tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78025617944163184682024-03-05T08:34:00.242-09:00The Life and Times of MonicaMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-2703187504034460962009-10-05T14:21:00.002-08:002009-10-05T14:24:02.020-08:00Ah, sorry all about the promised video of my new room - it is too big of a file so I am either going to post it on youtube.com or make another, shorter one:) Will update you ASAP! Really want you to see my little personal space that I will occupy for some time. . .Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-90920952787245985662009-08-05T22:52:00.006-08:002009-08-05T23:26:05.591-08:00Big Lake paddling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Jd-ZbkEgesTHzSG3aqzjc6-3-sEFDI6njxiuI1ulc91JYmeLyzA5sOJ8wLLtE-Kr3kfxNKToJ3ZjjukyaBtPK8_h4jb-myzqAvVsR0J8vqOE0BmP5OT1xS8nXtH7QBeZe5ViYF-I0gs/s1600-h/P1000368.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Jd-ZbkEgesTHzSG3aqzjc6-3-sEFDI6njxiuI1ulc91JYmeLyzA5sOJ8wLLtE-Kr3kfxNKToJ3ZjjukyaBtPK8_h4jb-myzqAvVsR0J8vqOE0BmP5OT1xS8nXtH7QBeZe5ViYF-I0gs/s400/P1000368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366746466493996194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoJJ7wExhW_E6j96OFHhYPEJbTHSVEgAY3ZT4593V0qTLN2B7r61bsvLeWRXYn6fvwraifYiH6bYP4qq14D7l9VwTEbCPVyLHRUF6zStJx5Fi3GobugTczcD2AYhXYJvTP6VwPDHitIo/s1600-h/P1000367.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoJJ7wExhW_E6j96OFHhYPEJbTHSVEgAY3ZT4593V0qTLN2B7r61bsvLeWRXYn6fvwraifYiH6bYP4qq14D7l9VwTEbCPVyLHRUF6zStJx5Fi3GobugTczcD2AYhXYJvTP6VwPDHitIo/s400/P1000367.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366745361963267474" border="0" /></a>kate's mom completely into it:)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr06jrXyGEI_pHfU1R7LuQIPN00uAoQUjizwUFfO_JCkRvUKo1AoISMCLWY0M6kFPbNgV6moXyQdj3J0XsB3YcuKv_1Urk4ReH-rkGQJO5qaZXf-ttxHxhPu_pm0o0bKOMLYSsNd17rUw/s1600-h/P1050361.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr06jrXyGEI_pHfU1R7LuQIPN00uAoQUjizwUFfO_JCkRvUKo1AoISMCLWY0M6kFPbNgV6moXyQdj3J0XsB3YcuKv_1Urk4ReH-rkGQJO5qaZXf-ttxHxhPu_pm0o0bKOMLYSsNd17rUw/s400/P1050361.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366745350464527570" border="0" /></a>ah, the common loon<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-NK2fDyFb1JyUXlpk3zoncbN0zpPZOkDVaeOliScmjyNtSP80wdzl4VbXDHbay3arfk7Xi7Sdxx2G6XmFMkSURpU7gGEbTEAwm_LvGWPhEOwFiPKtPah-J5w4TULNgLXMrQxv3cdk5g/s1600-h/P1050376.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb9rNRLyFJIk7WnEEHZguTfd5_K0JcxTnliAH7A9XhgfhBYlR5LvCKSu7L6ZWj0prt8dDKbPB42tIMU6pXbRujTS1Y_UsJVDdD8l7AB9E_-fwYC3klHgD9lA0BIZevefGrJXnmOVODhk/s400/P1050397.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366743511134767074" border="0" /></a>egg in the nest<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd6onPomSorlskzrzRD6q1fyH4dYjYFieI0uV-dmAXKRnsgDTNsR0TfIeEEk3LXfTL5p-DHYUXSoQ6UOojUO_5ouZ-W2t8aAKddqA4fnLWzBOoodIdcXd-svXShq_USQ9pVT97lpjdtU/s1600-h/P1050402.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd6onPomSorlskzrzRD6q1fyH4dYjYFieI0uV-dmAXKRnsgDTNsR0TfIeEEk3LXfTL5p-DHYUXSoQ6UOojUO_5ouZ-W2t8aAKddqA4fnLWzBOoodIdcXd-svXShq_USQ9pVT97lpjdtU/s400/P1050402.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366743503576522178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgAQupK-iO-tj3Mt1Bvv7Im2v5w-JfxkKuVxIFCxn_NcQQ0M8QyWbdWzhlEqBtNWjhZBnWcOoepx-aV1CAEIokZra_OiHmOMmjlVRSk5BEZW5mmkv555EMUTi212V5sFJ728-L0_Y3CE/s1600-h/P1050450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ivxj7Mim4Ni3QBUXRUhnxEj7qBwSa5GY4ubHHA5GTjmHPoeQf2YdjFFfyUfk84fEaI36M1ExVyL6tl4JoA-nyHwydbZHvoKE8QCa2H05ZL4p7nNwfptnPbRWudy4Y9DnrmKA-_oex58/s400/P1050497.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366742084536042882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGezKe9K7MTj-deCPjTYCLHKJKRu0gLF7cbDm960A_EvEO8oVwmp3GyCgXc0CDMmGnlivMh6qMyHbYPu3G2OvB9AJJSyMQWp4zXatg8tRLOcNuVtyeRE415hm26dfwy8yxZqy_2D0NSJM/s1600-h/P1050506.