My dad, oldest brother, and I spent the last two days hiking outside and camping overnight. We made it to Skyline Summit today, which Dave says means we gained about 3,000 feet in elevation. The one mile from start to saddle was 1,800 feet elevation gain, and that would be super-steep enough on any day, [...]
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manly time
Posted in Alaska, emotions, family on December 31, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Christmas bike ride
Posted in Alaska, dork, family on December 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday David and I rode 12 miles, down to the end of Homer Spit and back. Some of the trail was icy/muddy, but for the most part it was smooth sailing. It helped to have thick mountain-bike tires to grip the road better. There was a gradual, long hill leading back up to our house. [...]
two weeks ago…
Posted in Alaska, family, food, music, nature on January 12, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I wish I could relive many of the moments on my Christmas visit to my parents’ home in Homer, Alaska, just two weeks ago. Mom and me at a scenic overlook. I love this picture—it captures her natural beauty Dad and me making chocolate chip cookies. I’d give anything to be headed downstairs for another [...]
last day in Homer
Posted in Alaska, emotions, family, food, friendship, nature, work on January 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’ll leave you with these last few shots from my Christmas visit to Homer: sunrise on the new year – January 1, 2009: little birdies amongst the water and ice – brrrrr: (This was from yesterday. We went to the end of the Homer spit, to a restaurant called The Chart Room. We sat by the window and looked [...]
diamonds in the snow
Posted in Alaska, family, nature on December 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Mom, Dad, and I took a hike down Diamond Gulch to where Diamond Creek spills into Cook Inlet. It was all downhill the first way, which made us question whether to keep going to the end or just turn around. We followed the tracks of a man (right) and man’s best friend (left). The temperature [...]
more Homer scenes
Posted in Alaska, family, food, nature on December 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today Mom, Dad, and I took a walk on Wynn Nature Trail. Here’s the view from a platform on the trail: For most of the trail, the snow was packed down tightly enough that walking was easy. But it was really funny when we unexpectedly fell through deep snow. I almost peed my pants, laughing. [...]
even the rocks cry out
Posted in Alaska, God, music, nature, psalms on December 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In Dad‘s children sermon this morning, he asked the kids what they thought it would sound like for rocks, mountains, and streams to praise God. After all, that’s what Psalm 148 talks about. (Psalm 148 was part of today’s lectionary.) But what does that sound like? Dad admitted he himself doesn’t know. I thought about [...]
sunrise
Posted in Alaska, friendship, nature, prayer on December 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today I forced myself to get up at the crack of dawn (9:45 a.m.) to catch the sunrise. Below is its progression, all taken between 10:15 – 10:30 a.m.: Sorry for the wires and rooftop marring the view. In the middle of the picture is a peak, over whose shoulder the sun is peeking. Thus [...]
bragging
Posted in Alaska, family, nature on December 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »
See Charles’ infamous ornament over my shoulder? By the way, the present I’m holding up is this bag you curl up in when you need to keep warm or protect yourself from the wind while stranded on a hike. It makes you look like a Chipotle burrito. I’m looking forward to using it. We have choo-choo [...]
for all is hushed
Posted in Alaska, family, God, music, nature on December 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Right now Judy Garland is singing “O Holy Night,” Mom and Dad are playing with their new toys (a telescopic lens camera and a Linux computer, respectively), and it is snowing steadily. Before the sun sets in two hours (at 4 p.m. Alaska time), we’ll take a walk in the snow. Yesterday, Mom and I [...]
