tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22131611759313921112024-03-05T22:58:09.774-08:00Adventures of an Alaskan Bush Teachercandicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-43209819915531839092009-12-27T19:40:00.001-08:002009-12-28T13:28:14.530-08:00Christmas in PerryvilleRelentless winter storms brought howling winds, blizzards, downpours, and at times -20 degree weather, thus grounding planes and my plans of going home for Christmas. We had one plane land in the village all week. I could’ve taken this plane, but making connections in Anchorage and the rest of the country to make it home by Christmas would've been nearly impossible. Two different planes are required just to get out of the village to Anchorage and then another 2-3 to get to PA. I decided to stay put and enjoy a non-commercialized, peaceful and very different Christmas. Unfortunately my camera quick working, so I don’t have many pictures to post, but I can assure you it was unique. It was hard to be away from family, but not having to go into a Walmart, Giant Eagle or deal with the hustle and bustle of Christmas came close to making up for it. Linda, the head teacher, and I were the only school staff left in the village. We spent most of the week beading glass balls and sewing mittens and hats out of beaver and otter fur, hiking, checking traps, and riding the 4 wheeler. <br /><br />Besides fish, badarkies and sea urchins are a staple food in southwest Alaska. Both are in abundance and easily harvested. Eating them does require some getting use to, but both are pretty tasty. <br />Badarkies are found clinging to the rocks. After scraping them off the rock with a knife, they are usually boiled and then eaten by scooping the meat out of the shell. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3q8xs6v4LneFz30oH439f6Tdl1KAgYnWLD5vdePlKLtDgvyJjwbrspEcKo5fVK8KSuai3ilGZavQf4X2L_tW3Lh-aEi3HPkGPOZxJQ0YOveawbfa9FFE1XBP1e29fMJAJZHLgpFSfGj0/s1600-h/badarkies.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3q8xs6v4LneFz30oH439f6Tdl1KAgYnWLD5vdePlKLtDgvyJjwbrspEcKo5fVK8KSuai3ilGZavQf4X2L_tW3Lh-aEi3HPkGPOZxJQ0YOveawbfa9FFE1XBP1e29fMJAJZHLgpFSfGj0/s320/badarkies.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420149866812777682" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sea urchins are gathered among the seaweeds whenever there is a low tide. They are opened with a thin stone or a knife. The eggs from the sea urchin are scooped out with the thumb and eaten raw. You can also throw them in the campfire until the spines crack and then eat them. The sea urchins with light color are the ones which are good eating. Those which have a dark color are not very good to eat. They are said to be skinny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfn9FEip-CM77WBacCxnPTObg8rAN1PAix-NoCIKQfDcRrccsCJnCwpitHqEKy2So-ckCglHS1btHquiH8FE1ikcKnWUJ_3XOTwug2Y1rLhKEt3sG7emKM3vUJOvRv48ISiVNv4hwS5U/s1600-h/sea-urchin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfn9FEip-CM77WBacCxnPTObg8rAN1PAix-NoCIKQfDcRrccsCJnCwpitHqEKy2So-ckCglHS1btHquiH8FE1ikcKnWUJ_3XOTwug2Y1rLhKEt3sG7emKM3vUJOvRv48ISiVNv4hwS5U/s320/sea-urchin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420144673851721122" /></a><br /><br />During breaks in the weather, I took advantage of the bears being in hibernation to go for a few long runs. Below is picture of Duke and Midnight, my running partners. They usually greet me in the morning when the sun comes out and after enjoying a milk bone they lead the way and stick with me for the full 6 miles. During our run they chase away ravens, magpies and sometimes foxes. They're great company to have and I feel safer running on the trails. At the end of our run I reward them with another milk bone. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBspaVnbkw7j-3XdX0QM53GGCvjQIC7MUl5J11cEWKSObJ9gRIUBoqfVK1fjpJFwKID6c8jcFUIrN3eZRVuLt2zAtfPKiu1RmKFJbh2EuZeCkH12zGtlsrA71GROwcRXHK-_RxgO0SkcQ/s1600-h/CIMG1112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBspaVnbkw7j-3XdX0QM53GGCvjQIC7MUl5J11cEWKSObJ9gRIUBoqfVK1fjpJFwKID6c8jcFUIrN3eZRVuLt2zAtfPKiu1RmKFJbh2EuZeCkH12zGtlsrA71GROwcRXHK-_RxgO0SkcQ/s320/CIMG1112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420139898471049666" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69qnFuvzCzpRNMGd4S7EnywzwRffr0c3cwweyz9k7oJzxzMtc5sh9PbT2-9glTpfViEiiLF_MIC9yTtuCgwr5ukzT94TeXiqByeXj23mRrXr-Q7SFghBSXvkgtsDyREUwHJiZRJT_r6s/s1600-h/CIMG1196.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69qnFuvzCzpRNMGd4S7EnywzwRffr0c3cwweyz9k7oJzxzMtc5sh9PbT2-9glTpfViEiiLF_MIC9yTtuCgwr5ukzT94TeXiqByeXj23mRrXr-Q7SFghBSXvkgtsDyREUwHJiZRJT_r6s/s320/CIMG1196.