Mom and Walt

Mom and Walt, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Mom and Walt in Seward. We went through the Sea Life Center and got
burritos before heading back to Anchorage.

plane ride!

plane ride!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Then we took a small plane back to Homer-- great views. Lots of fun!

Seldovia

Seldovia, originally uploaded by aimos325.

We walked around Seldovia (though I'm not sure we can get mom to do it
again after she saw the bear cub!). It's a cute down with some places
on stilts (cool) and a nice bar. ;-)

Boat Ride

Boat Ride, originally uploaded by aimos325.

We took a boat ride to [near] Seldovia and a van ride over to the town.

Time Bandit

Time Bandit, originally uploaded by aimos325.

The fam (minus Matt) in Homer. We drove down on Sunday, explored on
Monday and drove back via Seward today. So much fun!

Hope Junction

Hope Junction, originally uploaded by aimos325.

The lookout at the rest area at the Hope Junction. Pretty fall day!

Surprise!

Mom and dad arrived tonight-- Walt came up Wednesday to surprise dad! Gonna be a fun time!
Surprise!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Perfect light!

Perfect light!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

last week

last week, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Another shot from my quick trip to Fairbanks. This is south of town
along the Tanana. Not a bad deal. ;-)

sunset

sunset, originally uploaded by aimos325.

got out of the pool and saw this. I think the long summer days make
you really appreciate the sunsets and long shadows in the fall.

It's coming...

It's coming..., originally uploaded by aimos325.

<> Almost live shot from our elevator area. =-O Hope it
doesn't snow on Mom and Dad when they come up this weekend!

ichat

ichat, originally uploaded by aimos325.

whole family ichat! Chile, Vancouver, Grand Rapids and Anchorage. Tech-mology!

Eek!

Eek!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

I will NOT be buying that giant moving, lighted spider! I was
perusing the first of the Halloween candy (already?) at Fred Meyer's
when a heard a squeek above me! Yikes!

Airport changes

Airport changes, originally uploaded by aimos325.

The new Terminal is so nice! Era flies out of here now. I'm hangin
out, blogging, waiting to fly home. And look at those fall colors!

Lemongrass!

Lemongrass!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Even had time for Lemongrass with Anne before flying back to
Anchorage!!!

Nice day to fly!

Nice day to fly!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Today I caught the 6:45 am (!) flight to Fairbanks. I had to check
out a job site about 2 hours south of town.

trail

trail, originally uploaded by aimos325.

so. pretty. perfect day. ;-)

view

view, originally uploaded by aimos325.

I stopped so many times! Just couldn't help it. Makes it even more
pretty when you had to sweat to get there! BTW, it snowed on those
mountains today. Gradually the snow line will get lower and lower...
Termination dust. Still can't see the snow from town but it's coming!

turn around point

turn around point, originally uploaded by aimos325.

I turned around shortly after this point. Made it to the end of the
lake. The trail got a little harder and I was tired and hungry.
Still, 16 miles isn't bad for my first mountain bike ride!

Eklutna Lake

Eklutna Lake, originally uploaded by aimos325.

I went out to Eklutna Lake today to ride the Lakeside Trail. I wanted
to try it because I heard it's a pretty tame trail and I've never
actually ridden a bike off of a road or a bike path. It was great! I
really enjoyed it. There were a few technical sections and l learned
(the hard way) the difference between the "ATV trail" and the "bike
trail." Turns out the ATV trail is more hilly, very steep and full of
cobbles and loose gravel. It was a struggle to PUSH the bike up some
parts! Needless to say I stuck to the bike trail the rest of the time
and it was great! AND SO PRETTY!

Beautiful ride!

Beautiful ride!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Just heading home after an awesome ride! It was raining in town but
beautiful out at Eklutna lake. My first mountain bike ride!

fall

fall, originally uploaded by aimos325.

orange sunset on the yellowing trees.

Beautiful fall day!

Beautiful fall day!, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Such a nice day. The hills are turning yellow! Better than white,
though it's not far off! This is the view from where I wait for the
elevator.

Leaf

Leaf, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Took this picture in my office and got an app that makes fake
polaroids, I guess. Looks cool though.

Turnagain Arm

Turnagain Arm, originally uploaded by aimos325.

I'm blogging from my bike ride ;-)

Ship creek trail

Ship creek trail, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Took the Chester Creek trail to the Coastal trail to the Ship Creek
trail tonight. Shew! Don't worry it wasn't too long. Nice night for
a ride. Took this on my iPhone-- they come geotagged and all.

mermaid

mermaid, originally uploaded by aimos325.

Came home with this mermaid print today. I got it at the Katie
Sevigny Gallery. I love her paintings-- such great colors. (PS
please excuse the pukey wall color-- I'm just a renter!)

reflection

reflection, originally uploaded by aimos325.

The alley behind our office. I loved the colors and the shapes of the
light reflecting off our building. Reminds me of being underwater.

new coffee place

a picture for you, originally uploaded by aimos325.

not as good as No Bad Days but it still made me smile. The sticker
covered up the opening. Turns out I still don't like chocolate
covered espresso beans-- they taste good but then you feel like you've
just eaten a twig!

cool as a cucumber

cool as a cucumber, originally uploaded by aimos325.

a cut cucumber on my counter. I loved the water drops seeping out!

Colorful tees

Colorful tees, originally uploaded by aimos325.

A few colorful tee shirts I picked up this morning. I got an iPhone
last night so hopefully i'll do a bunch of blogging without having to
plug in the camera... Though the quality isn't the best it's quite
convenient!