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGezKe9K7MTj-deCPjTYCLHKJKRu0gLF7cbDm960A_EvEO8oVwmp3GyCgXc0CDMmGnlivMh6qMyHbYPu3G2OvB9AJJSyMQWp4zXatg8tRLOcNuVtyeRE415hm26dfwy8yxZqy_2D0NSJM/s400/P1050506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366742067520882066" border="0" /></a>another pair of nesting loons that we stumbled into while paddling through a small channel<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyVjAaNfdIMhXFgnR_AU_PNj-3u5A-24Fq9Y1MleK6OuKGqkSzkPQhk5MRTO9sVOOKRwd3LT1fj7clP8Dxp4VVBCEpkeA3KnlfSQxc5FK6LxWJptIYdAM_Vw4BrkWvwIrxShUwhqjqQc/s1600-h/P1050453.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4wlqjdrw_PMvQstWD4YsJZtTFX5ACLISOw70nUdXsqbSwF4g7vSI8bWrNQAs1c6PompP5welOJ1_veLLYPhFv6RI4MHiCNF2TsmJ_4BKwDqPOXiv9HmdzFrB7bbY4JfHxCPKPu3-zQY/s400/P1000545.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364856668089247698" border="0" /></a>this is the bore tide moving from right to left - it was moving really slow and was hardly a wave at all, so we renamed it the "boring tide" :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIm8qf5Q2N5RhqzsSlDqZ7T12_GYuX9sulwvuQNPzoUjtmMYqrt_51mwYYKLOeOyI_EZTYMIIWWdWydovgCE-uQ_r3YLO2ryrBrS6rRF9qWOHGqhyphenhyphen0Dq7kmlnrnp_F_uIdYA6-Qo9Zok/s1600-h/P1000553.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIm8qf5Q2N5RhqzsSlDqZ7T12_GYuX9sulwvuQNPzoUjtmMYqrt_51mwYYKLOeOyI_EZTYMIIWWdWydovgCE-uQ_r3YLO2ryrBrS6rRF9qWOHGqhyphenhyphen0Dq7kmlnrnp_F_uIdYA6-Qo9Zok/s400/P1000553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364856663745310034" border="0" /></a>i love trains!<br /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-32055431026751362942009-07-23T21:25:00.004-08:002009-07-24T08:13:12.080-08:00Indian Creek backpacking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5-dgLdYWwe_mNpW0EfaYrz8Y4td39twENCwC3vLcvLBGaeG2LBeGAEgQC7uQtIGG7wJNy-n3UHllBTo2m07HTmRhy8KTTkbb34VRLS3bHFECzfnIRXqGSgzvKo-f7OH7Z-otXV57IFI/s1600-h/P1000303.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfvkqwGEEdUa2K_OaIOMrZ0tKZqncEGd6Ls2ROpQOMhHu2FTa38JqBqe5XxGqA0VsciJkaLRypBTiaXptUHyXYBMp9cq5iKIJTv-rua8KwDtW4Uygy-5IwnZFrVxdM6p54JN1xWDOImc/s400/P1000318.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362056267950365586" border="0" /></a>roommate Kate doing a river crossing requiring serious balance and agility<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0WJm__FP-WpRYWWcS4KK92buGnYryMj9eoduXwgToKS6ZRl8IxETdrxXewaUDTA4Uz1wkJf22eEJNEHL5hTxxGPgG6ODl4WrGJdNFk3QBSbSfA728XSmuuQpNxPnA3g1xjvZCxNf7xk/s1600-h/P1000325.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0WJm__FP-WpRYWWcS4KK92buGnYryMj9eoduXwgToKS6ZRl8IxETdrxXewaUDTA4Uz1wkJf22eEJNEHL5hTxxGPgG6ODl4WrGJdNFk3QBSbSfA728XSmuuQpNxPnA3g1xjvZCxNf7xk/s400/P1000325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362056261205108018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhHXqoMaEywmvk2cPiYj3gtlkse6KP83TYQy0Soq1grEfkNWKJQf_o9-FXhZBJA3deTlZaA81y2xyHi5nmq-FUt47OndDi2QF-633TA4LxRu_-CSkJX8ogXD7AknwldAcvOEWjdxeNek/s1600-h/P1000331.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1AdmWWQdJdtJY2uC-VN8lK_6k5YtOpN_UoOYL9TABLjRJvyh7CWswNkX05V2Npvar6Ka6mp5uESQv_rMJxS5dKqySnGm7fSdd0m-gG-j3LMkIw5P-Yy7sEwaaOIWIbNxsKLMEWukfpQ/s400/P1000209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362054707473435698" border="0" /></a>leaving our campsite ;)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0X4TesW6LWZx4r2ym6EBZt6zTEH8lvJbw1PgnvGi70fknS4IbStO0PRBIUBtpLm1A6pCOUXWyDh1KOPzXagRqGH6J7DNr9A6ICaxTabUlj3-oNyhyphenhyphencAbAwFTn-ruugXyE5PRNrH6XKw/s1600-h/P1000378.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0X4TesW6LWZx4r2ym6EBZt6zTEH8lvJbw1PgnvGi70fknS4IbStO0PRBIUBtpLm1A6pCOUXWyDh1KOPzXagRqGH6J7DNr9A6ICaxTabUlj3-oNyhyphenhyphencAbAwFTn-ruugXyE5PRNrH6XKw/s400/P1000378.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362054699921197794" border="0" /></a>climbed straight up the ridge - doesn't look like much but it was quite the feat. . . and feet!