Wild flowers in Talkeetna area around the lodge.
Martin at home going over some of the equipment used in the iditarod.As you all should know by know we have entered our last year of living in Alaska. We have decided to spend this last year living and enjoying the land to the fullest. So with that in mind we kicked off our last summer in grand fashion with a trip to Talkeetna, Alaska. Talkeetna is about 100 miles North of Anchorage, and from there you have some of the most glorious views of Mt. McKinley (if you are lucky enough to see her). As luck would have it, we were! It is also home of the infamous Talkeetna Bachelor's Auction! You know where the odds are good, but the Goods are ODD!
Mt McKinley was out in all her glory on Saturday. We were able to get some great shots of her. We were there for a wedding for some of Terry's oldest friends here in Alaska, and we decided to turn this trip into a site inspection of the lodge for our Citizen's Academy National Convention for next year. Everywhere we visited I begged for free donations for the silent auction! So far I have nothing, but we can officially write off the trip, so it is still a win-win situation!
We also had the pleasure of visiting with a dear friend of mine, Martin Buser and his son Rohn. Terry's Martial Arts Student's sponsored Rohn this year for his 1st iditarod. We decided since they gave tours everyday at 2:00 pm we would stop in and take the tour. It just so happened that this weekend Rohn graduated from High School, so they weren't having tours, but because it was us, we got a private tour and so we just hung out with Martin and Rohn for about an hour and a half. It was great fun and they are such good people. Next year our goal is to go to Nome and watch Martin cross the finish line. We were invited to come this year, but we had another fun trip instead, Ashton's blessing was at the same time, so I chose that trip instead!
On our way home from Martin's, my Passat decided to die a long and slow death. I guess I should have seen it coming, ($195.00 oil changes, head lamp replacements bi-monthly, etc) but I refused to acknowledge it. Well as the STOP engine too hot, oil pressure light kept coming on and we would have to pullover and wait for the engine to cool off I told Terry we should stop at Cal Worthington's to see about a trade in for my car...I was half joking. I told him the only way I would do a trade is if it cost me nothing and they could do it in an hour.
Well an hour later we were walking out with a new car. Today we have some buyer's remorse, but the engine works and I get much better gas mileage, which is a good thing since gas isn't going down any sooner. With Memorial day around the corner and predictions of $5.00 a gallon in the rumor mill I guess this is a good thing.
This weekend we are off to Seward, about 120 miles south of Anchorage to do a site inspection for the Citizen's National convention for Whale watching! I love this job....I Love this state, and we are going to miss it terribly, so if any of you want to visit, this is the year to plan your vacations!
Mt McKinley was out in all her glory on Saturday. We were able to get some great shots of her. We were there for a wedding for some of Terry's oldest friends here in Alaska, and we decided to turn this trip into a site inspection of the lodge for our Citizen's Academy National Convention for next year. Everywhere we visited I begged for free donations for the silent auction! So far I have nothing, but we can officially write off the trip, so it is still a win-win situation!
We also had the pleasure of visiting with a dear friend of mine, Martin Buser and his son Rohn. Terry's Martial Arts Student's sponsored Rohn this year for his 1st iditarod. We decided since they gave tours everyday at 2:00 pm we would stop in and take the tour. It just so happened that this weekend Rohn graduated from High School, so they weren't having tours, but because it was us, we got a private tour and so we just hung out with Martin and Rohn for about an hour and a half. It was great fun and they are such good people. Next year our goal is to go to Nome and watch Martin cross the finish line. We were invited to come this year, but we had another fun trip instead, Ashton's blessing was at the same time, so I chose that trip instead!
On our way home from Martin's, my Passat decided to die a long and slow death. I guess I should have seen it coming, ($195.00 oil changes, head lamp replacements bi-monthly, etc) but I refused to acknowledge it. Well as the STOP engine too hot, oil pressure light kept coming on and we would have to pullover and wait for the engine to cool off I told Terry we should stop at Cal Worthington's to see about a trade in for my car...I was half joking. I told him the only way I would do a trade is if it cost me nothing and they could do it in an hour.
Well an hour later we were walking out with a new car. Today we have some buyer's remorse, but the engine works and I get much better gas mileage, which is a good thing since gas isn't going down any sooner. With Memorial day around the corner and predictions of $5.00 a gallon in the rumor mill I guess this is a good thing.
This weekend we are off to Seward, about 120 miles south of Anchorage to do a site inspection for the Citizen's National convention for Whale watching! I love this job....I Love this state, and we are going to miss it terribly, so if any of you want to visit, this is the year to plan your vacations!
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