Weekend Wilderness Highlights

Let me tell you, my first weekend in Alaska has been a blast. It is light ALL the time and so you don't even think about the fact that you are hiking around at 10pm when the sky should be dark and you should be tired. Somehow your body just adapts and you forget all about sleep --- well until the next morning when you have to wake up early. I actually was up for 20 hours on Friday because I had such an early start in Seattle and was up late my first day hiking out in the Alaskan wilderness. Totally worth it but, probably should not make a habit out of it.

I started work today at the Anchorage office and have a full schedule meeting many cool people from all over the state this week. But, I had some really fun times this weekend so I wanted to share a few pics photo essay style now and give an update on all the rest later.

Hatcher Pass, outside of Wasilla, Alaska

Independence Mine State Historical Park. Imagine how cold that job was in the winter.

Rail line for the mine's trains

A Pika!

The berries were from last season and had frozen over the winter. The flowers will be this year's berries.

Canoe trip with my supervisor's family to Nancy Lake State Recreation Area. Michelle, her husband John, and Richie.

Richie and the most adventurous 2 year-old Mave.

Michelle's daughter Lily

A loon. I love loons.

 

 

 

More meetings tomorrow and Wednesday I get to fly on a bush plane to Tyonek, a native village on the other side of Cook Inlet. I am really looking forward to that. Lots of learning happening! 

All for now but I will probably post again at the end of the trip.

Rachel