever!

Just got phone call from D. They made it Skagway! It’s been a long day of driving and no way to communicate for over 12 hours.

Skagway Webcam Time-Lapse

http://www.zeitcam.com/webcam/skagway

 

Happy 4th of July

Fresca ???

D & S are in Fort Nelson a major Alaska Highway stopover destination. No cell coverage but S emailed these pics just a couple hours ago.

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July 2, 2010

Starting Mileage Day 2

Right before the border

At the Border

D

At Happy Rock

News from the road:

Service stations with premium gasoline are few and far between. D made close call last night deciding not to put regular in R2D2 and ran the risk of running out of fuel.

D and S spent the night in Yorkton, SK. Turns out Yorkton’s main street was flooded Thursday night. Many businesses were closed for clean-up. There was no internet access.

This morning (7-3) they managed to find coffee and Wi-Fi up the road in at Mystic Java in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

July 2, 2010 8:30 AM

“It’s always best to start at the beginning”

Pictures from Thursday July 1 (Northern Kentucky to Eagan, MN, USA)

The Start of the Trip Odometer

Wisconsin

Corn Field

S Driving

Fridays Morning Quote from D: “Thursday went very well. Currently S has a 95% chance of making it all the way to Alaska. He’s already dropped a couple of points today but he still has an opportunity to improve on the situation.”

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G will try to retweet all 2kenkels2alaska tweets, so blog readers can view them on the twitter feed.
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July 1, 2010 8:15 am

I am about to embark upon a hazardous and technically unexplainable journey into the outer stratosphere.

Oh, but he doesn’t do it every day — just once or twice a week.

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Now which way do we go?

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D and his S are preparing for a road trip to Juneau. The trip starts Thursday July 1, 2010 at 8 AM precisely. All manner of items have been collected on our dining room table including: Altoids, Tom Tom, Maps, Guidebooks, Sunscreen, Tent, Sleeping Bag, Laptop, Favorite Coffee Mug, Books on tape, Cooler, Hatchet, Radar detector, Jeans, hiking boots, flashlight, Swiss army knife, Breaking Bad Season 2, camera, sunglasses, binoculars, blue case stuffed with case of CD’s & DVD’s, passport

What have you learned, Dorothy?

 

Today I took a class at the library on starting and maintaining a blog. Our instructor Pam, was knowledgeable and organized. It looks so easy in class but in real life I’d rather think about writing than actually creating a post. My immediate goal is to post weekly even if they are short posts.

A place where there isn’t any trouble

In 2000 my husband and I took a vacation to Alaska. After our trip we decide we wanted to move there. We set a date and now it’s time to start acting on our plans. This blog will follow the process over the next 3 years of giving up the old and moving on to the new. So far I have two steps:

Step one: Try not acquire anything new that I don’t want to move to AK

Step two: Sort and distribute current household items.