This place fuels my addiction to adventure. There are so many trips to go do, both small and big. The long nights are quickly turning into shorter ones (it isn't even dark out as I'm writing this after work!) There was a time there when we only got about 4 hours of daylight, and the sun doesn't get very high in the sky, but because Resurrection Bay is oriented almost perfectly North-South the sun sweeps across the mouth of the bay and gives us our much needed dose of light. The snow hasn't been as intense as I was expecting, but it sure is icy. I fall down on almost every adventure, and often when walking to and from work. I know how to fall though so I havent had any injuries yet, just a few really impressive bruises.
I am dying to get some turns in on my snowboard, but there is just not enough snow up on the mountains (it keeps being blown down by the winds.) But I did recently acquire some cross country skis - this is where I do most of my falling. I also have a pair of snowshoes now that got a little taste of powder, and have since been deprived of that delicious fluff. The snow has been very fickle and turns to ultra heavy slush the instant it warms up. I have discovered the joys of running around on frozen lakes, sliding, falling, snow angels, and hookie bobbing. Often if you're really quiet you can hear the 4-foot thick ice crack, heave and settle. When huge ice slabs shift under your feet it really reminds you how powerful nature is. I have some great adventure buddies here and my roommate who had only seen snow a handfull of times before coming to Alaska has adapted so well and is game for any adventure we can cook up.
I have taken most of my photos on my film camera and so I have no prints to show yet, but I have a few digital photos from recently to show. Most are from my phone so please forgive the poor quality.
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| The view from Lost Lake Trail. Seward is on the right side of the bay shrouded in clouds. |
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| Mountains from the lost lake trail |
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| Expedition across Engineer Lake. We went to a cabin for the night for a birthday party! |
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| Grayling lake all frozen over |
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| Octopus love |
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| Urchins in the touch tank |
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| Surface Hoar at Leech Lake |
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| More Hoar |
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| Cutting down Christmas trees!! |
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| Trying to XC ski, but there was not a whole lot of snow... just ice |
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| The sunrise from work |
OH! Also I finished my Bachelors of Science degree in Environmental Science with a concentration in Marine Ecology. Boom. This is kind of a big deal because I had to take my last course as an independent study from Seward, while also working a full time job, and adjusting to a new life here. SO, now school is done and I have a full time job (for the time being) and I'm so relieved to not have school to cloud my mind. Its official, I graduated!!
