tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292550692024-03-04T19:06:47.840-09:00alaska updatejudithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-66683595804109546682011-03-26T21:03:00.002-08:002011-04-03T20:23:50.313-08:00judith's now blogging at <a href="http://www.jbalaska.wordpress.com">http://www.jbalaska.wordpress.com<br /></a><br />please have a look and leave me feedbackjudithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-55963780443439653922010-12-25T16:53:00.003-09:002010-12-25T17:14:03.703-09:00Christmas Day ice skating Dec 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XlU4-eR51bEgiHQOa8s7g41oh8wX4LzHLUU3IQ0hp6OENJm_-IJZ3knrNHgxBolCKxTuhB8zkCwKwb-zzxQkm6L4yav_7miiMfF8jWw9a0iz9gHaOOTOO8MhbY_JsGPbhhnx2w/s1600/oval.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XlU4-eR51bEgiHQOa8s7g41oh8wX4LzHLUU3IQ0hp6OENJm_-IJZ3knrNHgxBolCKxTuhB8zkCwKwb-zzxQkm6L4yav_7miiMfF8jWw9a0iz9gHaOOTOO8MhbY_JsGPbhhnx2w/s400/oval.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554804713966494162" border="0" />happy christmas day from anchorage alaska We're skating and it's around 10 degrees. Enjoy the Chugach views in the background!</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywilYP60MeMRdihmPUsnqdRK1Ai41ge_msz4MDxkYgD8IROWwSYxLdmLL6yrInIyWzeFXwzeLGM3vizkKHc6wk7Olzkv59exci4mXTqheTsZ17hHIn4t0xKWm0mYMK9FUq3jzIg/s1600/4+posers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywilYP60MeMRdihmPUsnqdRK1Ai41ge_msz4MDxkYgD8IROWwSYxLdmLL6yrInIyWzeFXwzeLGM3vizkKHc6wk7Olzkv59exci4mXTqheTsZ17hHIn4t0xKWm0mYMK9FUq3jzIg/s400/4+posers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554804708414240354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0f04SYc-vYm5bexYrDWL2HZPNB4P0zZK2abkGWVm-Or64dUx1geyi7UhCtREjYTBr3e6xT29BSeXxHi3S18XZFnLt6ug2Anzxc5dSL9e265aq_mIyoxC82hJzcnuZ6pwvAlGAw/s1600/judith+and+eric.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0f04SYc-vYm5bexYrDWL2HZPNB4P0zZK2abkGWVm-Or64dUx1geyi7UhCtREjYTBr3e6xT29BSeXxHi3S18XZFnLt6ug2Anzxc5dSL9e265aq_mIyoxC82hJzcnuZ6pwvAlGAw/s400/judith+and+eric.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554804704100566098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeyNxY4uTFNB6wWKYSJa8FhniJF2FAqk7FXy-j-NGDhOZQwdURcTUFXGgTFFB4pEJHjfA8dr_VrYujWkSA_uvJZ6SoCSAl5mcHeK68SQniq_MdaTTnJIXHLEfl5V0laDjsAtzIQ/s1600/ivan+donna+judith+eric.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeyNxY4uTFNB6wWKYSJa8FhniJF2FAqk7FXy-j-NGDhOZQwdURcTUFXGgTFFB4pEJHjfA8dr_VrYujWkSA_uvJZ6SoCSAl5mcHeK68SQniq_MdaTTnJIXHLEfl5V0laDjsAtzIQ/s400/ivan+donna+judith+eric.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554804696315160082" border="0" /></a>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-17834716611816784892010-12-13T08:20:00.006-09:002010-12-13T08:48:03.520-09:00Winter Wonderland, Dec 2010The Dancing Bears had its annual Winter Ball for some fun social dancing.<br />It was as elegant as things get around here. Ties, nice shoes, fancy desserts, wonderful live band and vocalist. Very fun evening to chase the winter blues away!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiH3cQEfPS-Mr15NnmwlT0V6tNN6uji4sVvPbb471uXtREP3I-qrPZzXNjAbDHnbBD-g_7AX7L6dEesfCUFo3pfl3RMOVYtMimIhgwgyprvjV5aSjQJ_VLwE0iBp8fSrGoCDKiQ/s1600/jim+and+jude+at+christmas+dance+party+dec+2010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiH3cQEfPS-Mr15NnmwlT0V6tNN6uji4sVvPbb471uXtREP3I-qrPZzXNjAbDHnbBD-g_7AX7L6dEesfCUFo3pfl3RMOVYtMimIhgwgyprvjV5aSjQJ_VLwE0iBp8fSrGoCDKiQ/s400/jim+and+jude+at+christmas+dance+party+dec+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550221763274864594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sunday afternoon after a goodly dumping of snow was magnificent. Colin is a fellow meet-up member. We skied on single-track trails on the infamous "rover's run" which is inhabited by grizzlies in the summer as it runs alongside the Campbell Creek. But in mid winter it was silent and beautiful. on Dec 12th it was 13 degrees. We skied that trail and explored Brown Bear trail to BLM Ridge Trail to Richter and then followed our noses back to the parking lot. Two hours out was perfect and followed by hot chocolate! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNepEYACs8s6ibtQBsQdjfeshLwVX5T-LFRI8-F9SX6cmmHCtnG89fhV9ZAaQUMjHYgePZO6NrBEyEA0kksrQSkmsGOmnvxJEDWIZO4YZ552ris9F4FEEZRIOy9zjy84w0aIp3A/s1600/jb+and+collin+-+Copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNepEYACs8s6ibtQBsQdjfeshLwVX5T-LFRI8-F9SX6cmmHCtnG89fhV9ZAaQUMjHYgePZO6NrBEyEA0kksrQSkmsGOmnvxJEDWIZO4YZ552ris9F4FEEZRIOy9zjy84w0aIp3A/s400/jb+and+collin+-+Copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550221748444371618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBgII188vpSJ8A_BDnZOopdnPj6ofYrM12Y56AbSBeeAUDMYF30m8H0BPIibTgMEhhY2AoQnfRVghSkgVIMuxeQUij7XMFf6PBnsMOIIKhRJTIQgLgMCGNDzrkS2Ia9IRM5eYWg/s1600/trail.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgE6PbiBx62BoTBuX4nHfTCKx4P4WFuAxcokI-afd0CHKjBH9DN1ZW6y8shanJFeyadpJwqpSU5c05KamQ6n_DvQwMp15ymp2y5JQb6q6tvJAvoJ-WzopzxHK0ygyqpxBIh9I9A/s1600/DSCN0062.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgE6PbiBx62BoTBuX4nHfTCKx4P4WFuAxcokI-afd0CHKjBH9DN1ZW6y8shanJFeyadpJwqpSU5c05KamQ6n_DvQwMp15ymp2y5JQb6q6tvJAvoJ-WzopzxHK0ygyqpxBIh9I9A/s400/DSCN0062.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> George & Marilyn Zaslaw doing great in their beautiful apartment.<br /> We hadn't seen each other for at least 35 years.<br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNZ7f8VrQtqjEGMXqwA5L8GVXUaLJSnJcHX6e7Rr1Otdxl-MLFx0dKjkGN0N6f0wIlp0vJFd_Ru6Uncw5jdPxiDa4pgxIZHWEVk_5MsIING_Hl3RLLnimMImxzJj-A8M9CvwowA/s1600/DSCN0063.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNZ7f8VrQtqjEGMXqwA5L8GVXUaLJSnJcHX6e7Rr1Otdxl-MLFx0dKjkGN0N6f0wIlp0vJFd_Ru6Uncw5jdPxiDa4pgxIZHWEVk_5MsIING_Hl3RLLnimMImxzJj-A8M9CvwowA/s400/DSCN0063.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-74362015184533010232010-11-07T15:55:00.002-09:002010-11-07T15:58:43.983-09:00New England visit in fall 2010i had a great trip to Boston and took pictures of the beautiful red maples and pine trees.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftY8fZA-ZEeBKLOe6KgjngyoB3CFci1ZS0g-9JKv15h31MBlBfSun46neK-9XXoUPgPd7i-SsjNmWeq5iF0Mj1gAZPH2NiKIDtkmEpk0IRG_JEsOjwMPi8Z9hEzjZIhrux_k1vg/s1600/DSCN0042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftY8fZA-ZEeBKLOe6KgjngyoB3CFci1ZS0g-9JKv15h31MBlBfSun46neK-9XXoUPgPd7i-SsjNmWeq5iF0Mj1gAZPH2NiKIDtkmEpk0IRG_JEsOjwMPi8Z9hEzjZIhrux_k1vg/s400/DSCN0042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VkoCTszEEJneGoNqiEU1uyyw8ghiuEO_gBHjUfp3hnAv6pNEm8RoIql83344JMtpVsW0j2J0T0wGBLGcDTu61mTDkNj1MagqFbYD2txPzLclOVAHv65YH59GBdYzKyIqX9dytA/s1600/DSCN0050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; 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float: right; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HXziBQDq_onGbjbG8llglJu3BdeW0MvKZwqJqcmM6FjqyFipdw7QPPvqSw1-faNjqQxjOdZk7AlmaU7mhTp5fkpRirVLjiG7U_TrSog4Pz-_4c9nENu6IhKJhXuSFuBLc3hR4A/s400/DSCN0058.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Me and Dave in Salem, Massachusetts. We had a fast walk-thru the Peabody Essex Museum.<div style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-56277469356929279272010-11-03T22:19:00.001-08:002010-11-03T22:21:57.152-08:00Crow Creek Pass to Raven GlacierThis was my favorite NEW hike for summer 2010<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbK1thnpz3_d7hgKdDa6Eysta1NQw0HuvAKMw1Pom56-0SYLjI4r2WmIC91BNN7E-iYi-pzsBkkTjk1ml08WqkCMSzuzDIZLqkkqk1CHiECV12rAE0HxgbQBIQuBx7IMEVmehjQ/s1600/las+vegas+meetup+crow+creek+to+raven+074.