Recent Adventures

Once again we have been remiss in posting on the blog. So, here is a link to pictures we have taken on our recent adventures, including a trip to Juneau at the beginning of the month.

We'll be in Iowa in about a month and hopefully we'll be able to see folks while we are there.

Break-up begins

While spring officially started a couple of weeks ago, here spring has just started with what is called break-up. Unlike spring in most other areas with early blooming crocuses and the greening of grass, spring here begins the big melt. With a good 6-8 feet of snow piled up it take time and makes things soggy and muddy. However, as depressing as that may sound, we know that spring is here as the days continue to get longer - 14 hours from sun up to down and growing and warmer - its supposed to be a balmy 50 degrees today, but I doubt we get there.

Recently, Zach and I got away for about a week. We drove from Portland to San Diego, mainly on the Pacific Coast Highway. During our trip we were able to experience spring and the start of summer - it was 85 the day we left San Diego. Pictures to come...

In the news...

Check out this link to a story by the Anchorage Daily News last week about a case I am currently handling at work:

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/8599675p-8492514c.html

A real update

Since it has been since August since we last posted anything substantive, here's what has been happening in a nutshell:

1. October, the arrival of Darby, our third dog, see the post below. Really, three dogs rounds out the pack.

2. Camping at the Matanuska Glacier. The picture at the top of the page was taken by Zach during that trip. It was beautiful, but extremely cold, probably -20 degrees or colder while we were out taking pictures.

3. Travels back to Iowa for the holidays which were hectic, but it was very nice to see everyone.

My nephew, Jaden, enjoying his Christmas presents.

4. SNOW!! After returning home from Iowa, we found several feet of snow had fallen and it continues to fall a couple of times a week. It makes for lots of fun skiing and snowshoeing. Also, it's very pretty.

Just off the trail at Russian Jack park here in town.

Other than those highlights, Zach continues to be busy with finishing his masters degree as this is his last semester. I am as busy as ever with work, often traveling a couple of times a month. We have plans in March for a bit of a vacation - driving from Portland, Oregon to San Diego, California and seeing what we see along the way, while camping, sightseeing and visiting friends out that way.

New Look

Zach and I have taken the time to finally spend some time on the blog. As you can see we have given the blog a makeover adding some pictures and updating our links. On the right you can find a link to Zach's photo page on flickr as well as the new blog we started for our Anchorage gourmet night gathering that happens once a month. Hopefully, we'll be more diligent in keeping this thing up to date, hence the picture of the week. However, since the pictures are usually taken by Zach, I'll leave it up to him to update the picture, so you know where to direct your complaints if the picture doesn't change.

Also, below, you can find a picture of our newest addition, Darby. She joined us in early October. Yes, yes we are quite behind with updating the blog.