Slow Down Sister

My oldest daughter has always shown the most interest in doing the things her papa does, from taking a nap to flying an airplane.
On our last trip back home from Palmer she got to sit in the copilot seat. She was excited to be able to control the airplane, the only trouble was she was sitting a little low to be able to see over the instrument panel. I used my hand as a "flight director" so she would know when to turn, climb, or descend. Using this "technique" she was able to navigate us through the mountains of Lake Clark Pass. We also would take turns pointing out any and all waterfalls we would see along the way.

My Little Copilot


"Flight Director" working with the "Autopilot"

The Old Man Down the Road

As Spring tries to emerge from what has turned out to be a rather mild winter in both temperature and snowfall, we find the ever increasing amount of daylight being offered to us a welcomed change to the blanket of darkness that is at the heart of an Alaskan winter. We decided to take advantage of this new daylight by hiking up to see Tanalian Falls. After dropping the kids off at AWANA, we had an hour and a half to get there and back. We made it back just in time to greet the kids as they came out of the church.

The trail home


Tanalian Falls


Bran and I

Snow (Hey Oh)

This morning I stepped out of the house and felt the familiar sharp bite of a hard freeze on my cheek. I glanced toward Tanalian Mountain to see if we had some snow last night, this is the view I saw. This first dusting of snow (termination dust) marks the end of summer and the beginning of colder days ahead, for winter is surely not far behind.

Tanalian Mountain with Termination dust


A view of the Kodiak