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbK1thnpz3_d7hgKdDa6Eysta1NQw0HuvAKMw1Pom56-0SYLjI4r2WmIC91BNN7E-iYi-pzsBkkTjk1ml08WqkCMSzuzDIZLqkkqk1CHiECV12rAE0HxgbQBIQuBx7IMEVmehjQ/s400/las+vegas+meetup+crow+creek+to+raven+074.JPG" alt="" style="clear: both; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aqw9xmr6hwyXXIGx55h2le5GEp1emp11sGXon1F4-LTDY61CLS76nKanjy3C-c8e2hwqUbljZ-6VALP32APN-yc92XqYF5l7H28GHF0yEDGFgQmaS5xnl0dMMNDpyJmTX-PerA/s1600/las+vegas+meetup+crow+creek+to+raven+077.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aqw9xmr6hwyXXIGx55h2le5GEp1emp11sGXon1F4-LTDY61CLS76nKanjy3C-c8e2hwqUbljZ-6VALP32APN-yc92XqYF5l7H28GHF0yEDGFgQmaS5xnl0dMMNDpyJmTX-PerA/s400/las+vegas+meetup+crow+creek+to+raven+077.JPG" alt="" style="clear: both; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXA7dZt6srggq-n6koAh2ATJihuvn9XtlJ3FLDK8MWh2ePWJBaoZTriwurliWcIbDop5NyxX0jRDM6KKt2ZKrwlEHM75aoJPGj5ScdsLL1U2IMEoY-MdCE9Z65y-gQRMnC7pXpmg/s1600/las+vegas+meetup+crow+creek+to+raven+079.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXA7dZt6srggq-n6koAh2ATJihuvn9XtlJ3FLDK8MWh2ePWJBaoZTriwurliWcIbDop5NyxX0jRDM6KKt2ZKrwlEHM75aoJPGj5ScdsLL1U2IMEoY-MdCE9Z65y-gQRMnC7pXpmg/s400/las+vegas+meetup+crow+creek+to+raven+079.JPG" alt="" style="clear: both; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" border="0" /></a> <br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-28155388186425817922010-11-02T20:24:00.001-08:002010-11-02T20:30:05.050-08:00Ware Street House Church Reunion Nov 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL1Obx__HGnQyyfzZIuagSm0uPyQ20wdWHEDernkGet1a2p52arJHrUjzpBuYC7hhxESH9MjSHipn4UDR9mU_7GypOGMu2Tqe4sG0ZNQI8JlrwkoOA-sj-0rHWDe6H_GQujYvqw/s1600/DSCN0070.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL1Obx__HGnQyyfzZIuagSm0uPyQ20wdWHEDernkGet1a2p52arJHrUjzpBuYC7hhxESH9MjSHipn4UDR9mU_7GypOGMu2Tqe4sG0ZNQI8JlrwkoOA-sj-0rHWDe6H_GQujYvqw/s400/DSCN0070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535175943821879282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsgEsmK11XTp0IT4qwhacm-3t_eVd3qt56zd9CHu09E_ka4ay74YRF-E2-LYVJCBZj8IppD1hq47In4wu1KScVT-Xacx6Af6JQh_UNeFwx1qqGLKFQR2DucXmd9TB0L38itGsgw/s1600/DSCN0069.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsgEsmK11XTp0IT4qwhacm-3t_eVd3qt56zd9CHu09E_ka4ay74YRF-E2-LYVJCBZj8IppD1hq47In4wu1KScVT-Xacx6Af6JQh_UNeFwx1qqGLKFQR2DucXmd9TB0L38itGsgw/s400/DSCN0069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535175940426637442" /></a><br />Nancy roused a bunch of us together for the annual Ware Street House Church. It was awesome to see Mary, the Ludwigs, Wayne and Carole Parrish, Jim Spellman, John Rowe and so many others. Thanks all!<br />next year in Anchorage, huh?<br /><br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivxX-InB36-YODKdNHC5JIV50j07PWriN6Y97WutY2YwaJfbGO_owNOiloNZpACAE2Susc71pRcp9jfbTdBNmId0T6H_QWGQFys7M7k24M58SZLLudT5-TqAuPEEiP3VInYHCwA/s1600/DSCN0065.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivxX-InB36-YODKdNHC5JIV50j07PWriN6Y97WutY2YwaJfbGO_owNOiloNZpACAE2Susc71pRcp9jfbTdBNmId0T6H_QWGQFys7M7k24M58SZLLudT5-TqAuPEEiP3VInYHCwA/s400/DSCN0065.JPG' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVsf_tkxdKw_V02T4aX8TBJn60KC9NLuSN896wJLsCaBnrRfYhdgFZLZLKOhW_Bm7Mc4Hd6BTEYmwJJY3DMJNIs4hSaPWAGqbzrBbsfRyhldNSMxHCJiPgahxOT5d1Zv4W8sa1A/s1600/DSCN0066.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVsf_tkxdKw_V02T4aX8TBJn60KC9NLuSN896wJLsCaBnrRfYhdgFZLZLKOhW_Bm7Mc4Hd6BTEYmwJJY3DMJNIs4hSaPWAGqbzrBbsfRyhldNSMxHCJiPgahxOT5d1Zv4W8sa1A/s400/DSCN0066.JPG' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpiww7J-TG_XdXI8gzKAyljMcgxMN1Jb10SG5t04BnuWi7ZAqKfErs0ViI9flJPzUqZbSdtf3A2tHJK8fywRgvTGThurGWbzdgsWCQ1CYxjvYL1AZnWIu65ntO8nr5Q8qBOep1g/s1600/DSCN0067.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpiww7J-TG_XdXI8gzKAyljMcgxMN1Jb10SG5t04BnuWi7ZAqKfErs0ViI9flJPzUqZbSdtf3A2tHJK8fywRgvTGThurGWbzdgsWCQ1CYxjvYL1AZnWIu65ntO8nr5Q8qBOep1g/s400/DSCN0067.JPG' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHV0TfqOpvyDjck6BuQuJNpD2VIEPRzD3J4t7X36O3W2z59B2oAtaWOu-67tZlgwrM2eljj5DjSHNPtNBcXuTxva-Px5MFmYYIq1es9TdWrBwi2J71_wTw-7BdXueOrMcSqJzXTA/s1600/DSCN0068.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHV0TfqOpvyDjck6BuQuJNpD2VIEPRzD3J4t7X36O3W2z59B2oAtaWOu-67tZlgwrM2eljj5DjSHNPtNBcXuTxva-Px5MFmYYIq1es9TdWrBwi2J71_wTw-7BdXueOrMcSqJzXTA/s400/DSCN0068.JPG' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;' /></a> <div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-29857419063112220612010-11-02T07:16:00.005-08:002010-11-02T19:59:16.750-08:00Dipnetting in the Kenaiperfectly educated and accomplished people (and some not) lug enormous nets with long handles to the mouth of the famous-for-salmon mouth of the Kenai River. We don long underwear, wool hats and anything else available to stay warm underneath neoprene or other chest waders. We stand cheek by jowl up to our armpits in the frigid water, braving the tide and whatever else can threaten us. We wait until the tide brings in a wave of red salmon and one hits the net. Then one quickly spins the net over to entrap the fish and carefully backs up to shore, trying not to fall over and drown OR worse, lose the fish! This is what Alaskans (including me) call fun dipnetting in the Kenai. Keith and Sally Brownsbergers have mastered this art and science and graciously take me along. They haul in one fish an hour, while I haul in one per day!<span><span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyj3vL12e7AKJJL8hN0-duGdv6QaKtNEFI-zj19J5k3QEniM5BNlAbuaBJxdXEaLyRo9ZDURKuTm6BFZkOhFhPO8JPTu__cRz7lXTbdUqvNxomVh5lnEV6AqK9pmSb3TkGGScRSg/s1600/dipnet+kenai2010+019+%282%29.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyj3vL12e7AKJJL8hN0-duGdv6QaKtNEFI-zj19J5k3QEniM5BNlAbuaBJxdXEaLyRo9ZDURKuTm6BFZkOhFhPO8JPTu__cRz7lXTbdUqvNxomVh5lnEV6AqK9pmSb3TkGGScRSg/s400/dipnet+kenai2010+019+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534972854208945298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6tXsAMempuvYcpxKMYrfRhyphenhyphenKjqJ-pYaYHSgms8M8M7ghF2pePtkDsb7eg6WCmGfltBP8Vp-_Us2MGEUglH-sAhzoNhVEolWRcciU_756dZufJENmNnPkFL4YeYFY8O8Ex7eF4g/s1600/DSCN3733.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6tXsAMempuvYcpxKMYrfRhyphenhyphenKjqJ-pYaYHSgms8M8M7ghF2pePtkDsb7eg6WCmGfltBP8Vp-_Us2MGEUglH-sAhzoNhVEolWRcciU_756dZufJENmNnPkFL4YeYFY8O8Ex7eF4g/s400/DSCN3733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534972846588352754" border="0" /></a>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-70256776921360949682010-11-02T07:14:00.001-08:002010-11-02T07:16:18.857-08:00summer 2010summer 2010 was my 20th summer in alaska and a glorious one. mostly i sent photos of travel and alaska adventures via facebook and picasa web albums, but feedback is that folks want the blog back! so i'll be updating shortly.judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-92167308618631047802010-06-02T07:35:00.001-08:002010-06-02T21:31:40.319-08:00Montana Visit to Ruth - May 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9lpxvivc69125owfOU3bnWxqGuFxcecs7BjYqe9ISgBq88O1K9zPvfq2PKLY9_QgH4z1FjfnWO8V6oZH48tS-3tg9KfFFuTrc9ZcWOrJVxNgxE3maaXVuUKX2dGf932EBTdy2A/s1600/DSCN3500.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9lpxvivc69125owfOU3bnWxqGuFxcecs7BjYqe9ISgBq88O1K9zPvfq2PKLY9_QgH4z1FjfnWO8V6oZH48tS-3tg9KfFFuTrc9ZcWOrJVxNgxE3maaXVuUKX2dGf932EBTdy2A/s400/DSCN3500.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;">I had the chance to see Ruth's new digs in Bozeman so we spent the long Memorial Day weekend there and exploring Great Falls MT. What a beautiful state!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9deixH2_jR4FT9zm4AGQF5S2XvWF3lpU3WTP1DRhdJGMsT8VH8aU9-2RzK9MfSJhQ77Z7Awq9Hg7T32B1_q1HVzE1DJKZbcDHxdzyhefD-kyhfyyPZ99ARUckwWVG7VbNLY8NmA/s1600/DSCN3514.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9deixH2_jR4FT9zm4AGQF5S2XvWF3lpU3WTP1DRhdJGMsT8VH8aU9-2RzK9MfSJhQ77Z7Awq9Hg7T32B1_q1HVzE1DJKZbcDHxdzyhefD-kyhfyyPZ99ARUckwWVG7VbNLY8NmA/s400/DSCN3514.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We hiked up high to Lewis and Clark Caverns and wended our way down and around on an excellent walking tour of stalagmites and stalactites. It was very fun.