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ACvAdp9s1hSCTH4R-yEjnXat7sO4lqR_HBD21UnXccVro5tuV70Hm4aDRoKQAZAn662lhOa0W5eFcngTu7RikddkzSJf3pQh9Ckg5ucRTCvvclf8zPq-3kiRDhvS0kw0BgG4vRjQq_Q/s1600-h/P1000383.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ACvAdp9s1hSCTH4R-yEjnXat7sO4lqR_HBD21UnXccVro5tuV70Hm4aDRoKQAZAn662lhOa0W5eFcngTu7RikddkzSJf3pQh9Ckg5ucRTCvvclf8zPq-3kiRDhvS0kw0BgG4vRjQq_Q/s400/P1000383.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362054699099452066" border="0" /></a>beautiful alpine lake<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEbeJ5-mJDJ99sfWSFQ_zagGc-E1OoQqq9DfkZvrvpZ1RPASeRr0JD6lDHBsIvd_kbJ8GCJPcjmRkbGYDP0j_KIRDiZWNqVPB_s8K5pKqk5NL2ESJ9dKoNiACCxjHsmsVR4iT1LQq5GE/s1600-h/Panorama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEbeJ5-mJDJ99sfWSFQ_zagGc-E1OoQqq9DfkZvrvpZ1RPASeRr0JD6lDHBsIvd_kbJ8GCJPcjmRkbGYDP0j_KIRDiZWNqVPB_s8K5pKqk5NL2ESJ9dKoNiACCxjHsmsVR4iT1LQq5GE/s400/Panorama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362054694624869618" border="0" /></a>and the 180 deg. view from the top of the ridge!<br /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-92197084117924169262009-07-06T23:03:00.004-08:002009-07-06T23:25:31.297-08:00Homer with Fellow Interns<div style="text-align: center;">about a five hour drive down the Kenai Peninsula begins with one of my favorite animals and one certainly not in shortage here in Alaska:)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBTL_C-vexmWmJW0Qky96s8Xi5i46WBJC4AQIht3TqMnIhyphenhyphen-DG_e87t58vf3-LN6pxgsqKTGaysDZlMSX1ZGhH6NuIuMyZnGsKpFvfqPYK3Stqaw1YUx_OeCpFd6gjt8bc77im6YBBm8/s1600-h/P1050199.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXzQpZNmt107aCcYGgd2FvRLeFuErw98a2F1b-a6EF1hNBNT-5FGa0vsLBN3Xh2SEnad96IrK5155Njzzvr563R0Z9rUR2XwduDWqcpOE2vG2UlvP6n7G5xqMsz4C4Ma1KctZpHVKslc/s400/P1050268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355614104058304082" border="0" /></a>my future home - on the hills between the mountains and the sea :)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuMEv2m-NKBe-57tYI3_tc1rLgTu05ewJmZK-ON5K1sZYyW766nKDr5ZMu9hsnGcyUaH4lino44mTkGPIfghYnYymGzFt6rVlTM4lranG22o9T8Zr_BdDzmjIAX14J6JBFiveHAYkZpM/s1600-h/P1050270.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuMEv2m-NKBe-57tYI3_tc1rLgTu05ewJmZK-ON5K1sZYyW766nKDr5ZMu9hsnGcyUaH4lino44mTkGPIfghYnYymGzFt6rVlTM4lranG22o9T8Zr_BdDzmjIAX14J6JBFiveHAYkZpM/s400/P1050270.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355613048627726210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGapsbz5YX4f1F2bVHe1jvSZMykfB1npK77uxQaWMnvhHa7JYuOOg17DgXDCKV2M8pkxW2Yd_MwQcCY5dvAGh-XPTqnoIiwKzZ9sFf4-oPGuGuXp1uj92VgQQ5wUH0Ds1D7dJlQNYielY/s1600-h/P1050281.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGapsbz5YX4f1F2bVHe1jvSZMykfB1npK77uxQaWMnvhHa7JYuOOg17DgXDCKV2M8pkxW2Yd_MwQcCY5dvAGh-XPTqnoIiwKzZ9sFf4-oPGuGuXp1uj92VgQQ5wUH0Ds1D7dJlQNYielY/s400/P1050281.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355613044786791330" border="0" /></a>stunning Grewingk glacier. . .<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0DTW4d1TArCEHICrJ4Kyq0plNoDfc08LU_IpY5zaJQCSuCnisvSHxZjARSj6GG64Rd_NjdazhzYoSgV0BQU1DVOfV7yYEixpt3MhoVrr-U8oPv-k8FrH4bOTv0enfXTMESLaZQt9vlI/s1600-h/P1050293.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0DTW4d1TArCEHICrJ4Kyq0plNoDfc08LU_IpY5zaJQCSuCnisvSHxZjARSj6GG64Rd_NjdazhzYoSgV0BQU1DVOfV7yYEixpt3MhoVrr-U8oPv-k8FrH4bOTv0enfXTMESLaZQt9vlI/s400/P1050293.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355613040016640530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZFylN-ElA66IUu3VxIjx-mmRN2gsNoMftmMS1LRf2V7IwrfQ_vuhbmQ0ynAwpeF3EOmUANPpVLL3UZ7VGKi32Xg7oCOs06XCWhtkSMRJtG06UjQ_sQa7eXCP1loaPtEQ9ZX26OFCYmY/s1600-h/P1050296.