Purpose in life
posted over 2 years ago | 1 comment
Just curious--how have you found purpose in life, and what is it? If you feel you don't have purpose, how does that affect you? Does anything prevent you from fulfilling your purpose? Even if I don't know you yet, I'd like to see what you have to ...
Mt. Redoubt ash cloud over Anchorage
posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
The clouds were pretty late this afternoon, so I went for a ride, taking my camera. I didn't know an ash cloud was forming and moving toward Anchorage. It was quite a thing to witness. Just as I got home, ash started dusting the snow in our yard. ...
Mt. Redoubt
posted over 2 years ago | 2 comments
My brother in Mississippi got the news that ashfall dusted Anchorage, but here in Anchorage, our report was that this morning's ash cloud passed to the west of Anchorage and affected Talkeetna, where our cabin is, 150 miles north of us. We'll be w...
Not spring yet
posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
I rode 45 minutes along the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet to Portage with my group to ski on the lake by Portage Glacier. Weather was nice in Anchorage, but as we approached Portage Valley the snow started falling and then increased until we had whi...
Iditarod ceremonial run
posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
The unofficial start of the Iditarod was today in downtown Anchorage, and I went to a party at a friend's house to watch the teams go by her backyard in midtown. Well known Dee Dee Jonrowe and Martin Buser went by. Many mushers, or maybe all, had ...
In praise of Elderhostel
posted over 2 years ago | 2 comments
I'm wondering who here has participated in an Elderhostel session. Elderhostel is an educational travel organization for those 55 and older. Children of Boomer parents can go, too, and they have programs for grandparents and grandchildren. Bruce a...
Hiking again in Anchorage
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
It was warm enough to hike again finally. I don't hike if it's more than minus 3 degrees. It was just under 30 degrees and the snow was rather hard with icy spots. We passed by a moose 50 feet off the trail who just lay there sleepily watching us ...
Skiing the Coastal Trail
posted over 3 years ago, updated 3 minutes later | 1 comment
I cross-country skied with my group this week, this time down the Anchorage Coastal Trail toward Earthquake Park and back. The trouble with skiing for me is that can't look up enough at the beautiful scenery, or stop often enough to take pictures....
Scary icicle
posted over 3 years ago, updated 2 days later | 1 comment
This is an icicle outside my living room. Cool, huh.
Anchorage hike
posted over 3 years ago, updated 1 minute later | 1 comment
Hiked today in the North Bicentennial Park inside the Anchorage Municipality. Other people all had dogs--some were skijoring, being pulled by their dog/s. The temp was 30 degrees, making for a comfortable outing.