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhH004LGeVYMONNdpVoPn9RVVZ2jRtAMAgNsMnWOIIsPT2a7y1g6jkyCPff0mPuUyoH8WWEUI8P4wYCYgutVyPSJ9ruSI1tpe7oBtrhD1JEGB0v5E-j7o-re5ubaNDi-WmnU_eg/s1600/DSCN3520.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhH004LGeVYMONNdpVoPn9RVVZ2jRtAMAgNsMnWOIIsPT2a7y1g6jkyCPff0mPuUyoH8WWEUI8P4wYCYgutVyPSJ9ruSI1tpe7oBtrhD1JEGB0v5E-j7o-re5ubaNDi-WmnU_eg/s400/DSCN3520.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Tranquil, beautiful scenery everywhere you can look in Montana.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-pMn79PBmjH0MQlQufYzMLdE62l28YFfSes896PmMjEO5H6TWNzFqmO64lVj4yFbIOlWuAsR2ueI8t47ui3xeGIQy84atxWp7koLWrk4D2Rot4s2z8b_DVtAx58QlAPB3Nzdrw/s1600/DSCN3527.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-pMn79PBmjH0MQlQufYzMLdE62l28YFfSes896PmMjEO5H6TWNzFqmO64lVj4yFbIOlWuAsR2ueI8t47ui3xeGIQy84atxWp7koLWrk4D2Rot4s2z8b_DVtAx58QlAPB3Nzdrw/s400/DSCN3527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478413887829463922" border="0" /></a><br />Cheryl and Tom Zimmerman and Cheryl's mom met us at the point where LEwis and Clark had to portage a huge distance around five separate water falls. This is now the site of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center which made the expedition seem very real.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvDQFqKEr-goNjr1m33YiSCj-92DFLUuOq7Tklxs6ak80xB1k33qi67CvE-pxb7liV3EE79fKW9F-PmJuzjzi_si7T0FcmFQMrFAouZdx11XLnG6_Qs6juHjYPlM4LZUaQe8gQg/s1600/jb+and+ruth+and+cow+hug.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvDQFqKEr-goNjr1m33YiSCj-92DFLUuOq7Tklxs6ak80xB1k33qi67CvE-pxb7liV3EE79fKW9F-PmJuzjzi_si7T0FcmFQMrFAouZdx11XLnG6_Qs6juHjYPlM4LZUaQe8gQg/s400/jb+and+ruth+and+cow+hug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478415238518291250" border="0" /></a>It was a good visit. see ya next time Ruth!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-21729254403857060602010-05-16T19:42:00.003-08:002010-05-16T19:48:54.306-08:00bike ride from indian to girdwood May 15, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7-wYC0tmWqrCHrbmwcASMnp0qsgk-V3frQHWZQyjViWh3h7jCvFHQ-rZFSzbe3EWysf-1Mz3CyyNJK0XJ1N9yqtuxNzZXv9hrfhIlg1-ztEC9Sph-VnLJlUEs0AufFchp_jZtw/s1600/indian+to+gird+may+2010.jpeg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7-wYC0tmWqrCHrbmwcASMnp0qsgk-V3frQHWZQyjViWh3h7jCvFHQ-rZFSzbe3EWysf-1Mz3CyyNJK0XJ1N9yqtuxNzZXv9hrfhIlg1-ztEC9Sph-VnLJlUEs0AufFchp_jZtw/s400/indian+to+gird+may+2010.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472080477125969826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkXTSQEnx3WspbXrZVAQH8pV-eXiodqd1VHPb_UlS397RNgBAuNHIkO6sI51SRxTzKjhebMfAsfBfHFWhd1kSXm_tlnpFhzvHDNVmrZuqMEiJk5UbyqaYoZxQOHZ1haoyZtKE-g/s1600/indian+to+gird+avalanche.jpeg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkXTSQEnx3WspbXrZVAQH8pV-eXiodqd1VHPb_UlS397RNgBAuNHIkO6sI51SRxTzKjhebMfAsfBfHFWhd1kSXm_tlnpFhzvHDNVmrZuqMEiJk5UbyqaYoZxQOHZ1haoyZtKE-g/s400/indian+to+gird+avalanche.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472079650696556914" border="0" /></a>we had a meetup to ride indian to gird which was very scenic, windy and chilly. We had lunch at Chair 5 and then rode back to the cars. we left around 10 and got back to cars around 4 pm, so it was fun, full day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had the opportunity to portage our bikes over an avalanche that covered the bike trail. you never know what your adventures will bring in Alaska!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkXTSQEnx3WspbXrZVAQH8pV-eXiodqd1VHPb_UlS397RNgBAuNHIkO6sI51SRxTzKjhebMfAsfBfHFWhd1kSXm_tlnpFhzvHDNVmrZuqMEiJk5UbyqaYoZxQOHZ1haoyZtKE-g/s1600/indian+to+gird+avalanche.jpeg"></a><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-30515959917994885462010-05-16T19:24:00.012-08:002010-06-02T21:32:32.521-08:00shorebird festival in homer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFKF8L2E4AWcQnavTY7Lfl_zdENDAlJn0jZ5oUucbD_OHbo0B9OHD7Z6HoBeJPy8tj1q4jFKPBaMG56FIHDWnQ4IiC0YVARgpdkzx7PcE6rThZ8RJb3UvIdbIXpgWt8OifCvr-w/s1600/anne+marie+john+and+judith.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFKF8L2E4AWcQnavTY7Lfl_zdENDAlJn0jZ5oUucbD_OHbo0B9OHD7Z6HoBeJPy8tj1q4jFKPBaMG56FIHDWnQ4IiC0YVARgpdkzx7PcE6rThZ8RJb3UvIdbIXpgWt8OifCvr-w/s400/anne+marie+john+and+judith.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472077094372640514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOh0JtBrT3nwHnsGMXArhZwGE3vqhWjQ7sXQRSz0LmD9RW644yHDfCrSxuK69zJe5WtWExuWt1042PWke9NOkm1Y_RRWfPYiqY5e8WHku_PWsIeEpM1yLF1gUpwMJSYqs5iGnTg/s1600/jb+and+jim+on+beach.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOh0JtBrT3nwHnsGMXArhZwGE3vqhWjQ7sXQRSz0LmD9RW644yHDfCrSxuK69zJe5WtWExuWt1042PWke9NOkm1Y_RRWfPYiqY5e8WHku_PWsIeEpM1yLF1gUpwMJSYqs5iGnTg/s400/jb+and+jim+on+beach.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472076267367201042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyI3R7ZTX8SIcQ-1FSr2paGuUvRcSXA-A_ur8vvY2E3etF0ZTjwnn_CPhHnzHYM_fV36ytAP0Rm60hyphenhyphenhHKxaCdJmW3mjLJYH7HufjkVPB0BX9JqwTVJoAfjsS2uRW7GxPDjhIGMg/s1600/poster7.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyI3R7ZTX8SIcQ-1FSr2paGuUvRcSXA-A_ur8vvY2E3etF0ZTjwnn_CPhHnzHYM_fV36ytAP0Rm60hyphenhyphenhHKxaCdJmW3mjLJYH7HufjkVPB0BX9JqwTVJoAfjsS2uRW7GxPDjhIGMg/s400/poster7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472076130533262434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNsl5Yiud0kW1HMrPOGBZ0oayUsf8g6KUgNkfwvDkT0kfUK1GVNaDf34hsII5BtC22qsjM4ED5AfOr7LN1V0oHT0pB108m48m3iJ5zx_lKMh5qdamoor7vqP7jvBbmfiANQIVuA/s1600/volcano.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNsl5Yiud0kW1HMrPOGBZ0oayUsf8g6KUgNkfwvDkT0kfUK1GVNaDf34hsII5BtC22qsjM4ED5AfOr7LN1V0oHT0pB108m48m3iJ5zx_lKMh5qdamoor7vqP7jvBbmfiANQIVuA/s400/volcano.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472075985225265186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAVIVsx-UmjCRGa_74RUJFs9HopUso1qsWadR0CQ73Mx1AuZ4eU4eX8ApBmeU8-e6WnkgabtyaPWTT0mi-VwOAHT-sP0GM0o-Ni_fVAfAoDmrJDzxtmWc7ku7Cl9zfXXBbszBKA/s1600/kayak+in+kachemak+bay.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAVIVsx-UmjCRGa_74RUJFs9HopUso1qsWadR0CQ73Mx1AuZ4eU4eX8ApBmeU8-e6WnkgabtyaPWTT0mi-VwOAHT-sP0GM0o-Ni_fVAfAoDmrJDzxtmWc7ku7Cl9zfXXBbszBKA/s400/kayak+in+kachemak+bay.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472075885336377826" border="0" /></a>we went to visit Anne Marie in Homer over the same weekend as the shorebird festival. We had a fun beach walk, rode bikes, ate good food, had a good visit with anne marie, met john and barrett and enjoy anne marie's hospitality greatly. What a magical place!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbGx8sHJsAHwpHorMvD_Z9kRxhZ6nfsPv6XFk7YCTlLLycwcEBxz_fAYUkaSoO7g8PUsZHngB4Lpw1J_roOFV8z3zE7B3KsBsMFtOEb3-z4hqEBZRzC9H4LJZ80Kq3RFUqu6anw/s1600/poster3.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbGx8sHJsAHwpHorMvD_Z9kRxhZ6nfsPv6XFk7YCTlLLycwcEBxz_fAYUkaSoO7g8PUsZHngB4Lpw1J_roOFV8z3zE7B3KsBsMFtOEb3-z4hqEBZRzC9H4LJZ80Kq3RFUqu6anw/s400/poster3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472075692569112866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These sandhill crates were apparently scoping out a suitable nesting spot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />this is the volcanic mountain Augustine from across cook inlet.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />kayaking in kachemak bay<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />a moose in anne marie's yard<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qEz0ii3YxRciya8PZKbApFW6yG597rUHLqzFat79JhIKrlGAXOfg-NoiHCOTc6OVhZ4w6ayd0FOmJ3jWUcLAlScAXXFjgScfvEf4xIXt0maih22E3TszbMUkicWdJ56uywKHjw/s1600/poster4.