Hello All,
I have been all over Southern Alaska since I last checked in. When I went to rent a car, I wasn't asked if I had or needed insurance or a license. I was asked if I had or needed a SHOTGUN, BEAR SPRAY, GOLD PAN AND SHOVEL, AND FISHING GEAR. ALL OF WHICH WERE BEING GIVEN TO ME FREE OF CHARGE. I took the extra bear spray and gold pan/shovel. I was asking for trouble with the other things.
I wrote a novel for this update but nobody wants to spend a nice summer day reading David Copperfield II by Mark/Chops Dickens. I read it. It was bad. You're getting pictures.
Mark/Chops
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| MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION: WHERE AM I GOING? |
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| SCENIC SEWARD HIGHWAY |
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| THAT BOAT HAD MY NAME WRITTEN ALL OVER IT! |
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| DEM ARE SOME BIG BULLET HOLES! |
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| THERE WAS A LOVELY MEN'S ROOM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT SIGN. WHO KNEW? |
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| ALIENS TRIED TO BEEM ME UP ONCE AGAIN. WIDE RIGHT FELLAS. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME! |
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| SALMON FISHING WITH MY HANDS. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 232,532,321 SALMON IN THAT RIVER |
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| HOPE, ALASKA: BROUGHT A GOLD PAN AND SHOVEL HERE. SADLY NO LUCK BUT THIS WAS THE HEART OF ALASKA'S GOLD RUSH. |
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| LAND OF A BILLION CHRISTMAS TREES. AT THIS POINT I DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHERE I AM. |
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| NOT SAFE |
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| STOPPED FOR LUNCH HERE |
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| HALF WAY BETWEEN SEWARD AND HOMER. I THINK. |
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| CHECK OUT THE MOUNTAINS ON THE WATER! |
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| ABOUT TO DO SOME THINGS TO THIS RENTAL CAR THAT WERE NOT IN THE RENTAL AGREEMENT. FOR STARTERS, STAND ON THE ROOF! |
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| THAT MY FRIENDS IS A GLACIER MELTING. |
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| INCREDIBLE PLACE! |
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| ALASKA BACKCOUNTRY/CAMPING NECESITIES |
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| BEDROOM WITH A VIEW! THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL BEAR SIGHTINGS IN KENAI NATIONAL PARK THAT DAY, SO I SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE JEEP AS I WAS RIGHT BY THEIR FEEDING SPOT |
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| BREAKFAST TABLE IN SEWARD, ALASKA |
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| COREY, MATT, AND JOSH! I PICKED THESE GUYS UP THUMBING ON MY WAY OUT OF HOMER. INCREDIBLE GUYS. OREGON AND OREGON STATE STUDENTS. HOW ARE THEY FRIENDS? (SANDY AND JEANELLE, WHAT ABOUT THAT CIVIL WAR?) WE JUST WATCHED BEARS EATING SALMON AND ARE PRACTICING OUR GRIZZLY FACES. CHECK OUT THE BEARDS ON THE UNDERGRADS! YIKES! SAFE TRAVELS FELLAS |
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| COUPLE BEARS LOOKING FOR LUNCH! |
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| SEA OTTERS SYNCHRONIZE SWIMMING! |
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| 3 OF THE 12 KILLER WHALES I SAW HUNTING IN KENAI FJORDS |
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| THE PEAKS BEHIND ME USED TO HAVE GLACIERS BREAKING OFF ICEBERGS INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA |
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| TWO MORE KILLER WHALES! THEY WERE COMING RIGHT UP OUT OF THE WATER! |
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| GLACIER VIEW FROM THE OCEAN |
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| GULF OF ALASKA! NEXT PIECE OF LAND.. HAWAII?? I THINK.. WATER TEMPERATURE, 38* |
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| SEA LIONS CATCHING SOME SUN. IT'S A BALMY 40*F AND SUNNY ON AUGUST 23RD ! |
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| CHECKING OUT ONE OF A MILLION FJORDS! |
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| THESE BIRDS ARE GOING NUTS BECAUSE... |
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| THAT IS A BALD EAGLE AND IT IS ABOUT TO SWOOP INTO THOSE BIRDS AND GET LUNCH! INCREDIBLE SITE! |
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| GLACIERS RUNNING ALL ACROSS THOSE PEAKS BEHIND ME. MELTING |
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| SEWARD HARBOR, AK |
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| CAPTAIN GARY ON MY KENAI FJORDS/WILDLIFE/GLACIER EXPEDITION! SHOCKED HE AGREED TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH ME AS I WAS SAYING "ICEBERG AHEAD!! ALL DAY. I DONT KNOW HOW HE DOESN'T HAVE A JACKET ON. IT'S COLD. I GUESS THAT'S IS WHY HE IS THE BADASS CAPTAIN AND I'M .. WHATEVER I AM. |
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| ABOUT TO TRY AND RUN UP TO EXIT GLACIER IN KENAI FJORD NATIONAL PARK! KEY WORD, TRY! |
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| TRYING TO GET THERE BEFORE IT ALL MELTS! |
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| GETTING CLOSER! |
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| HOW CAN I GET DOWN THERE?? |
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| ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG. ABOUT TO BREAK THIS RULE! |
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| I THOUGHT I'D GIVE THIS A TRY... |
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| SHOCKER, THAT DIDN'T WORK, SO I TRIED THIS! |
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| MAKING DINNER. DON'T ASK ABOUT THE SOUP ON THE GROUND, JUST KNOW I ATE IT TOO. |
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| DINNER TABLE WITH QUITE THE VIEW! |
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| PRETTY PATH LEADS TO A VERY SCARY CLIFF/OCEAN. HOMER, ALASKA |
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| "THE SPIT" HOMER, ALASKA. FROM HIGH ABOVE. FISHING CAPITOL OF THE WORLD? REMINDED ME OF GLOUCESTER JOE BRANC! |
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| 3 BIG BEARS LOOKING FOR DINNER! |
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