Rewind To '68

 First Alaskan abode - Echo Ranch - circa 1968


 Meanwhile, back at the cabin, the pooch pondered.


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Picture This

 As snow flakes the size of silver dollars fill the air,
I close my eyes and visualize a happy place I wish to share! 


Meanwhile, back at the cabin, the pooch is dreaming by the fire.


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Flashback

 I am SO ready for Spring/Summer and sunrises like this over Devil's Thumb!


 Meanwhile, back at the hacienda, the pooch had cabin fever!


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Alaskan Rest Stop

 A rustic stop to rest!  

"The Road goes ever on and on
    Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
    And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
    Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
    And whither then? I cannot say."

  Meanwhile, back at the farm, Farmer Cotton loosed the hounds!

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A Mountain Of Memories

 Petersburg Mountain, a memorable piece of granite covered with a living coat of rain forest greenery. An immovable image forever etched in my memory, always beckoning me to return.

"And even as I wander,
I'm keeping you in sight.
You're a candle in the wind,
On a cold, dark winter's night.
And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might"
~REO



Meanwhile, back on the mountain, the pooch mounted the saddle and climbed towards the summit!


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Kodak Moment - A Sea Lion I Saw - You See

  As I wandered the trail, just Jake (the dog) and I, I paused at the rustic bench to have a bite and take in the beauty of the day. As I watched a lone fishing boat trolling in the sound, the sun graced us with a rare beam of golden warmth that lit up the fishing boat like a beacon on the water. In the blink of an eye an idea began to form in my head. Get the camera out John! What? GET the camera out John! Oh, yeah, that Would make a great Kodak Moment. ( Jake knows better and just ignores the smoke and grinding noises that come from my head during these flashes of insight and/or knowledge! )  Point - Focus - Click, I got it...and a little more. As I was finalizing the "click", a sea lion decided to surface and smile for the camera. He checked us out for a good minute and then slowly slid back under the water and swam away to find himself a snack. C'mon Jake, time to shuffle on down the trail.


 Meanwhile, back at the bench, the sea lion blogged about his human sighting! 


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A View For The Lower 48

  A view for all my friends and family who aren't Here! Good Morning! ;-)

 Here is the other end of Mitkof Island (the island on which I reside) looking down the Wrangell Narrows towards Wrangell. Before they changed the angle of the camera and erected that wind sock directly in front of it, you could see the lights of Wrangell at night.


Here are links to three of my favorite nearby webcams.

Devils Thumb Over Fredrick Sound

Lindberg Peak Overlooking Duncan Canal

The Other End of Mitkof Island 


Meanwhile, back on the Island, the pooch pondered his paw!


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