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qEz0ii3YxRciya8PZKbApFW6yG597rUHLqzFat79JhIKrlGAXOfg-NoiHCOTc6OVhZ4w6ayd0FOmJ3jWUcLAlScAXXFjgScfvEf4xIXt0maih22E3TszbMUkicWdJ56uywKHjw/s400/poster4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472075586359764658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />There's an otter in the water doing what he otter.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjU-ONS18RaYsI-pwLeL2aZSl94zGZDlQWEuWC8KJKU9o0jetreTukN7IrxYuuq-DgXPKDNx4FnzK0lAsLeQwJMpfl2pVUYG_PavoVdJB6FXZfd0TDtWZE-uU1zpQ2HbD6vy4CWg/s1600/DSCN3438.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjU-ONS18RaYsI-pwLeL2aZSl94zGZDlQWEuWC8KJKU9o0jetreTukN7IrxYuuq-DgXPKDNx4FnzK0lAsLeQwJMpfl2pVUYG_PavoVdJB6FXZfd0TDtWZE-uU1zpQ2HbD6vy4CWg/s400/DSCN3438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472075307895236482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />jim and jude in picturesque homer<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-55474682213083233702010-05-16T19:01:00.007-08:002010-06-02T21:33:30.053-08:00May fun in Alaska -- bear on Potter May 6, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VgRt_7hKnTe7tGfvAKgf_mi2ecryKnMbqVhdPgdqBTvOvR1N9OTC75QkRhcPPZZLxTtyIK8yacCAk2iB7_QRPuU6cLAxh6F_W5JNW72px6zfoOBBCx0GqXdpk64ldzukB0or3g/s1600/rick+tna+jb+and+flemming.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VgRt_7hKnTe7tGfvAKgf_mi2ecryKnMbqVhdPgdqBTvOvR1N9OTC75QkRhcPPZZLxTtyIK8yacCAk2iB7_QRPuU6cLAxh6F_W5JNW72px6zfoOBBCx0GqXdpk64ldzukB0or3g/s400/rick+tna+jb+and+flemming.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472074001328601314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtG0gPGPQSLXZAZnOhTy5ycLcXIDJPeKAFMuJhJNjQRZrysRc8PY536k9yQwJmSw5Xk3VUKr96f4-Pk0fGZdzJcwghNnRpTU6OGaQPWmN5MfNZuDXECVnwmmIbIFya6gwAhuIow/s1600/DSCN3426.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtG0gPGPQSLXZAZnOhTy5ycLcXIDJPeKAFMuJhJNjQRZrysRc8PY536k9yQwJmSw5Xk3VUKr96f4-Pk0fGZdzJcwghNnRpTU6OGaQPWmN5MfNZuDXECVnwmmIbIFya6gwAhuIow/s400/DSCN3426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472073839112681458" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />We had a close encounter with a big black bear on the Potter trail (aka turnagain and johnson).<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> This is the four of us including Jake, the dog.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBNmtBNRtuTEPo8f65e3leoA-38n8_IGl9fTfz4qx8x6pXvhIronZh3nzF81aYadVNi17l5zAfHiXqpEg8W0WXxzQi9-nVPc_jMKGhdb-3qz9iSbjy4-A_2oR1suC88bk_K_LXg/s1600/big+black+bear.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBNmtBNRtuTEPo8f65e3leoA-38n8_IGl9fTfz4qx8x6pXvhIronZh3nzF81aYadVNi17l5zAfHiXqpEg8W0WXxzQi9-nVPc_jMKGhdb-3qz9iSbjy4-A_2oR1suC88bk_K_LXg/s400/big+black+bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472073695663022994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We got a big surprize when the bear charged Jake, the dog.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But not too shocked to catch a photo. Thankfully, everything worked out okay.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZVR2g0T1vZ2tyS_UoSbSkyi-htiPb1uI8dmqy0c1jNvMSSqW5DauvMShkyJBn1wSqgobhrW6IqnfP3AC-VO66iJs_gaa95IKnxhNtkkBRNoW_2Ta6hI3X-hOOHtsMqqd7SZmpw/s1600/DSCN3426.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"></div><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-50282815603795739852010-04-08T21:54:00.002-08:002010-04-08T21:57:43.422-08:00April 8, 2010 snow hike eveningThe Thursday evening hike with our fearless leader Toshi (left)<br />took us from Prospect Heights trailhead to gasline, Alder trail and<br />others on the hillside of Anchorage. We all enjoyed the spring<br />snow-hiking conditions and the occasional post-holing, but helped<br />each other through it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL53jGhoLHMn7iY6TMlILSAMQkQLoJ9qYZx0UqnwRIYlkqzNd_0cLmQYDJzMtuGM9pYuYh407yeEt6EeSuS6Ouo9JDW-kS8Zidf0Pdn47Aaua0eOimZiCN8UJBxZUQlImhfgvjg/s1600/DSCN3399.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL53jGhoLHMn7iY6TMlILSAMQkQLoJ9qYZx0UqnwRIYlkqzNd_0cLmQYDJzMtuGM9pYuYh407yeEt6EeSuS6Ouo9JDW-kS8Zidf0Pdn47Aaua0eOimZiCN8UJBxZUQlImhfgvjg/s400/DSCN3399.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a good view of flattop named for obvious reasons!<br />We had a perfectly clear spring evening for hiking.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyaGGTouXaM7cdbn_2Wz1Uzs-Q4uXAdNO2ubf9O2LPdRzTaBp_-pyuR9m_tFMWRvPgzLZ728DNT3Xb9nnvx2mYb2cj_6o-SVF36HR9zUJ__OuaaFV81fgX53CFaMtn4E964J1dA/s1600/DSCN3401.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyaGGTouXaM7cdbn_2Wz1Uzs-Q4uXAdNO2ubf9O2LPdRzTaBp_-pyuR9m_tFMWRvPgzLZ728DNT3Xb9nnvx2mYb2cj_6o-SVF36HR9zUJ__OuaaFV81fgX53CFaMtn4E964J1dA/s400/DSCN3401.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is O'Malley peak and False O'Malley just behind the spruce tree.<br />the broad expanse is known as the ballfield which has a great<br />moon-scape kind of terrain<br />that's fun to hike through after the steep gully up to it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxSZSZNtYsxV3x1Ed77wMeDZks6uhZJr9ZtZKd71eFleVD3tDPBbdxfCw8JjkOs10ru9vmV2ml6iLZEC9CbpJl56OmPkP2KFiwalGOKw5tZZerWaOK0_QOaLdzdYPN1UwKDGCsA/s1600/DSCN3402.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxSZSZNtYsxV3x1Ed77wMeDZks6uhZJr9ZtZKd71eFleVD3tDPBbdxfCw8JjkOs10ru9vmV2ml6iLZEC9CbpJl56OmPkP2KFiwalGOKw5tZZerWaOK0_QOaLdzdYPN1UwKDGCsA/s400/DSCN3402.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hoNqNFzT13XnSq2j8xpT73DoFXaCZn1I4oPEiL_a7OhCOG-iMDV-fbTuRWB8x27qmy5rrQwwMww1r34r4G89JRPUy16AS0P-AJnAAtwrRZT175IPG1F7dpSqjc5YU39xetimTw/s1600/DSCN3405.JPG"></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-64438516853502329372010-03-29T17:37:00.001-08:002010-06-02T21:35:49.838-08:00March 29, 2010 - Seward's Day off!Seward's Day is a legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska. It falls on the last Monday in March and commemorates the signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30, 1867.[1] It is named for then-Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase from Russia.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9g9JSkuzWGmOngpcs4kjPQCZvs3zV33XdUh47v82KsFV3o-DjAfpuELJ3B4XEZ5lHlqoXd6YNfFCPdfmkvsdllwga29Lb1DrvWlqQkMmI3fn25qakJBiSjwSvm8SQN7IURFDoqg/s1600/DSCN3379.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9g9JSkuzWGmOngpcs4kjPQCZvs3zV33XdUh47v82KsFV3o-DjAfpuELJ3B4XEZ5lHlqoXd6YNfFCPdfmkvsdllwga29Lb1DrvWlqQkMmI3fn25qakJBiSjwSvm8SQN7IURFDoqg/s400/DSCN3379.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Mike and I enjoying a spring hike.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIirH0b7Pl0ze56opsfUYubCIEccd6-yqVEvP4_869eIK2obGNfWBN1cgH18OE8MtHNJ28ctZ5J6sr86yTEu77RkV0JhfxYRuv-SlN_THd325oShkivaH4DYHq_1nwpdFJKXLGA/s1600/DSCN3381.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIirH0b7Pl0ze56opsfUYubCIEccd6-yqVEvP4_869eIK2obGNfWBN1cgH18OE8MtHNJ28ctZ5J6sr86yTEu77RkV0JhfxYRuv-SlN_THd325oShkivaH4DYHq_1nwpdFJKXLGA/s400/DSCN3381.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That's a ptarmigan in the tree. It turns white for the winter and then morphs into the color of branches to hide itself during the summer. I also spotted a couple of wolves today in the trees pouncing on little critters.<br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCl5iWawLe0gFntdE5PdNRlUYjcZtMSuBjw8FMTCc1KWWLpAj1pvN9fFhdSZ5eYRUg9OSSQYJBmypUELAbevtehh8hd_y6WhkQX0mGJSWxj5VP1UBw7030FrF8wADz7iitRFamQ/s1600/DSCN3382.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCl5iWawLe0gFntdE5PdNRlUYjcZtMSuBjw8FMTCc1KWWLpAj1pvN9fFhdSZ5eYRUg9OSSQYJBmypUELAbevtehh8hd_y6WhkQX0mGJSWxj5VP1UBw7030FrF8wADz7iitRFamQ/s400/DSCN3382.