Then I checked out the dam at the Chena Lakes Flood Control Project
(Chena Lake is part of the site/park). They can lower the gates and
block off flow to the Chena River to keep it from flooding Fairbanks
like it did in 1957.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Dam!
Chena Lake
Saturday morning I woke up in my tent to rain and thunder. It was
about 50 degrees and rainy and I still managed to jump into this lake
with no wetsuit (water was warmer than the air!) and swim a 5k! It
was hard to keep going straight and I underestimated how foggy my
goggles would get but really it wasn't that hard. Just a little
longer than a swim practice and a great sense of accomplishment
afterwards. :-)
Sundog
Saw a sundog on my way to Fairbanks. This was taken at 10 pm. I was
surprised to see it because I think it has to be pretty cold (at least
in the atmosphere) for it to happen.
Mountains
View from the Denali South rest stop. Denali was not out on Friday
night (after I could see it all day from my office!) but these ones
were.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Running
Bentley running next to my bike... Right before I got to stop, drop
and roll (not by choice!). The things I do for this dog...
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Take a Hike!
Today I hiked up towards Near Point. We didn't go all the way because
it got pretty muddy but we were high enough to get some gorgeous views
of Anchorage! The trail is in the Chugach mountains on the east edge
of town. Three girls and four dogs-- way fun!
Rain gear!
Gretchen gets rain gear! Friday night excitement at my house was
installing fenders on my commuter (Gretchen). Saturday morning I've
never been so excited to wake up to rain! I even broke out the
raincoat for the pannier and hit every puddle on the way to town. :-)
Monday, June 27, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
someone got bored...
I think Bentley was bored of waiting for me to take pictures of all
the flowers, pretty leaves and lichen! In fact, she's bored right now
and won't stop whining about it!
the group
Here's a group shot we posed for. We had Walt press the shutters on
TWO cameras and then run-- invariably if we both pressed our own
someone wasn't ready when the other pressed it! Doesn't Bentley look
tough in this picture?!
more of the Thompson Pass flora...
Can't get over those red/pink tipped leaves! And the texture on the
leaves on the right!
Monday, June 20, 2011
fly fly away!
I watched him clumsily flap over to a nearby branch on the other side
of the fence... finally venturing out beyond my yard...
baby bird
Yesterday I found just one baby bird left in the yard (we had been
watching 2 on Saturday night). This guy finally made it to the top of
the fence but wasn't so sure what to do after that! Momma's been busy
bringing worms around to all her babies!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Wild Sweet Peas
These wild sweet peas were blanketing the gravel bars along the
Richardson Highway. So pretty!
feet pictures are more difficult now
we were standing on a glacier and the light was coming up through it--
it was glowing! So gorgeous! (BTW I'm not standing on her toe even
though it looks like it)
alpine wildflowers
We thought this plant smelled amazing! The leaves looked like
rosemary but the scent wasn't the same. This was almost lemon-y. I
looked it up today and it's Labrador Tea, which is used for teas and
herbal remedies.
Thompson Pass
Thompson Pass was spectacular, as usual. I have the best luck finding
good weather up there! (knock on wood!)
Worthington Glacier
We hiked up around Worthington Glacier. None of my other pictures
even come close to showing the scale of this. That's Walt (looking at
rocks) and see the 3 guys on the glacier?
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
tired pup
turns out I really enjoy having a very sleepy dog. :-) This is what
she looks like after a bike ride around the neighborhood-- wears her
right out! Makes me all the more impressed with the dogs in the
iditarod. Bentley does .5-1.5 miles at about 8 mph and she's done for
the day!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Sunday, May 08, 2011
Mother's day
Found this oldie in my pictures. It's from Aloha State Park in 2007.
Think we look related? Love ya, Mum!
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Gunsight
That's Gunsight Mountain-- visible from Eureka Lodge, which was my
turnaround point today... There's a notch in the top but it was kinda
hard to make out with the snow and the clouds today.
more neat plants
I thought these were neat too-- spent all winter buried in snow and
they still come out looking like this!
hardy flowers
I love flowers that last the winter-- even though they're brown these
brightened my day today.
my little monkey
Bentley jumped up the retaining wall and under the rail (last time she
tried a similar maneuver she smashed her head on a railing and it made
a gong noise, lol). She's such a cutie and she loves to explore!
first mosquito!
the first mosquitos of the year are so funny-- they're big but really
slow (like bees when it gets cold). I swear they hatch out of melting
snow-- not sure how they do it but they're pretty easy to outsmart :-)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
"but I don't have to go!"
"but I don't have to go!", originally uploaded by aimos325.
Bentley's taken to just laying down on the deck when I let her out before bed. It's not a big deal when I wake up on weekdays but I sundays I wake up 2-3 hours later and I don't want anyone getting huffy around 8 am. I went out and made her pee (not so easy) and then praised her like crazy. Cripes.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Friday, April 08, 2011
Thursday, April 07, 2011
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