To Teller, again

 

I took the snow machine and sled to Teller to pick someone up last weekend.  I took Mooney along and she ran about 75% of the 7.5 miles.  I was hoping it would tire her out but it seemed to have the opposite reaction.  The top picture is of the 'Forest Highway'.  The next few are of Teller.  Teller is connected to Nome via a seasonal road...so they have a little more access to supplies.

Koyuk, Ak

Tim and I went to a math conference in Koyuk, Ak this week.  It is the first time I have seen trees for over a month.  The picture of the airplane with out the nose wheel is pretty common.  Landing on dirt runways in cold temperatures with ice bumps rips planes apart.  This is the third one I have heard about this winter.  The airplane companies usually fly a mechanic out to repair the damage.

The Moon

Mooney and I took a walk the morning/night the moon was the largest.  Here is the picture.  Also a snow drift out of my kitchen window...just a small one.

To Teller

As coach of the Little Dribblers we play quite a few games against Teller because we can get there without flying...saving big $$$.  We take snow machines and load the sleds up with kids.  It takes about 20 minutes traverse the 7 miles of ice.  The tides still affect the ice and it breaks up along the shore causing an interesting on ramp to the Forest Highway (called that because they put up willows so you can tell where you are going)  The picture of the cargo plane is what the bulk of the supplies come in on.  It comes three times a week, weather cooperating.

As a side note:  Took Mooney out yesterday for a walk and it was 10 deg ABOVE '0'.  I described it as being 'beautiful out'....it's all about perspective.

Zach's Gym

A dream of mine has been to work out on the beach in an outdoor gym.  In SD unfortunately there were none around.  BUT, I did get to one that was outdoors.  I now have the only gym for thousands of miles (excluding Nome).

Anchorage and My Dog

The weather can change really quick up here.  The top two are evidence of that.  Mooney also doubled in size over those two weeks.

San Diego, Ca

Spent about a week getting acquainted with San Diego.  Oh, and the seals in the third picture down (yeah the ones that it is a federal crime to hunt), I've eaten those up here.