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-11696657678037056932010-03-13T08:59:00.000-09:002010-03-13T09:00:15.080-09:00March 2010 - Iditarod and Ruth's visit<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">March always brings the ceremonial start of the Iditarod to Anchorage. We watched some of the teams as they prepared to go over their first urban overpass by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wrx_FYxnzq6M5XBsfyNRRfNyj9PR4xFn_SOa0znDm6xllFD2FbtS3lnBJqOJ07nOdMfDRj4S5Qmg2AyylI8wk3RegMW7ZsX9ZiMARipUEZ7icXHcc6YsQxtlyYYa__Wrc3xYpw/s1600-h/DSCN3353.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wrx_FYxnzq6M5XBsfyNRRfNyj9PR4xFn_SOa0znDm6xllFD2FbtS3lnBJqOJ07nOdMfDRj4S5Qmg2AyylI8wk3RegMW7ZsX9ZiMARipUEZ7icXHcc6YsQxtlyYYa__Wrc3xYpw/s400/DSCN3353.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Ruth arrived for her "spring break" just in time to see our new 16" of snow and to be in single digit temps. So much for spring! But we do "spring forward" tonight so we'll be enjoying longer daylight now until the summer solstice in late June. YAY! Below is the welcome home fruit tart.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbxGHZcLe0HUVuF-nyjVhT2cpjCE-XHgY36G37tgXskjA74e-c_l5D2avDWSk7s3QMw2JU65SAoFN3GnMjBaTbytmpRc2NZBdZ661fRLFShUouvH6zAQSTvqCaXXBXXaPfZyAMg/s1600-h/DSCN3361.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbxGHZcLe0HUVuF-nyjVhT2cpjCE-XHgY36G37tgXskjA74e-c_l5D2avDWSk7s3QMw2JU65SAoFN3GnMjBaTbytmpRc2NZBdZ661fRLFShUouvH6zAQSTvqCaXXBXXaPfZyAMg/s400/DSCN3361.JPG" /></a> </div><br />It's time to get serious about replacing the sliding patio doors to the mountainview deck. Maybe we'll get that done today, but there are so many other fun things to do! We're toasty here with the new boiler and water heater all installed. Just in time for a winter storm and then summer.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb-vtOF2Z9SKwsu76mQ2O_g7JOW19VDFXOi-DLKW7xWfcGdtjKLL14JbxhtvBnywXYQ45dRyxZDfrmotzewOBKrDKa-dU2J0uXfecDANsjqIRPEghUpdmYr8dnLzxtvNSTyvwsQ/s1600-h/DSCN3362.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb-vtOF2Z9SKwsu76mQ2O_g7JOW19VDFXOi-DLKW7xWfcGdtjKLL14JbxhtvBnywXYQ45dRyxZDfrmotzewOBKrDKa-dU2J0uXfecDANsjqIRPEghUpdmYr8dnLzxtvNSTyvwsQ/s400/DSCN3362.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-40221317471886836772010-02-28T19:07:00.003-09:002010-02-28T19:19:57.219-09:00Fur Rondy Weekend Feb 2010What can I say? Fur Rendezvous served the purpose of getting trappers together in mid-winter to compete in winter sports. We still have this crazy winter carnival and do fun things as a cabin fever reliever. It lasts a couple of weeks and gives us all a chance to shake the crazies out. This banner goes across the main street of Anchorage.<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3uPFgzIOWCdTq6qB5ubJuOzXYFakeM6AGB5WTAtmhyphenhyphenxvSiMEr-TofQtw9x_RjNJpW0whWBF1iC-mtad_-oYDVYjor50PUHbjpqrEy-TQnb_hBBWtvBrpZKjGwyVQIc67wZL3TA/s1600-h/DSCN3314.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3uPFgzIOWCdTq6qB5ubJuOzXYFakeM6AGB5WTAtmhyphenhyphenxvSiMEr-TofQtw9x_RjNJpW0whWBF1iC-mtad_-oYDVYjor50PUHbjpqrEy-TQnb_hBBWtvBrpZKjGwyVQIc67wZL3TA/s400/DSCN3314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443513159543296882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXAzpgP3M6jrqGMRw4vecqod9bAA5Hmvqwk6Tk4XLv2CbRcX-3E1CJMc1mqHCmntExnCkH9J1jqsAMRNxBoDAiwon0sY8RnbwkN80mbuANjbKcgGd_xmbl9MKVBC4eoqiyLXFCg/s1600-h/snowshoe+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXAzpgP3M6jrqGMRw4vecqod9bAA5Hmvqwk6Tk4XLv2CbRcX-3E1CJMc1mqHCmntExnCkH9J1jqsAMRNxBoDAiwon0sY8RnbwkN80mbuANjbKcgGd_xmbl9MKVBC4eoqiyLXFCg/s400/snowshoe+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443513368570432978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We walked around downtown to see the Fur Rondy Parade and to a park to watch snowshoe softball. There were some catch costumes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The sled dog races began at noon on Friday and Saturday and the dogs were ready to pull.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIneExaUouF9moIjPS7975vZzc5dZzS7IRS8-rV4gcHty_QvPhpIp75RV3_LmvLu-McgLAGyxGOfEfsWJ92ShDw0EO3s7lqhBIOShISkAIlvESLQ8-gTLfzl83vEE98IV6GDXp-Q/s1600-h/DSCN3325.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIneExaUouF9moIjPS7975vZzc5dZzS7IRS8-rV4gcHty_QvPhpIp75RV3_LmvLu-McgLAGyxGOfEfsWJ92ShDw0EO3s7lqhBIOShISkAIlvESLQ8-gTLfzl83vEE98IV6GDXp-Q/s400/DSCN3325.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>F Bar J and some other groups' horses were in the parade. Such beautiful animals and good sportsmen and women.<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtvlfHn2ilhkAtD1KNhOLGEBlXm1e8oJGamk2wBXvfR_RrtqhQPsvwHetnM5hbo9Vbm18pXxq9ziR9AZjV3gfUuFkzPugmlsSlpG0t3uXOTSCvFc22yCHxrEWRKYYzy4g8VSihw/s1600-h/DSCN3331.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtvlfHn2ilhkAtD1KNhOLGEBlXm1e8oJGamk2wBXvfR_RrtqhQPsvwHetnM5hbo9Vbm18pXxq9ziR9AZjV3gfUuFkzPugmlsSlpG0t3uXOTSCvFc22yCHxrEWRKYYzy4g8VSihw/s400/DSCN3331.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>As usual, it's fun to watch the sled dog races downtown Anchorage.<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8y0E-eCpSh0Mo3rl1dyuQIYg-f9nte3qmO6nwiBhvbf-BHggR2FrZwnJnId4iEokywIxywYgt0G-h-VL8rZGgKYL89RYBkNmgBh3tZ5rvSFMA8BB8qkZ37PpL2KfDnet2DiodQ/s1600-h/DSCN3333.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8y0E-eCpSh0Mo3rl1dyuQIYg-f9nte3qmO6nwiBhvbf-BHggR2FrZwnJnId4iEokywIxywYgt0G-h-VL8rZGgKYL89RYBkNmgBh3tZ5rvSFMA8BB8qkZ37PpL2KfDnet2DiodQ/s400/DSCN3333.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />This is a group of people that work together and play snowshoe softball together too.<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oi5TSeGmSc7BthpwzeuoqkdiksOnAofuOfrOwo23abXrbG9VEEEn_CneVeCO0P-KMV9gbEDz8rfe5lzQ6IweiF3kk3t1hdHPbrOInTbme80yHPnx5nzwTOnkubrj3KoZMm8HqQ/s1600-h/DSCN3339.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oi5TSeGmSc7BthpwzeuoqkdiksOnAofuOfrOwo23abXrbG9VEEEn_CneVeCO0P-KMV9gbEDz8rfe5lzQ6IweiF3kk3t1hdHPbrOInTbme80yHPnx5nzwTOnkubrj3KoZMm8HqQ/s400/DSCN3339.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-15102373348334959752010-02-25T08:21:00.002-09:002010-02-25T08:37:07.507-09:00memphis 2/10 susan's messianic bat mitzvah<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">it was really great to be able to travel to Memphis to be with Susan during her special celebration weekend.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ceskv72UDHpSPTB0ayjdi3Tq3lT4PqP3dPLSyas8_q_XkCttdVSNJvpVjAXEVsMagRBiYLXsqkmdFGeDySaLCwXnLiunMlgzRiVh-JdyopRio2YFGMvLQsXYqHIUJ8H-Pk6AMA/s1600-h/DSCN3224.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ceskv72UDHpSPTB0ayjdi3Tq3lT4PqP3dPLSyas8_q_XkCttdVSNJvpVjAXEVsMagRBiYLXsqkmdFGeDySaLCwXnLiunMlgzRiVh-JdyopRio2YFGMvLQsXYqHIUJ8H-Pk6AMA/s400/DSCN3224.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>I'd never been to a messianic bat mitzvah before, especially for a person who's also celebrating a 60th birthday!<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA_2XA55Jhd2E1jDoxSzt0EwgcXoHrD0fDfawy-4lNcF4duj68Y2RFhrm9tyiFkVyFNfvP8eJIEEqBpP66_3k5NKarGTWDv1xeGBobK3-Pxju8Ybt1G8l1Ve0XFhidHTq8CEaiQ/s1600-h/DSCN3227.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA_2XA55Jhd2E1jDoxSzt0EwgcXoHrD0fDfawy-4lNcF4duj68Y2RFhrm9tyiFkVyFNfvP8eJIEEqBpP66_3k5NKarGTWDv1xeGBobK3-Pxju8Ybt1G8l1Ve0XFhidHTq8CEaiQ/s400/DSCN3227.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>David Miller's awesome, so proud of his mom's accomplishments as she is of his. Good luck in law school!<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyu-xLgbcN60wKXTb38s0TdSGU_kD5tLczYTlB4x45GLueUAgLiQ0i_RdF9hA6A2M8JAHlsJTRzzGgUWC4fh3xxObi0mHE1-rqE3DiodZXKSAN9GEjXYvExmin1mBMjRMs99t2Q/s1600-h/DSCN3246.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyu-xLgbcN60wKXTb38s0TdSGU_kD5tLczYTlB4x45GLueUAgLiQ0i_RdF9hA6A2M8JAHlsJTRzzGgUWC4fh3xxObi0mHE1-rqE3DiodZXKSAN9GEjXYvExmin1mBMjRMs99t2Q/s400/DSCN3246.