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZFylN-ElA66IUu3VxIjx-mmRN2gsNoMftmMS1LRf2V7IwrfQ_vuhbmQ0ynAwpeF3EOmUANPpVLL3UZ7VGKi32Xg7oCOs06XCWhtkSMRJtG06UjQ_sQa7eXCP1loaPtEQ9ZX26OFCYmY/s400/P1050296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355613041161866002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9x1AzIl77dundr77bmS_LEmJiiWdRGSlyke3PEFQtqnj2Qf0hMHHBdeyvEeNgilNqiyK-hPZ9Bupp94oiGotkjutVcN1HChou_IxpsqIoWo6Ba9JFofhvDuTfeGDn5G-1J5aS2ua4EGg/s1600-h/P1050315.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9x1AzIl77dundr77bmS_LEmJiiWdRGSlyke3PEFQtqnj2Qf0hMHHBdeyvEeNgilNqiyK-hPZ9Bupp94oiGotkjutVcN1HChou_IxpsqIoWo6Ba9JFofhvDuTfeGDn5G-1J5aS2ua4EGg/s400/P1050315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355613031482752050" border="0" /></a>the landscape of the hike to and from the glacier<br /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-49003511380466228172009-06-21T17:03:00.003-08:002009-06-21T17:12:47.661-08:00The World Beard and Mustache Championships<div style="text-align: center;">mostly very serious contestants for such an amusing feat - growing facial hair<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGh3fbk56inzqFck0SvaN00EiRJLvf_e8DgYuxDDK6mkcoKiJ8hM0PCMg1waGxaxWB58HtVFX2XuuqYhkOfKpN0Sm6SCZN18zi5NwGQejLzvKEIdXyKP8YXXTUAimrG9KSSCSLC1S4nc0/s1600-h/P1050186.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAACBsI4zN6Q9k6NCfKVdLCRqo-N7IgtrOjcqC5c5dM-Xn7QXPiIUYspoPqXFgo_6orqiZbGLoOa3cT40nDZ9YpXbnVEDsbjWKtg5MXpcXMA5InCSFZWy20Q789IY2dXElL9JLM9b_yc/s400/P1000242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349952218882055698" border="0" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-45946304060980176812009-06-21T16:23:00.003-08:002009-06-21T16:59:50.074-08:00Talkeetna and Trapper Creek work party<div style="text-align: center;">this weekend was spent walking the property of a prospective easement and helping at a work party for another, donated property - May 2009<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwN_2bpfOzXdBsf57Noh1tPlT59yGiMRuQOTCEi1T46YIaF-keKr40pxZ0KufqqzZgurSNkDZAi2ubJeNtKCS-QOJPJSOl8e1Jg8_M1idVnKTDfYkq-jYu9oEeWZUGlvpB7f8ux3sVP3U/s1600-h/DSCN0077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwN_2bpfOzXdBsf57Noh1tPlT59yGiMRuQOTCEi1T46YIaF-keKr40pxZ0KufqqzZgurSNkDZAi2ubJeNtKCS-QOJPJSOl8e1Jg8_M1idVnKTDfYkq-jYu9oEeWZUGlvpB7f8ux3sVP3U/s400/DSCN0077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349945362957307826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyZ5X_BkW4I4PS_3Tu3sTGipkfy5E5krI3DPWRRG5B6Pf0SXN24Uu1Bq7xqYKuwbT-9F0_LzdTizEt7N9Gu58MwBbry2Mm1d-q0upMJQyGgqE4RNA2drz1IFl6hIrgGNx8fb62TDK4lY/s1600-h/P1050085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyZ5X_BkW4I4PS_3Tu3sTGipkfy5E5krI3DPWRRG5B6Pf0SXN24Uu1Bq7xqYKuwbT-9F0_LzdTizEt7N9Gu58MwBbry2Mm1d-q0upMJQyGgqE4RNA2drz1IFl6hIrgGNx8fb62TDK4lY/s400/P1050085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349942737251141490" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWNJE72C-eSLXI1tkZG0EPSbTkCNItQlVzjNRzHki-ROY62hcg86xz1LqEvOns1lnnqtUACe65fUa4_1XJB5_VxAg9bEJmnBYy5x8GvOlff7YeujDeB67ynwqMvj6Oyrk3S7JV97j23I/s1600-h/P1050109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWNJE72C-eSLXI1tkZG0EPSbTkCNItQlVzjNRzHki-ROY62hcg86xz1LqEvOns1lnnqtUACe65fUa4_1XJB5_VxAg9bEJmnBYy5x8GvOlff7YeujDeB67ynwqMvj6Oyrk3S7JV97j23I/s400/P1050109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349945368912912722" border="0" /></a>parallel forms - Denali and a beaver den<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6ENx_Q-aglmMq3LyibSS-PB4PUI74V8pNkInrqHbiwMgSLa0DAvktkhRyJgD0EyRd0vKFrdb_QuBV9V0rCOMaY27HEpvwg4DmPUOzzwOnMUt-rWr63YDoz4lFXSF1pyai4yVuxc8CzE/s1600-h/P1050117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6ENx_Q-aglmMq3LyibSS-PB4PUI74V8pNkInrqHbiwMgSLa0DAvktkhRyJgD0EyRd0vKFrdb_QuBV9V0rCOMaY27HEpvwg4DmPUOzzwOnMUt-rWr63YDoz4lFXSF1pyai4yVuxc8CzE/s400/P1050117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349942735239175922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwgCs9buQkpZr9PXohO0U-hu-ADKfxOTAmKoypexsHuQWykk2OUJdYGpfia6Zt6ofHrap9RsCI0TpWEPMziD-JaHgqI8bKwuyUpMC0lte8vtymY9bRwgCPAL6kYuYh0QcFzVjD0ppFb4/s1600-h/P1050138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwgCs9buQkpZr9PXohO0U-hu-ADKfxOTAmKoypexsHuQWykk2OUJdYGpfia6Zt6ofHrap9RsCI0TpWEPMziD-JaHgqI8bKwuyUpMC0lte8vtymY9bRwgCPAL6kYuYh0QcFzVjD0ppFb4/s400/P1050138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349942732142964354" border="0" /></a>the