Civilization

We made it back to Anchorage yesterday afternoon.

It was a fun couple of days at the cabin with the folks.

It was rainy for the most part, but the sun would shine through the mountains every now and then. The mosquitoes weren't too bad, and I don't think I got bit, for a change.

We were going to drive up to Palmer creek, but it was so rainy that there is no way we'd be able to see anything, as we'd be in the middle of the clouds. And since it is a one lane dirt road ( the word road is kind of an exaggeration ), if anyone were to come down, we'd have to pull off the road, and in the mud and snow, yes there is still snow up there, we might end up stuck.

We headed into Hope and wandered around the Hope museum. As we were wandering around past the museum, there were several old structure that have been moved / salvaged by the parks service.

A nice older woman came at us, she has lived in and out of Hope since 1969, and is a member of the Hope Historical Society. We were guessing that she likely doesn't get to talk much about her knowledge since there probably aren't a lot of interested people who go looking through the buildings. She talked to us for a pretty long time. She was very pleasant, and had lots to say about the buildings, the salvage going on, and what they were doing to restore things. We'll have to look her up next time we are there.

People were on the waterline fishing for 'pinks'. Mom and Dad were having a good chuckle. If you don't know, in Alaska, Pink Salmon is what you feed to your dog. Its not good fish. Ick. Glad the tourists love it. They can have it. (They can have all my salmon too, I never was a fan....)

Had dinner Saturday night at Bear Creek Lodge....
http://www.bowmansbearcreeklodge.com/

I had some of the best halibut I've ever had in my lifetime. I think everyone really enjoyed the food. It was awesome. They always have good food. It is pretty high cuisine, so don't go expecting burgers, its fancy food. Excellent though. Not what you might expect in Hope, Alaska. We were so stuffed though, we couldn't have dessert.

Travis and I drove alone back to the city, my folks drove my dads truck back in to Anchorage with the trailer. Along the way, Travis managed to see / get pictures of some moose on the side of the road.

We also decided to stop at Portage Glacier since it was actually sunny yesterday. Also, it was on the way back to the city, so it worked out. Got some good pictures along the walkway, but it was pretty windy and cold, as usual.

Had dinner last night with my younger brother, he came over to the folks house. He brought a bottle of bourbon. Yum. We all shot some pool for a while, and then wound down for the evening.


Have plenty of things planned for today / tonight, and then tomorrow we head to Homer for a few days. I'll try for another update then!