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>A treat and surprise for me was to stay at the cat-free but love-full home of Anna and Brant and their four bright girls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e7hAAFUbcLSz-SSHOtQll716-LVzB7sXx_cZ72tgXlp9JLc_JPvaLtN8aomCR85zcjonIdzR-oBnKeoywQcYJXjIQzVOU9VHJf1J69-4SNMoZxmW2HWliAh8sJq4IWuYh7akvg/s1600-h/DSCN3253.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e7hAAFUbcLSz-SSHOtQll716-LVzB7sXx_cZ72tgXlp9JLc_JPvaLtN8aomCR85zcjonIdzR-oBnKeoywQcYJXjIQzVOU9VHJf1J69-4SNMoZxmW2HWliAh8sJq4IWuYh7akvg/s400/DSCN3253.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Almost two Jasmine.<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDBTQDuKfRFKJcFsj9Q0kygwirneRiBJUXXu0TKW0eGWMU7o7JQS4r2yelYnz2mG2Fv5rx8kfQ2RHGwX3h49wuB88No6S13KL3vhYywBZsUmFPLzCkZ-Ug4YAR5mtwogDiPlvHQ/s1600-h/DSCN3247.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDBTQDuKfRFKJcFsj9Q0kygwirneRiBJUXXu0TKW0eGWMU7o7JQS4r2yelYnz2mG2Fv5rx8kfQ2RHGwX3h49wuB88No6S13KL3vhYywBZsUmFPLzCkZ-Ug4YAR5mtwogDiPlvHQ/s400/DSCN3247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442236043027654226" border="0" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1q7jhJ2osO9PvKNMGlF7dOqD_Xw37WO2mACmkhF_epyIgbNNuC9hecOb5MCZN8bnQ3PJegKE1gCZyUHkjn1FfcF2c3QML37DGz8LG1mhLtHXFnl0cTqUKzNggpZOrXkO-t6FSrw/s1600-h/hoe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1q7jhJ2osO9PvKNMGlF7dOqD_Xw37WO2mACmkhF_epyIgbNNuC9hecOb5MCZN8bnQ3PJegKE1gCZyUHkjn1FfcF2c3QML37DGz8LG1mhLtHXFnl0cTqUKzNggpZOrXkO-t6FSrw/s400/hoe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442235413356600498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"> The hoe-down on Saturday night was a blast - very good idea Susan.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-11424240195255324462010-02-11T20:18:00.002-09:002010-02-11T20:27:05.328-09:00Feb 2010 - Juneau and Dave home!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XZWHN_y4n7e8-oMOJ4Y2mQ5rsGzHTVoXq7HUQObYMsq8tBv8lv5Ot0D_vOyeWCL-kz6cWVJcS8x-DSxogH84fwxqONO-qT14QiAQ35tvv1YzjU-AF6qugIGDyWMtJJiuwR6iqw/s1600-h/DSCN3189.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XZWHN_y4n7e8-oMOJ4Y2mQ5rsGzHTVoXq7HUQObYMsq8tBv8lv5Ot0D_vOyeWCL-kz6cWVJcS8x-DSxogH84fwxqONO-qT14QiAQ35tvv1YzjU-AF6qugIGDyWMtJJiuwR6iqw/s400/DSCN3189.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHzX50WTpwFg5kCzx1Lg1LIKlUR5KPxOo8z8xmFZC1ZjqSEI2GL92nth1I1ClrYdBhqky1dUHkaBLJ0bDqGqvM47ZnuYcHYgo-9Nh-fm_ZLngUoWCiFHqa2J2AtiN4ktMX37UZw/s1600-h/DSCN3190.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHzX50WTpwFg5kCzx1Lg1LIKlUR5KPxOo8z8xmFZC1ZjqSEI2GL92nth1I1ClrYdBhqky1dUHkaBLJ0bDqGqvM47ZnuYcHYgo-9Nh-fm_ZLngUoWCiFHqa2J2AtiN4ktMX37UZw/s400/DSCN3190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437223172690608802" border="0" /></a></div>I spent a few days in Juneau to do some seminars and have meetings.<br /> Julie Dyar is a most capable Medicare<br />counselor and she did most of the public seminars, YAY, you go girl!<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpMqOfSw_2bg7RFq-0dxBPsLuySnm9BJ6WlU_u3HjpaUNUxCfECdN463-kT8TSyzF_a6sMD8SIBuc_1rTfWU-_CoF5BCqsvZk_oyta4clhJ2JQTEu2umVVqrW2neBp_ltRpO5nw/s1600-h/jb+and+julie+on+kiny+juneau+2010.jpg">The weather was warm in Juneau and it was a treat to walk on the sidewalk and be able to see it! No snow and ice, what a novelty! This was the view from my hotel window. <img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpMqOfSw_2bg7RFq-0dxBPsLuySnm9BJ6WlU_u3HjpaUNUxCfECdN463-kT8TSyzF_a6sMD8SIBuc_1rTfWU-_CoF5BCqsvZk_oyta4clhJ2JQTEu2umVVqrW2neBp_ltRpO5nw/s400/jb+and+julie+on+kiny+juneau+2010.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>We were on a couple of radio stations including Capitol Chat. That was fun!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1GP-MZW8FRi87LLl3oy3L7cmsNiExjSyYNmkel8Y6HgFScITsatPYnczpsxZ99cEoYjkfYwT7CoxhAQqhTepY8bg49XaZzteHy7rIgd8bJFcPNwF_YXWCM1ujMXgAPUgbjytZw/s1600-h/DSCN3192.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1GP-MZW8FRi87LLl3oy3L7cmsNiExjSyYNmkel8Y6HgFScITsatPYnczpsxZ99cEoYjkfYwT7CoxhAQqhTepY8bg49XaZzteHy7rIgd8bJFcPNwF_YXWCM1ujMXgAPUgbjytZw/s400/DSCN3192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />2/11/10 The best part of this week was getting back to Anchorage and meeting up with David at the airport. Here's David and Ryan showing off their star wars gear. It's nice to have Dave home for a few days before he's off and running again.<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-71427065727270429482010-02-07T19:31:00.000-09:002010-02-07T19:32:09.632-09:00alaska ski for women 2010<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /><br /> </div>Alaska Ski for Women, a fun event where hundreds of women join up for a day of fun skiing and wacky costumes to raise funds for a worthy cause - prevention of domestic violence this year.<br />This team of monarch butterflies was the all time best in my opinion.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVB9yllDxGk2hdjBGjjNX52dUOV7FfI-7eaQf1tXKO4c9jhbcLqyZZmSfIMVL9cmt9XhfJgNfmKR-yPlhkefKptp8kyCOevQCrV72pflNQW0xziFN8OyElXW-SOYIeFvmy65DrA/s1600-h/DSCN3175.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVB9yllDxGk2hdjBGjjNX52dUOV7FfI-7eaQf1tXKO4c9jhbcLqyZZmSfIMVL9cmt9XhfJgNfmKR-yPlhkefKptp8kyCOevQCrV72pflNQW0xziFN8OyElXW-SOYIeFvmy65DrA/s400/DSCN3175.JPG" /></a> </div>There were people dressed up as airplanes, little red riding hood and the wolf, chicken and egg, you name it and someone invented it. The team i was on dressed up as shimmery, glittery northern lights and called ourselves the glitteratskis.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwl3FOXxbg87oVCJ0CcyPSyLIm6YvjAiWBvqCDG6dSv2jmWBimnnskULSmjfnLk_mgfMHwLgoJhfymVepuSiLjB7QQ-2RqzbEknH1nvYtIcSshJ-UozbxfgQe7ppMDNeD5h-9PyA/s1600-h/DSCN3178.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwl3FOXxbg87oVCJ0CcyPSyLIm6YvjAiWBvqCDG6dSv2jmWBimnnskULSmjfnLk_mgfMHwLgoJhfymVepuSiLjB7QQ-2RqzbEknH1nvYtIcSshJ-UozbxfgQe7ppMDNeD5h-9PyA/s400/DSCN3178.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Temps were warm. This photo shows shaina, margarett, veronica, me, quianyu, dela and eileen. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdibR8ot_YgSDsZUsT9x5JQyx69t5XuvdlGMKj8SVMONLLBlEOXD7Jub_tZrtgCL7mR-i-eqiKSDc2qZdYPTNA_Hkifoo_K9em5zClzV-Vq-J0FRR3PbknMSZRNIhEIoo8Ftmdlg/s1600-h/northern.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdibR8ot_YgSDsZUsT9x5JQyx69t5XuvdlGMKj8SVMONLLBlEOXD7Jub_tZrtgCL7mR-i-eqiKSDc2qZdYPTNA_Hkifoo_K9em5zClzV-Vq-J0FRR3PbknMSZRNIhEIoo8Ftmdlg/s400/northern.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Women took over all the bathrooms in the chalet and there were lots of fun props for us all over the trails. There were extra rolls of toilet paper hanging from a ski pole in the stalls. thanks to the clever lady that thought that one up!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGiKmYbwb9QP07hR_MCiFLLQd2EuJoiEejFW4Oni9aUjjn1ZEOAIVn_iRjMcYxAFNxxTrkFyZgTYmFYvxuFnyl_vDXS9M0-Sx9k-i12Xdwhg51BdT0sVUO6bd6ZZt7qzaj-komQ/s1600-h/DSCN3164.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGiKmYbwb9QP07hR_MCiFLLQd2EuJoiEejFW4Oni9aUjjn1ZEOAIVn_iRjMcYxAFNxxTrkFyZgTYmFYvxuFnyl_vDXS9M0-Sx9k-i12Xdwhg51BdT0sVUO6bd6ZZt7qzaj-komQ/s400/DSCN3164.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-44816482300214890092010-02-02T07:53:00.007-09:002010-02-02T08:47:26.481-09:00kauai vacation Jan 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOsq9m_gI8VFTcuyhyphenhyphen3Jpdb5Oju7ZkoUVqXrOoDsC63VnInhEDdcza2YrqGMLqURRWGnvQnIAxg2blguF73Ic1Xi6DBxIVmYbh1n5JFr4_FCkiEclx8IA8WdMBjwuEimzvhrSyw/s1600-h/DSCN3089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOsq9m_gI8VFTcuyhyphenhyphen3Jpdb5Oju7ZkoUVqXrOoDsC63VnInhEDdcza2YrqGMLqURRWGnvQnIAxg2blguF73Ic1Xi6DBxIVmYbh1n5JFr4_FCkiEclx8IA8WdMBjwuEimzvhrSyw/s400/DSCN3089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433700827988967410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGdlEONulHJRzyFtu7VqeKxnRj9fFnMItySgSGRDb2ibuCHKWwOQPaCB9ydVHqC8tKar1tMTKBfmr4C8SLlexKxVwsTk1iTv-e2hSpqztrBlGKmUXxkW8q0A3AClGlPlE38axZA/s1600-h/bougainville.