life of a sled dog<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQCu5bmdi9VjNVqRPx_LoU2PtbrJgw8l9tM5A9fKeuYxHTTanTqL-OnpROgdLWUKqacktWpkpZ_tFYbkDIazbeXhUgoUzhsRluaGeLdb6-vmFWeDH0klWDkTduAwO72rjz-MIgyXY-0w/s1600-h/P1050146_edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQCu5bmdi9VjNVqRPx_LoU2PtbrJgw8l9tM5A9fKeuYxHTTanTqL-OnpROgdLWUKqacktWpkpZ_tFYbkDIazbeXhUgoUzhsRluaGeLdb6-vmFWeDH0klWDkTduAwO72rjz-MIgyXY-0w/s400/P1050146_edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349942725734728386" border="0" /></a>Alaska Range panorama (Denali the biggest off to the right)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrhadYV1ZLZ1NVwYP5dAKqJYkqeeXbdOC3VaTRUGu7gyFzwIxajUkZdRlb4e2P5AWzJdPuP-Lgr8x6VC5IW0rpYCSOq1XHemRe8HiHbiHwFEGyfSO2s0JxoAKNyZFhv-sKHOSVwR4v7U/s1600-h/DSCN0112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrhadYV1ZLZ1NVwYP5dAKqJYkqeeXbdOC3VaTRUGu7gyFzwIxajUkZdRlb4e2P5AWzJdPuP-Lgr8x6VC5IW0rpYCSOq1XHemRe8HiHbiHwFEGyfSO2s0JxoAKNyZFhv-sKHOSVwR4v7U/s400/DSCN0112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349945363504970962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEl8RrDd7xeqlqzB_P5-8cJX8bGgab4QxG-kQOK9CXQQEEK037cuGmhm4MXT6AulPLFGsHlQ6qoND1U-Pjool1_WNnayWZAHVtDxP2DExVOp32NhK_lffiCjrK5hblYRhgRAbx-tNHxA/s1600-h/DSCN0118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEl8RrDd7xeqlqzB_P5-8cJX8bGgab4QxG-kQOK9CXQQEEK037cuGmhm4MXT6AulPLFGsHlQ6qoND1U-Pjool1_WNnayWZAHVtDxP2DExVOp32NhK_lffiCjrK5hblYRhgRAbx-tNHxA/s400/DSCN0118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349945357088838402" border="0" /></a>Dave Johnston (in orange) was part of the first team to complete a winter ascent on Denali!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kud_Z_8um7vbAZU-MLGxnv2qO3I5qeEIFt7j3pMFSedX7DeITWW7Dsj3K7HZQTkll0LewIbBgagVxxIfJQGHf4DdKB2fLIkHQ9a-kCQRiu7Z9tBSjy_WlLZ8v_nXAGhF5Bl9Rnu1NFo/s1600-h/P1050179_edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kud_Z_8um7vbAZU-MLGxnv2qO3I5qeEIFt7j3pMFSedX7DeITWW7Dsj3K7HZQTkll0LewIbBgagVxxIfJQGHf4DdKB2fLIkHQ9a-kCQRiu7Z9tBSjy_WlLZ8v_nXAGhF5Bl9Rnu1NFo/s400/P1050179_edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349942721712801202" border="0" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-54986276108894062882009-05-24T23:53:00.006-08:002009-05-25T12:32:35.041-08:00Weekend Getaway to Seward<div style="text-align: center;">This is a lengthy photo post due mainly to my lack of posting promptness. As time passes and my journey deepens, I will surely incorporate poetic prose into this blog. :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0IM3huK6mBfsrU_KmxqiaIH0uN8vvCtYe_ZQ5QehOAjOnjw-rZu1AHN8VjRX44esruQrEKHwzaZNEDESf_jdpM3UiokefhvlKSBUEbdTtA8QlOvBeQkji6OLD-GWRVidnWM8Z2Aosxc/s1600-h/P1000023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0IM3huK6mBfsrU_KmxqiaIH0uN8vvCtYe_ZQ5QehOAjOnjw-rZu1AHN8VjRX44esruQrEKHwzaZNEDESf_jdpM3UiokefhvlKSBUEbdTtA8QlOvBeQkji6OLD-GWRVidnWM8Z2Aosxc/s400/P1000023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339667949869471842" border="0" /></a>just leaving town. . .