Back to Alaska

Val and I went back to Alaska to see Nome and visit Brevig at the biginning of August. We stopped in Seattle both ways to see family and friends. 

Duke TIP at Appalachian State Term 2

The second term it has rained hard about every day. However, I was still able to make it to the local big concert, camp along the Appalachian Trail in East Tennessee, do a bit of hiking/sightseeing, and get out in the mountains. 

Duke TIP at Appalachian State Term 1

Despite teaching 6 days a week we were able to get out and go tubing, camp at a fellow instructors parents cabin-condo, hike the Grandfather Mountain Profile Trail, and put a few miles on the Jeep driving the Blue Ridge Parkway. 

To Boone, NC via Little Rock and Pensacola

I drove out to Boone, NC for a summer teaching job with stops in Little Rock and Pensacola to see family. After 3 days, lots of rain, and 2 tornados I made it.