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGdlEONulHJRzyFtu7VqeKxnRj9fFnMItySgSGRDb2ibuCHKWwOQPaCB9ydVHqC8tKar1tMTKBfmr4C8SLlexKxVwsTk1iTv-e2hSpqztrBlGKmUXxkW8q0A3AClGlPlE38axZA/s400/bougainville.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433696066816518642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnlJYCbyjYe5fAO_5bDUxMdrtR9Dz4PKeTirNNRzaEsHP0jgUUdGV_LrMokpa5QCXp_zDHCVjnBb6qVE8AqcN-NbkBzdUMDTrx5wnQnssyzPTe-0XAnPXh5Re3_rINUAJdE_nAw/s1600-h/beach2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnlJYCbyjYe5fAO_5bDUxMdrtR9Dz4PKeTirNNRzaEsHP0jgUUdGV_LrMokpa5QCXp_zDHCVjnBb6qVE8AqcN-NbkBzdUMDTrx5wnQnssyzPTe-0XAnPXh5Re3_rINUAJdE_nAw/s400/beach2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433693794021012498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />John, Mike and I went to Kauai for a 2 week vacation from Alaska. We spent two weeks hiking, snorkeling, boogey-boarding at the beach, enjoying sunsets and more hiking, enjoying waking up to good local coffee sitting on the lanai in Poipu crater. We were there for two weeks.<br /><br /><br />i especially enjoyed the tropical botanics. these are bougainville that we saw in reds, pinks, violet, orange and lots of other colors. Other great things to view and enjoy included banyan trees, breadfruit trees, betel nut and coconut palms, anthurium, birds of paradise, bamboo, you name it and it grows on Kauai.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />we had great views from the napali coast hike, the south, west and all over as we explored, went fishing, hiking, etc. I do think Kauai is one of the most beautiful places on Earth.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_KJOl64CxzZOIM7jwEOXjKQHz5midXhxIdsX1nAX0u1jAGXv6GSHFRfsmPhRmMYICPIDkuRAEDNWBbzmtJ1JAi1ercC3NweTI1h5YqWwKxHW3c3SQdklN-6OPJRW9Cbagf3RwA/s1600-h/Ellsworth+Junior+Karin+and+Judith.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_KJOl64CxzZOIM7jwEOXjKQHz5midXhxIdsX1nAX0u1jAGXv6GSHFRfsmPhRmMYICPIDkuRAEDNWBbzmtJ1JAi1ercC3NweTI1h5YqWwKxHW3c3SQdklN-6OPJRW9Cbagf3RwA/s400/Ellsworth+Junior+Karin+and+Judith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433693360655749810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIHSmC2NEAj-EVt2j6NLa9gmg80NGEWNTq_hTQ2LPvuxEl2WFLbsOrAALBYk67qWTw9aDsftMKDfun5P8H8PHoiVnwqtR6URFQLO7sOiWb54sjh-cVWSN8dc_wlslXbOmaRpOYw/s1600-h/Kauai+Jan+2010+212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIHSmC2NEAj-EVt2j6NLa9gmg80NGEWNTq_hTQ2LPvuxEl2WFLbsOrAALBYk67qWTw9aDsftMKDfun5P8H8PHoiVnwqtR6URFQLO7sOiWb54sjh-cVWSN8dc_wlslXbOmaRpOYw/s400/Kauai+Jan+2010+212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433701555325621090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1u5E5iOJi44MaJHcm12cFxg8TytweHjfYOCLVCGHEISWqhqhMgCH2JNC7eh1iRth_V0_g9wcHWnEBq1dRKHlvtsutNP6u9KXerV2hdAv-9yWhaynTOvIcByJLzkVGTLOc-gyzg/s1600-h/DSCN3060.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1u5E5iOJi44MaJHcm12cFxg8TytweHjfYOCLVCGHEISWqhqhMgCH2JNC7eh1iRth_V0_g9wcHWnEBq1dRKHlvtsutNP6u9KXerV2hdAv-9yWhaynTOvIcByJLzkVGTLOc-gyzg/s400/DSCN3060.JPG" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndkZeUnSbBB9fh6_jQc89Lh3XYR3ztOOSOYhZAaeh-tabIkyDoc4Noo75pmJ9Y6-wGlzr3IyDzJak7usfwsLH9aqGNpnezVP2dp3YAt_Uz3tF014JeZ_jDcFF14iLMlB_-Zw7LA/s1600-h/DSCN3062.JPG">Mike and I volunteered our time at the National Tropical Botanical Gardens where we met Karin, Junior and Ellsworth, volunteering or working there. We trimmed pritchardia (fan) palms.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jim and Kwei arrived for a five day vacation and joined us for some beach hiking, kayaking the Wailua river, finding the fern grotto, a dip into a frigid swimming hole and Lauau fun. It was a much-needed sunshine and warm weather break! Here's the five of us doing what we did real well - having fun!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kauai is the oldest volacanic island in the Hawaiian archipelago. These are taro fields below.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndkZeUnSbBB9fh6_jQc89Lh3XYR3ztOOSOYhZAaeh-tabIkyDoc4Noo75pmJ9Y6-wGlzr3IyDzJak7usfwsLH9aqGNpnezVP2dp3YAt_Uz3tF014JeZ_jDcFF14iLMlB_-Zw7LA/s1600-h/DSCN3062.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndkZeUnSbBB9fh6_jQc89Lh3XYR3ztOOSOYhZAaeh-tabIkyDoc4Noo75pmJ9Y6-wGlzr3IyDzJak7usfwsLH9aqGNpnezVP2dp3YAt_Uz3tF014JeZ_jDcFF14iLMlB_-Zw7LA/s1600-h/DSCN3062.JPG"></a> <div style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48WVnylJRAWOctQzHoYbdEeEGHR82t7jE6brPEnO_MEhiNNxWoLzp0-mlb8il6BT_SSU5v_mns6NgTAZTkblrCWYj7FVxm_2g9HSNvux8WnXuTN22ZJO8B-Pk5SdtiEru1bZM9A/s1600-h/DSCN3034.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48WVnylJRAWOctQzHoYbdEeEGHR82t7jE6brPEnO_MEhiNNxWoLzp0-mlb8il6BT_SSU5v_mns6NgTAZTkblrCWYj7FVxm_2g9HSNvux8WnXuTN22ZJO8B-Pk5SdtiEru1bZM9A/s400/DSCN3034.JPG" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" border="0" /></a><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are the three musketeers: John, Judith and Mike <br /></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-3086477191093262562009-12-06T19:44:00.008-09:002009-12-06T20:19:31.265-09:00Thanksgiving 2009 in Charlotte NCwhat a treat to be with sibs Rich and Elaine. Below is Nana Pearl with her grandkids. They're all strong, good lookin and above average!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMKKwHFmS8GhMfdyeq32lGCFhkaeXoStxAt1qgkBlC6aoB4aLl3Pe4moc67rQHHVr8j-gI3oL9zU7l437RE2kwIzJiU4lxaA10_wKtD3q-EPD54ri264qQWUG1vpRa54_zRUjbg/s1600-h/judy+lainy+richie.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMKKwHFmS8GhMfdyeq32lGCFhkaeXoStxAt1qgkBlC6aoB4aLl3Pe4moc67rQHHVr8j-gI3oL9zU7l437RE2kwIzJiU4lxaA10_wKtD3q-EPD54ri264qQWUG1vpRa54_zRUjbg/s400/judy+lainy+richie.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0pt; clear: both; float: left;" border="0" /></a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_Vj9zsP1NOPL2xH0GdEqr1bVt9BQRkPSov38Q2Pa7RNMrq360G-Pkn1LhXMuUP3S7scJLSzrE42ktb0RbnR8oooGZmML_Fm1DW8dgGmQGx6iFJljhTo5U2YCE9WJTpqBwGrs2Q/s1600-h/pearl+and+cousins.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_Vj9zsP1NOPL2xH0GdEqr1bVt9BQRkPSov38Q2Pa7RNMrq360G-Pkn1LhXMuUP3S7scJLSzrE42ktb0RbnR8oooGZmML_Fm1DW8dgGmQGx6iFJljhTo5U2YCE9WJTpqBwGrs2Q/s400/pearl+and+cousins.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0pt; clear: both; float: left;" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPofTy6KlUjS2jrqC-bhrNjXGMcVVQaU1w7uL3TBlbRoa80ugBNDlZugF5ALI75uax7kprEUQtmt2Rd53aKY7f7B_EbTa53NsLbFNYc8DrTIKaLL_Paa6jXBrxREPGU32U9LR0nA/s1600-h/ruth+jude+dave.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPofTy6KlUjS2jrqC-bhrNjXGMcVVQaU1w7uL3TBlbRoa80ugBNDlZugF5ALI75uax7kprEUQtmt2Rd53aKY7f7B_EbTa53NsLbFNYc8DrTIKaLL_Paa6jXBrxREPGU32U9LR0nA/s400/ruth+jude+dave.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0pt; clear: both; float: left;" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A0su5ehQ9pgn5sv5PkHYs0VsugdPs0RunpFdlfZDPaBah-X5Chox50U73KAkbadEy1WK9aTqX9oWkCPq5Ra8aj5NR59PY5uHrqg2I4DI08YFDJ-dtYBmK6I4Qb39MTIyJ6MgUA/s1600-h/jude+and+nuclear.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A0su5ehQ9pgn5sv5PkHYs0VsugdPs0RunpFdlfZDPaBah-X5Chox50U73KAkbadEy1WK9aTqX9oWkCPq5Ra8aj5NR59PY5uHrqg2I4DI08YFDJ-dtYBmK6I4Qb39MTIyJ6MgUA/s400/jude+and+nuclear.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0pt; clear: both; float: left;" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-67678748156177912312009-11-06T20:57:00.008-09:002009-11-06T21:47:36.216-09:00Saint Paul Island Nov Trip for WorkThis is the old part of Saint Paul where the <br />church,<br />school, school district and<br />city hall are located. It's a quiet island<br />of around 450 people, mostly Aleut.