<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jP5Li9kANac94Eu3iSiw4qoGUxGNAKQQrmb-k7h0yvErFd76Fm_rDpFC0OdEEHqaPq0XmsuQ2NUEMeqr9nS4KSMmdpKtSLxhfMbM9qpr_aCLOHAB0-sb4BekIIKCO-rFq2hj0SYsh0Q/s1600-h/P1000070_edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jP5Li9kANac94Eu3iSiw4qoGUxGNAKQQrmb-k7h0yvErFd76Fm_rDpFC0OdEEHqaPq0XmsuQ2NUEMeqr9nS4KSMmdpKtSLxhfMbM9qpr_aCLOHAB0-sb4BekIIKCO-rFq2hj0SYsh0Q/s400/P1000070_edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339667959685374898" border="0" /></a>Seward at night<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_V06J3k6W6JA4CbP62DT3wrAZdq-TpBA7epP9KDTdPavJMVL2maQG-b1s4Y7AfsFr5BS1NkEP2qA9hv1IoV4SYKIT1OCwSbbPM7bXwmPd37In8Ia3MlzZ89UQOzGovU2N3TS9GeOTuK4/s1600-h/P1000081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_V06J3k6W6JA4CbP62DT3wrAZdq-TpBA7epP9KDTdPavJMVL2maQG-b1s4Y7AfsFr5BS1NkEP2qA9hv1IoV4SYKIT1OCwSbbPM7bXwmPd37In8Ia3MlzZ89UQOzGovU2N3TS9GeOTuK4/s400/P1000081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339667958721488722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xdFJmZBc4h1Q_alkhc9t_4dhAeF48B_zZBwT9Rf1v-tJ-aGZMU15E1KzQwYMbkMrnG7RAaBGX3d30pFrper8bRHER4UlHVatZCKE693cSSIJgkJbPKcMTJV0PH_HeCa7XXjNMO-Anqw/s1600-h/P1000101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xdFJmZBc4h1Q_alkhc9t_4dhAeF48B_zZBwT9Rf1v-tJ-aGZMU15E1KzQwYMbkMrnG7RAaBGX3d30pFrper8bRHER4UlHVatZCKE693cSSIJgkJbPKcMTJV0PH_HeCa7XXjNMO-Anqw/s400/P1000101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339669494100603074" border="0" /></a>so my love for boats transpires<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXxcBVZ5aM8T7Gex-1w_baUmb2EeNMvXy4MzqDNOcnZI7NvLekk99U8dSJnemKw3-bueoVjWPGEak3NFVNYLkI52Jzci_pODn0Wh1BBJZqAAjuJ1Lq2XZ8GKw5ju0h1JBQ6IPVR9BkdM/s1600-h/P1000112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXxcBVZ5aM8T7Gex-1w_baUmb2EeNMvXy4MzqDNOcnZI7NvLekk99U8dSJnemKw3-bueoVjWPGEak3NFVNYLkI52Jzci_pODn0Wh1BBJZqAAjuJ1Lq2XZ8GKw5ju0h1JBQ6IPVR9BkdM/s400/P1000112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339669494918433698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR-0p-doPkN__p00PuK5FOsPMJVjgar1v6sMudSg79MVZeZqukQNwTjSuPVBGsJhzz8AF82kMaU9wBpbQTlg9WH_k3kLFOhG0Y2oJLhQ1ak5wjn2SDJvd0GdxPPNoDfnu4fV0E6VcDCo/s1600-h/P1000116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR-0p-doPkN__p00PuK5FOsPMJVjgar1v6sMudSg79MVZeZqukQNwTjSuPVBGsJhzz8AF82kMaU9wBpbQTlg9WH_k3kLFOhG0Y2oJLhQ1ak5wjn2SDJvd0GdxPPNoDfnu4fV0E6VcDCo/s400/P1000116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339671283216405858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSujx5QcAvpEtDoOsiPyXmi5-DlOcl8w8hRouBfQY5rabfieU-XOcTua6n0yrHFFN-YUVzl1mnlvgsCUudMVVY49Fa3D3WJt8197khPr75eU-yDKK6Ezn8ateOJ04GdC9KlqiTtonal2s/s1600-h/P1000123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSujx5QcAvpEtDoOsiPyXmi5-DlOcl8w8hRouBfQY5rabfieU-XOcTua6n0yrHFFN-YUVzl1mnlvgsCUudMVVY49Fa3D3WJt8197khPr75eU-yDKK6Ezn8ateOJ04GdC9KlqiTtonal2s/s400/P1000123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339669504150364978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9qFPbQ-Yj87orsj7WlAzwj3MX9Kj2gFtCKQz2GCwsum57zHincYU1E3xSjXButsDO1nwLGv89Bs_QyaSc9FQHeTz3o1azHyPqlY6quhuaFxJhY6Sqrfp_OYbgrfjOOi_Y2H2ichZX9E/s1600-h/P1000132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9qFPbQ-Yj87orsj7WlAzwj3MX9Kj2gFtCKQz2GCwsum57zHincYU1E3xSjXButsDO1nwLGv89Bs_QyaSc9FQHeTz3o1azHyPqlY6quhuaFxJhY6Sqrfp_OYbgrfjOOi_Y2H2ichZX9E/s400/P1000132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339669509294653490" border="0" /></a>me and Seward, what a splendid "catch" :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4JDTiu0X0UBQZX47sHUkdYRNRbikRU2MpMtMkrS2XW0AS6Vgj5jQnUs5GGX50uRp-mxZ1z9YhrdwvPAD07mvEM6IIP_OvRimDRtnf51-6MYy5wlbCoVkalN1UNmQRY3n2pdlXxJoIHI/s1600-h/P1000164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4JDTiu0X0UBQZX47sHUkdYRNRbikRU2MpMtMkrS2XW0AS6Vgj5jQnUs5GGX50uRp-mxZ1z9YhrdwvPAD07mvEM6IIP_OvRimDRtnf51-6MYy5wlbCoVkalN1UNmQRY3n2pdlXxJoIHI/s400/P1000164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339855849219157730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtfYW9GSexgv2sGuYld-KhHHh39GRUE0DP0nNEO7PSZUx83dALOvoh7fpjUSK5Z8JmLLzzczccl3i2yfn71UupUl9L-4HGQGsWHyWgXUPZNY2slODyYfqfljiCOYYSjKd3DrD6b369q8/s1600-h/P1000165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLxtEyhx8G0N5BZqz6Z8YC8oc0XyR75gpFIOYZeBAQCrbTIDJicHtrUJ_Cz7D8c9DlmEyZsjX7HPc9N8nuq2ZXK6qs8Bn1v4kmBs2rBeBHlBS9Q863dH_bljk_2TV97lhqkg4gYnXJOw/s400/P1000195_edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339855861848284642" border="0" /></a>i figured out that using my polarized sunglasses as a lens works quite well !