Alaskan Train

TRAIN! DAY OFF! After being here 9 days, I got my first day off.  We went to the train depot.  And here is the incoming train from Anchorage to Denali.  We got to snap this photo, which I love.  For those who don't know, I love trains.  For a summer job in Virginia I took a train from Portland, OR to Richmond, VA.  77 hours 3 days, 3,000 miles.  

As the train passed we were up further in the woods prior to the station.  We waved to the passengers and they all wave enthusiastically while getting out of there seats.  I guess after their 8 hour ride we were the only wildlife!  It was fun.  

FAIRBANKS

We road tripped up to Fairbanks one night.  We slammed 6 people into a Jeep Liberty.  It was over 2 hours to get there.  We saw Transformers 2 in the theaters.  As we came out its was still daylight.   The picture you see is of us at McDonalds going through the drive-thru at 1:15 in the morning.  We got back at 3:30am and I have yet to see any stars.  I gonna have to wait a few months.  :)  

Moose

This picture is of me walking along substituting a moose track for a memory picture, because I couldn't photograph the one that cross the highway days earlier.  

ATV Tour

After we went through a high creek on our ATVs we rode up the the larger portion of the river bed that was dry.  We came to these natural Alaskan sand dunes.  

I went on the ATV tour today and it was sweet.  The views and the riding was good and challenging.  Someone said when I was referring to the view of three valleys converging, “it’s a view that never gets old.” 

Mckinley Lodge

On my six hour shuttle up from Anchorage to Denali, we stopped at the Princess Wilderness Mckinley Lodge.  What you see here is the Alaskan Range.  Mount Mckinley continues skyward above the clouds about 9,000 feet more.  It was so breath taking.  The sun was hitting the snow through the clouds that made the reflection a golden color

MY CAT ARCHIMEDIES

ARCHIMEDIES!  MY TWENTY-FIVE POUND CAT!  THAT'S A FULL COUCH HE IS LAYING ON!  

The video is his defensive nature when he is not being pet.

Listen....20 seconds into it you'll hear him bite me and me react.  :) 

some of my friends

This is Cheyenne and her family from Washington.  Her and I have a fantastic relationship and do anything for each other.  She has been one of my biggest supports through the rough and good times.  Her kids are wonderful and just crack me up and I do not remember ever been as smart as them at their age.
Bryon Anderson!  This guy is a stud.  I met him a year ago and we have had so much fun, between church activities, service projects, home teaching companions, adventures, and so forth.  He is waiting for his mission papers.  We shared callings in the missionary work of the ward, so we got to teach together.  He is going to be a good teacher and leader.
The girls on the left are my "Hag friends"  They go to Western Oregon Univeristy  and thats where I am transfering to this fall.  They are so funny!  We just feed off of each other, and they like me because they say they dish it out all day, but I am the only one who dishes it back!  I am honored.
This is Richard Bolton.  My scoutmaster for 4 years, therapist, employer, and a genuine friend that I value very much.  He helps me see things with wisdom and I help him feel young.  There is great trust and mutual respect.
Its me mama!  She is very supportive on my journey to Alaska.
 

Leaving for Alaska

This is the Pops and I.  Both my parents and the rest of my family are very supportive in my venture into the Last Frontier!

Cat Trapping

In our household a large black cat comes through our cat door and comes upstairs and eats the cat food. Now this might be OK, since our cats our blump (one being 25 pounds) however, you don't cross the borders into another man's land.

This being said. The first night we set a cat trap we had success. Although it turned out to be another black cat with a collar. Last night I set up the trap, place the delicious food, and sealed off the cat door. And this morning... wha lah! The targeted cat! I placed him in my trunk and donated him to his roots of the wild country off of Cordon road east of I-5.