Category Archives: 2009 Alaska

Sunday, July 12, 2009 – Talkeetna, AK Let me just start this post by saying I have the best wife who is the best sport in the whole world. Many of you will probably want to argue and I’m sure other wives are great, but mine really is the best sport and she proved itContinue reading “Mountain Mama”

Saturday, July 11, 2009 – Talkeetna, AK This was one of the most amazing days of my life. My wedding day, the days my kids were born, that day Delaney and I got up early in Yellowstone, Christmas Eve at Volcanoes National Park, and there are others, but enough of all that – this isContinue reading “Moose Dropping and Glacier Landing”

Friday, July 10, 2009 – Palmer, AK to Talkeetna, AK I usually get up with the sunrise, and that is a problem when the sun barely sets. Although I tried to let the sun rise a bit before I did, I was still up before everyone else. Everyone else except my grandmother,“Gami”, of course. SheContinue reading “Sled Dogs”

Thursday, July 9, 2009 –Anchorage, AK to Palmer, AK Ten people, four generations, two flights, four time zones, what could go wrong? Turns out, not much. The trip from Tampa to Anchorage on Wednesday, July 8 was uneventful so not much to write about here. We arrived in Anchorage Wednesday night, took a shuttle toContinue reading “Midnight Sun”

This was an epic, multi-generational family adventure. Ten people, four generations, and two RVs – is this an action/adventure, drama, horror, or comedy flick? Read on to find out! The ten people on this trip were my family of four, my parents, my paternal grandmother, one of my brothers, my sister-in-law, and my sister-in-law’s mother.Continue reading “July 2009 – Alaska!”