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gas1rQqP_MuWbcvMcE99PxrAd7-3LYAf5ocDPsSL6hCV9hcWneMsaYGW2UxLmvy_bBrpNXnw34bY7jpFAO2FSLoC0RqzqH7cPA_uKo8rT3cScQAnOSqj473FtcSrkyDXvMDRHn2RddQ/s1600-h/P1000206.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gas1rQqP_MuWbcvMcE99PxrAd7-3LYAf5ocDPsSL6hCV9hcWneMsaYGW2UxLmvy_bBrpNXnw34bY7jpFAO2FSLoC0RqzqH7cPA_uKo8rT3cScQAnOSqj473FtcSrkyDXvMDRHn2RddQ/s400/P1000206.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339855865952466034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJz-bX3xtawgcxs5vZnoKhKtqL1r7EmY3IZ1Ij-jMDK7loXSSBLMNsd48xEKy9yMENg6mKp6ZLXBWjP6LZC-scuvPfXkisntgEec4n-uKMQfO7kgRR6Qwqv03PkKeETU9IHmtYSlotc4/s1600-h/P1000209.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJz-bX3xtawgcxs5vZnoKhKtqL1r7EmY3IZ1Ij-jMDK7loXSSBLMNsd48xEKy9yMENg6mKp6ZLXBWjP6LZC-scuvPfXkisntgEec4n-uKMQfO7kgRR6Qwqv03PkKeETU9IHmtYSlotc4/s400/P1000209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339859247107136162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvwHUGuB1hL8YmvuUYpBOMKBElhBMKc2wCCHEN6l0dGvqXDbgtrfkxVaKGxp-3pR2VXEBLJAl3s5VnVclS9T9UO53u9Ro25ZZvHiWVpXDRTy7Xmc3kq7vORDOzpJxwtZUWHeRiALXvoc/s1600-h/P1000220.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvwHUGuB1hL8YmvuUYpBOMKBElhBMKc2wCCHEN6l0dGvqXDbgtrfkxVaKGxp-3pR2VXEBLJAl3s5VnVclS9T9UO53u9Ro25ZZvHiWVpXDRTy7Xmc3kq7vORDOzpJxwtZUWHeRiALXvoc/s400/P1000220.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339859248352600626" border="0" /></a>my souvenir - made from birch tree bark<br /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-54608104721418846762009-05-18T19:19:00.000-08:002009-05-18T19:25:59.922-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIxrDIrSxzlAa9eNQgVHhhXqBTS5nsFcqwJG_zEKFL5RrAb-VJYOLZJZvrvOrAggmQDSrApA5pdX9LXVTApM77evPm2YTIqj32FOQJ8OPYvg87Ahs18nEh3qmLTlw4av_MnILCvjmqsg/s1600-h/red_house.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIxrDIrSxzlAa9eNQgVHhhXqBTS5nsFcqwJG_zEKFL5RrAb-VJYOLZJZvrvOrAggmQDSrApA5pdX9LXVTApM77evPm2YTIqj32FOQJ8OPYvg87Ahs18nEh3qmLTlw4av_MnILCvjmqsg/s400/red_house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337369834833602194" border="0"></a>another image of me in town by Brian Adams: <a href="http://www.baphotos.com/">http://www.baphotos.com/</a><br /><br />Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-7797057851814285872009-05-18T19:02:00.006-08:002009-05-18T19:29:25.362-08:00First Day at Work - Trapper Creek<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjB0T8E4j9eOD1AbDw594gI_pOSF09XHtT1Yz1VKG3a1YiPqLAk9ZoYpBPtwTNxCeqgUcSVf7QQWXhBxXMUnrt2bi8n3XltpsyE76l4QSVwrg19P4FXYj2nD8m5hFwCeUe5vUhgn-N5GA/s1600-h/P1050003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjB0T8E4j9eOD1AbDw594gI_pOSF09XHtT1Yz1VKG3a1YiPqLAk9ZoYpBPtwTNxCeqgUcSVf7QQWXhBxXMUnrt2bi8n3XltpsyE76l4QSVwrg19P4FXYj2nD8m5hFwCeUe5vUhgn-N5GA/s400/P1050003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337370737824701282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGhaX4JScdd7E4vHFuYZndqSlq5i29frWbC_AX-JXQUTSq7PycXwRkhtxE-VTf5BdJk8p-VYb4OBpp94JLUGgAf_x8Zh4PpQv9akbDZU5CZnlbfJtyP18bppgKXB8bqKZ6o3CcQPIYr8/s1600-h/P1050002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGhaX4JScdd7E4vHFuYZndqSlq5i29frWbC_AX-JXQUTSq7PycXwRkhtxE-VTf5BdJk8p-VYb4OBpp94JLUGgAf_x8Zh4PpQv9akbDZU5CZnlbfJtyP18bppgKXB8bqKZ6o3CcQPIYr8/s400/P1050002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337370738407485746" border="0" /></a><br />These photos were taken from an 80 acre piece of land that was donated to the Great Land Trust, my current employer, and a conservation easement is in place that will protect the land in perpetuity. These beautiful birds, sandhill cranes, started coming to the fields because the previous landowner had planted barley. When he realized that was what was attracting the birds he continued to plant barley up until his death. To date, the GLT and surrounding neighbors are continuing this management plan and have secured a wonderful home for the birds along their migration route.Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-42066889539333465912009-05-18T18:52:00.010-08:002009-05-25T00:18:39.800-08:00Point Woronzof Park and Earthquake Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-7m3pJAVVDrdxWo9PECIxtgKJarzMJkbZsDNOo_2X3tZfFJgiPcimq9rW0OfUIzlkDwROaIoXdqvSrWWOZOUk0c3F4x9WFyBZ5h-JgYVZahdKjvltzxmAcLdIXjZ9A_vJgFmpnL1mwg/s1600-h/3509248134_532f910577.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-7m3pJAVVDrdxWo9PECIxtgKJarzMJkbZsDNOo_2X3tZfFJgiPcimq9rW0OfUIzlkDwROaIoXdqvSrWWOZOUk0c3F4x9WFyBZ5h-JgYVZahdKjvltzxmAcLdIXjZ9A_vJgFmpnL1mwg/s400/3509248134_532f910577.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337367642905500290" border="0" /></a>this image was taken by my friend Brian Adams, a native Alaskan and amazing photographer specializing in portraiture - check out his work at: <a href="http://www.baphotos.com/">http://www.baphotos.com/</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaNP73oT1kQtugVqQ5zDM4W5VK0tPejpy2p3HBm-tcL1N8FcOGM0k3faMSwkq_o7rukcRuTiSYHJF-Zfxiujnsnx4jAwKTEKbzO6VUL_KlqCTgouQFTi7YPEGq6esj41lPjIxEgpeKxM/s1600-h/P1050040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUup87bYg0CwKHlDhixhJLhJwdJvb_V3o9PMKG2BHpqkaWSg5mhyphenhyphen32QpxRV2lVrl8EI_7gacoEpynVnwor3agfwq3cwVq1ti4B7gaoQ4hAWfegZRmCO33Don3R6bug7bCp62RGx9mpao/s400/P1050041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337363537824487970" border="0" /></a>downtown Anchorage<br /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-65138335126098476272009-05-14T22:46:00.003-08:002009-05-14T23:00:10.788-08:00My new home in Anchorage, Alaska<div style="text-align: center;">cozy as could possibly be - reminds me of old town Ft Collins : )<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho44oJbZqGekFNFtBII3Nz0CV6_a5OvE3omzOIup3njdsEFdDpWcxaF6k6xUngnANr_Nc6xg9hAtBiPNR_pz8vgKiOorty4eCJRle9PSZmsVv_5p6GHJDoctYJcKHAn6HViZexLDL_krM/s1600-h/P1000001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxNDSPiOUnH83flisVy5f29XkROwu3wddZGsWig9U8I-SwqShq-OsWbYFJLYkiPnJw1t-E0_2PzGY2ihRPorqKHGhyphenhyphenZMO_or-Hvez8LZGaRKc_ujcsQ6ZxG7fB1XjkgGaF9uowCwoPC8/s400/P1000003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335939770746070738" border="0" /></a>my week long roomie, Scott<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEae3t2HHeb4Wh_-x6yV1u06PcpEA9OEFEMi8uewgMHWSznj05gZ_o-Hpu8fTvhG95p-voImHFfuCjf5z3xEMHHO5skvnNniUmytRgjkpNIrNP7VU_SzsiYYZ3ykRDyYKcM4j7aSAGcNw/s1600-h/P1000004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEae3t2HHeb4Wh_-x6yV1u06PcpEA9OEFEMi8uewgMHWSznj05gZ_o-Hpu8fTvhG95p-voImHFfuCjf5z3xEMHHO5skvnNniUmytRgjkpNIrNP7VU_SzsiYYZ3ykRDyYKcM4j7aSAGcNw/s400/P1000004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335939772686757090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVllx3V14nBT031eV_2CrwCIJGeWH7TP8YEq5o-tXQxPw5tOb75JwE32YLgejZizFUSJWJh-vV_3xUPaaPcVY81EVkHh_M32ii-FqNtrJmjBO8pY8Zfm5WH_7KD-_ixGSva59SUvEhII/s1600-h/P1000006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVllx3V14nBT031eV_2CrwCIJGeWH7TP8YEq5o-tXQxPw5tOb75JwE32YLgejZizFUSJWJh-vV_3xUPaaPcVY81EVkHh_M32ii-FqNtrJmjBO8pY8Zfm5WH_7KD-_ixGSva59SUvEhII/s400/P1000006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335939774719041042" border="0" /></a>floating cranes always warm a room up !<br /></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802561794416318468.post-20582419516870044632009-05-13T09:13:00.000-08:002009-05-13T09:16:41.018-08:00Today is the start of a wonderful thing: the ability to share my passion and experiences with others (those not wishing to use Facebook.) More to come shortly. . . !Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833234793398131187noreply@blogger.com2