Amy wishes I'd quit singing that song, but it keeps coming back. We're at the Treehouse Bed & Breakfast near Seward, Alaska. It's a beautiful two-room suite in a house in a subdivision (kindof like our subdivision at home), but with a black-rock creek in back and steep mountains behind the creek and 5 to 10 feet of snow everywhere. We just got back from a snowshoe walk back the creek. The sun is shining and we were in our own Sierra Club Calendar. In a little while we'll go into town for supper, and then maybe come back here to use the hot tub. I hope the stars are visible. We're pretty far from any city. Somebody saw Northern Lights night before last.
Catching up....
Amy's interview was interesting. She thought it was for radio voiceovers, but it was probably for TV. You'll have to get the description from her. I piddled around most of the day. Upgraded the RAM in my Mac. We ended up going for a walk with the dogs in a frozen bog behind a middle school. Crooka was my lead sled dog a few times when we had to take steep hills or get thru drifts. There' s a pathway where people have walked, and as long as you're on it, you're ok. But if you stray just a hair to the side, down you go into the snow, and it's knee deep or more. We ended up standing on the score board at a ball field on the top of a hill overlooking Anchorage. I think the ground is a lot lower in the summer.
When we got back, we got with Jane and went to Chili's (St. Joe's treat), since the people in Jane's favorite TV show hang out there. It was interesting, but not great food choices if you're vegetarian, especially since they were all out of salmon, halibut or tilapia. Which left shrimp. I had a mushroom swiss cheese burger which was good but overwhelming.
This morning we packed our stuff and headed down the southern highway toward Seward. The entire drive was sunshiny and stunning. Mountains on all sides--360 degrees, with the icy water to our immediate right. Majestic, snowy. Think of the Tetons and then raise it a power or two. We spent $7 ea. to go in a wildlife animal rescue area and walk around and see caribou, buffalo, elk, moose & bears. Kindof like the Wolf Park. These are animals that are rescued from some kind of situation, then rehabilitated and relocated.
Driving on, the road was lined with trucks and trailers of snowmobilers. The snowmobile tracks were interesting--looping up the mountainside as far as they dare, then back down. Kids are pulled behind the snowmobile in a plastic boat.
We stopped in a little store in Moose Pass for ice cream. We plan to go to Hope on the way back. We're looking for handmade knives and Beluga whales.
The whole drive was like being in National Geographic. It called for a little helicopter-ride-style music, but Amy's CD player and radio conked out, and my laptop speakers aren't loud enough to do the job. I tried singing John Denver, but I don't think it had the same effect.
See y'all! Keep warm!
maggiemom
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