Cara and I had a great drive up from Washington at the end of July. We were treated to the awesome wonder of creation as we traversed the mountains of the Canadian Rockies on our way to the splendor of Alaska! We didn't waste any time and were fishing our first weekend here. As you can see, Cara tamed the Reds on the Kenai River. Shortly thereafter we both geared up to get back to working full-time. This was a tough transition after having all of June and July off to explore Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons along with visiting good friends in the Mid-West. I'm sure everyone feels sorry for us right?! Here goes a BIG thank you to all our great friends far and wide who hosted us at some point during our homeless, vagabond tour. What a great summer we've had, truly blessed!
Anyway, we're definitely staying busy as work starts up and we get ready to transition into our new home. We owe Freddie's a big thanks for the furnished condo but enough is enough, we need our own space! Cara is enjoying her new pharmacy and from what I've heard (my co-worker has a good friend who works with Cara) she "seems nice". Since starting with the Forest Service I have been absolutely spoiled with incredible opportunities to be in the field. Working next to Portage Glacier, inspecting construction of the Iditarod trail, taking the train into the backcountry for the day, AND flying to Cordova for the day are all tasks I've been given in just my first 3 weeks! I must constantly pinch myself saying "self, this is your job now, quit acting like a giddy little school girl and get used to working in the shadow of glaciers on a regular basis". Needless to say, I'm very excited about the cool things I've gotten to see through work. I'll be sure to post pictures of my "office" on a later post. Meanwhile, this week we should be closing on our new house, pray that all goes smoothly!
Well done guys! Thanks for the update!!
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