<br />I was invited there to work for the week<br />and help folks out with Medicare,<br />Social Security and Medicaid.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_h5UYOZaFVjk3X2rGWrkLyJzb7EjpcaAa6bZB19T4axAgYmmyG_6cqLixwliftm7cg8iu9VrrUnpCdmnk8FQyyO25zgHEZWTVLnRfQIkf7NULCqEyCaEFjKY7f724FbChZgFdxA/s1600-h/DSCN2938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_h5UYOZaFVjk3X2rGWrkLyJzb7EjpcaAa6bZB19T4axAgYmmyG_6cqLixwliftm7cg8iu9VrrUnpCdmnk8FQyyO25zgHEZWTVLnRfQIkf7NULCqEyCaEFjKY7f724FbChZgFdxA/s400/DSCN2938.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This was my home away from home.<br />The itinerant quarters<br />are well appointed and real comfy.<br />The view, when it wasn't too<br />windy to see anything, included the cemetery.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMVzmYiSVKNW1ZPNVQvT6PhHVqkM1NVeT2PRLc_Ijip2mdSdJ94xJy0oqQEB70tMhqRtERCCFZpGut_otitL1lazkqpk78MhP-D_dPFFV_46t1gxpytYJ0pQON6778Y2Tptsr1A/s1600-h/saint+paul+sign.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMVzmYiSVKNW1ZPNVQvT6PhHVqkM1NVeT2PRLc_Ijip2mdSdJ94xJy0oqQEB70tMhqRtERCCFZpGut_otitL1lazkqpk78MhP-D_dPFFV_46t1gxpytYJ0pQON6778Y2Tptsr1A/s400/saint+paul+sign.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Saint Paul islanders are very friendly<br />and warm. Faith, on my right,<br />was a great hostess, organizer and buddy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ5ucuqa191v50j0ARNllYYgppAs2kLZVu6zr0okMYxTxfQo1ZCBd1qIEFN9D5vJTLsyXicN7wB86QZ2IwO-pOfVRKYunZQIYEPdDE2ntXtuVp-zRTeIOQP433P1SUVR1yuBHdw/s1600-h/clients.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ5ucuqa191v50j0ARNllYYgppAs2kLZVu6zr0okMYxTxfQo1ZCBd1qIEFN9D5vJTLsyXicN7wB86QZ2IwO-pOfVRKYunZQIYEPdDE2ntXtuVp-zRTeIOQP433P1SUVR1yuBHdw/s400/clients.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401243116158954786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There were some chances to take a walk and<br />explore a little.<br />Children play alot of basketball,<br />ride their bikes around and<br />play ball outside when they can.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCaDqMBkwTp7nqouMY69ky_R4XcpKxWPAi-CXxS-s0u78ExYr2xUJZuOvBiMP89KW_JlOTbSqbuNBjYUodBZQK1kDUB9Wy8CFvIGJPyzzIUVuyAsS8pyT7phKtzR6oLHGq0qWAg/s1600-h/DSCN2940.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCaDqMBkwTp7nqouMY69ky_R4XcpKxWPAi-CXxS-s0u78ExYr2xUJZuOvBiMP89KW_JlOTbSqbuNBjYUodBZQK1kDUB9Wy8CFvIGJPyzzIUVuyAsS8pyT7phKtzR6oLHGq0qWAg/s400/DSCN2940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401242450614399890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On my final day here i was able to make a<br />house visit to see<br />an elder and help her family<br />sort out her benefits. ATV's are<br />the way to go when the wind is brutal.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25s7A4e0AoJ-u05DtDPZo6bgRdU9JTU2gRU79b7VeeaMGUWU3GGaxg64_DcX3PA5Zp-kxA5wIWPThWO8enOObW8F1IaTRL8kSiazEU6EHCClZXITpNlIva1YrvssRuvSwt31p-w/s1600-h/DSCN2941.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25s7A4e0AoJ-u05DtDPZo6bgRdU9JTU2gRU79b7VeeaMGUWU3GGaxg64_DcX3PA5Zp-kxA5wIWPThWO8enOObW8F1IaTRL8kSiazEU6EHCClZXITpNlIva1YrvssRuvSwt31p-w/s400/DSCN2941.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />One of the health care providers.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIjLSO0YfZGxbvxp4TKg6nKEiNmNzhJyhWv_Nh0xNU8w4MPTeKjM6Q8i1yEQpVp_kr7QO7n5y-_UYSLKD9SvjxjkqJew6KM7xqgXRjao1Jwm7SbPnwJZWPYaIYsrHxpOEUr6XGg/s1600-h/provider.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIjLSO0YfZGxbvxp4TKg6nKEiNmNzhJyhWv_Nh0xNU8w4MPTeKjM6Q8i1yEQpVp_kr7QO7n5y-_UYSLKD9SvjxjkqJew6KM7xqgXRjao1Jwm7SbPnwJZWPYaIYsrHxpOEUr6XGg/s400/provider.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the TDX wind farm. Or is it the city's?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAy2AAZjzg6uCv-Eis7pamAmwtVhW4D9K06wGBSUyrfSjpRob8UkeKuNxYZqZuE5JP5WwvwJG4GiGEElB_usKlv7pB5m-9d_rQ8u57V1vK4zdRewPEC8uP5OYtXvrGw32CKI6BHQ/s1600-h/windfarm2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAy2AAZjzg6uCv-Eis7pamAmwtVhW4D9K06wGBSUyrfSjpRob8UkeKuNxYZqZuE5JP5WwvwJG4GiGEElB_usKlv7pB5m-9d_rQ8u57V1vK4zdRewPEC8uP5OYtXvrGw32CKI6BHQ/s400/windfarm2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401240470406950562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the medication "vending machine."<br />A doc at<br />Southcentral Foundation<br />okay's the medication and a<br />pharmacist dispenses it.<br />It's pretty cool.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZE05FMW8pdG4ckymAFoWnzJbDWSdLMzv6Re0PTzUrHdyIVzx5_rvIHvlfNKbAdg9cXccWQItftL8gjrRi_nuiLdacAffF-qbS2cHhEb_kizZs-YVzpKlvhZflMhCLQTLUqLPwQ/s1600-h/pharmacy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZE05FMW8pdG4ckymAFoWnzJbDWSdLMzv6Re0PTzUrHdyIVzx5_rvIHvlfNKbAdg9cXccWQItftL8gjrRi_nuiLdacAffF-qbS2cHhEb_kizZs-YVzpKlvhZflMhCLQTLUqLPwQ/s400/pharmacy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401238842320954370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-88665113771396225912009-10-31T17:35:00.002-08:002009-11-06T21:49:53.089-09:00halloween dance 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdt4hMpkYfhKA1m-giAUDGPV_vsnSxF2dYrr4umQXzxkpSa5kHhvwD603vIr9eBB91JDM09ezBahFOf-YOaL9OOL06xlKY_G4hHHWInBG1nh_3lBwmZ1iHpt9tW1qyW-XcX7Fokg/s1600-h/DSCN2916.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBjqidL8oVdeJp9UxPdiBviuSzzohTGawW2bSPDHHFZPPTs0OD0H_qIobk30SULmeNzG79t5ZIblYhIyBLIEjc-Sz6IcN8yrFq6lwLc-WmcmedFXFztQvqAACl7QE7NugglU6mQ/s400/dance2.jpg" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29255069.post-50563813565004622232009-10-19T19:00:00.001-08:002009-10-19T19:03:59.405-08:0010/19/09 Alaska Day Hike- HIdden Lake<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><br /><br />This was a day off and after the 3 day training last week and associated prep work, Mike, Wally and I took off to hike at 9 am<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtro8dKi7FNs9cQG2JuoGX5420Mcf7kS12K9HVdm0UOY60cfqOVH9Zgwc1oHiaqgqZZzaWDZ37-2DIkizoeJONwix2wHernuAlh5oc7rkrsggXtoUBs4EfCz9_aju0MVB3jacJg/s1600-h/hidden+lake.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtro8dKi7FNs9cQG2JuoGX5420Mcf7kS12K9HVdm0UOY60cfqOVH9Zgwc1oHiaqgqZZzaWDZ37-2DIkizoeJONwix2wHernuAlh5oc7rkrsggXtoUBs4EfCz9_aju0MVB3jacJg/s400/hidden+lake.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We hiked up to hidden lake. Didn't exactly go the most direct route, but had fun exploring just one more ridge until we found this little lake.</div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgLgoQ4TT5NuI7ldg195aKuvToWmSzrMh2VjuwcPIpQNXUcT2uLQJLA4M60T3kWsHfRKEYAEvDVBbcYgJXZnu_EJwibOBY7BJ1MfHJw8_T4AUKs5MVmtKpMguCsom85pVWmXdUw/s1600-h/south+campbell+creek+valley.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgLgoQ4TT5NuI7ldg195aKuvToWmSzrMh2VjuwcPIpQNXUcT2uLQJLA4M60T3kWsHfRKEYAEvDVBbcYgJXZnu_EJwibOBY7BJ1MfHJw8_T4AUKs5MVmtKpMguCsom85pVWmXdUw/s400/south+campbell+creek+valley.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxhHYYyjRjOA2W3knrCnSmUikPKcLIM9Z8CwgfJRSz7d3tyrIFt-g0Y7JJIgoWjqu4CxitdQcWKyBDC6qJOI_04I5aimyDWyUU-20ByUnL4FKo6i00M4VkJY80nXU6LNI6p5r2w/s1600-h/the+wedge.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxhHYYyjRjOA2W3knrCnSmUikPKcLIM9Z8CwgfJRSz7d3tyrIFt-g0Y7JJIgoWjqu4CxitdQcWKyBDC6qJOI_04I5aimyDWyUU-20ByUnL4FKo6i00M4VkJY80nXU6LNI6p5r2w/s400/the+wedge.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>There were dozens of moose everywhere.<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gvVUdIq05cAcf7W4KX2OKdnPMdyVHMXe03-IlTUfoXn_BUoi79o3VlJPgvqJ_usFFYihpa-SckwuX6JXHOf44xEVwCsKlQ2mwU42q77065mI3DAesv1-HOSUDnDVFJzKaWEtyg/s1600-h/moose.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gvVUdIq05cAcf7W4KX2OKdnPMdyVHMXe03-IlTUfoXn_BUoi79o3VlJPgvqJ_usFFYihpa-SckwuX6JXHOf44xEVwCsKlQ2mwU42q77065mI3DAesv1-HOSUDnDVFJzKaWEtyg/s400/moose.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971048901038849284noreply@blogger.com0