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420132698851528546" /></a><br /><br />In Pilot Point, on the Bering sea side of the peninsula, the sea freezes forming sea ice. I spent a week there before coming back to Perryville for Christmas break. It's amazing how much colder it is. The big chunks of sea ice are fun to climb on and even walk out to sea, but only when it's really frozen. I would not want to be stuck on one and end up drifting out to the Bering Sea in the middle of winter. There are many stories of people who have died on the sea ice when crossing by dogsled and snow machine. The frozen waters open up an ice highway in the winters, but with global warming and the changing climate the melting of the ice is less predictable. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDaHzOcGr3fFrUVYIb-e2KtS9SlBQQRagx7rEtMC238TFwwVUHanyi0lI84wft71D4cTp8zXJeJwrh9CyRGNf-FrtJUJg1qVKjO-VTmp8VL1uutIWcQ8adOz9ywPsO-5eqCFF0khYS00/s1600-h/CIMG1090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDaHzOcGr3fFrUVYIb-e2KtS9SlBQQRagx7rEtMC238TFwwVUHanyi0lI84wft71D4cTp8zXJeJwrh9CyRGNf-FrtJUJg1qVKjO-VTmp8VL1uutIWcQ8adOz9ywPsO-5eqCFF0khYS00/s320/CIMG1090.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420129221687599986" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuJRqdx4blbI_aXiRGDTESBKdUOl_5KYU_GAu9gYbjlsQ9SNEgEkIGQoLFdAQs9GXVyt4JZlSnH5YdiBtgqQuyd3K_558E71HjpOfJ8xCBlswLWjn2NxPvcjWM4ujXEDWBcnlohJu53Q/s1600-h/CIMG1088.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuJRqdx4blbI_aXiRGDTESBKdUOl_5KYU_GAu9gYbjlsQ9SNEgEkIGQoLFdAQs9GXVyt4JZlSnH5YdiBtgqQuyd3K_558E71HjpOfJ8xCBlswLWjn2NxPvcjWM4ujXEDWBcnlohJu53Q/s320/CIMG1088.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420129017485603282" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7D4UEgzR1B1ym6-caTfYkaKa1fjPSPnd-MJA6rEWy7UMhUa9hU6YX3QU-sJwUzfOCjRWgp_hoWJUW6ozMKM9bN6KkW5oYltHh0AAo0cJeFxcRniyXUqkGSaUJmU8CMnXcGuJ_W9ROhg/s1600-h/CIMG1093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7D4UEgzR1B1ym6-caTfYkaKa1fjPSPnd-MJA6rEWy7UMhUa9hU6YX3QU-sJwUzfOCjRWgp_hoWJUW6ozMKM9bN6KkW5oYltHh0AAo0cJeFxcRniyXUqkGSaUJmU8CMnXcGuJ_W9ROhg/s320/CIMG1093.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420128797414226162" /></a><br /><br /><br />About half of the Natives in the village identify with the Russian Orthodox faith and therefore participate in Christmas festivities In Jan. around the 7th. We did however meet for a Christmas potluck and Santa Claus stopped by to hand out gifts. The potluck was delicious and included smoked salmon, candle fish, grilled halibut, halibut balls, fresh grilled shrimp topped with seal oil, crab legs, and an assortment of pies. The kids put on a Christmas play and had a great time. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVUf66HaseJKqBrFTZK_y5HMHBARDRCtl_IbzPcdJrkbn4uwpS0bX9kR4-QxnXDH69I6VU57dDoSZbDk05S3e4TLzMvWa9XH12atd4Hnnf0DhGTzsDrHJlI7oyUjR4KBMPoxQKEs5JGQ/s1600-h/CIMG1174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVUf66HaseJKqBrFTZK_y5HMHBARDRCtl_IbzPcdJrkbn4uwpS0bX9kR4-QxnXDH69I6VU57dDoSZbDk05S3e4TLzMvWa9XH12atd4Hnnf0DhGTzsDrHJlI7oyUjR4KBMPoxQKEs5JGQ/s320/CIMG1174.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420127982643088482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYxlwovlwspvDWqb5pTb4fJISMvnycJaqWTi8Y2Er08WP8WZdPBL7pbgk5oyagUathWPlbDvZKRnM5D5yvs0iW21ex3bSEgBfmMZVWuQ-wxve8pfoOpxocMZY5hhyphenhyphenn41hvs9pgNdMQRA/s1600-h/CIMG1186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYxlwovlwspvDWqb5pTb4fJISMvnycJaqWTi8Y2Er08WP8WZdPBL7pbgk5oyagUathWPlbDvZKRnM5D5yvs0iW21ex3bSEgBfmMZVWuQ-wxve8pfoOpxocMZY5hhyphenhyphenn41hvs9pgNdMQRA/s320/CIMG1186.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420127740188319794" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIMSo6M3_fq7NaIje6jQGkE0JU-vNoRsOYR4ewODeA3d3ZP7kN2j3rYcf9WdEZzIAm1H6HBIBbUbFR0wUotvMN_xLs7jzufxGuzCj0mKUTDpvI7WO8_4SZLFIsKLi5f9QBi7pB-LiVlk/s1600-h/CIMG1180.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIMSo6M3_fq7NaIje6jQGkE0JU-vNoRsOYR4ewODeA3d3ZP7kN2j3rYcf9WdEZzIAm1H6HBIBbUbFR0wUotvMN_xLs7jzufxGuzCj0mKUTDpvI7WO8_4SZLFIsKLi5f9QBi7pB-LiVlk/s320/CIMG1180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420127425145316306" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4ywQtRhCk7nVNnRR2X8wtYwK5brs6M3SX0dlcjbeDrjUiQgM-k9QzJc5zyngVpDMbr2uZ2fHir8QuB4VrYZMvYIKZtBBAQ0nkjlHTX2L1ydLGyRHRyaCRdc7mir5aGVpYCX2-Pj9lrg/s1600-h/CIMG1178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4ywQtRhCk7nVNnRR2X8wtYwK5brs6M3SX0dlcjbeDrjUiQgM-k9QzJc5zyngVpDMbr2uZ2fHir8QuB4VrYZMvYIKZtBBAQ0nkjlHTX2L1ydLGyRHRyaCRdc7mir5aGVpYCX2-Pj9lrg/s320/CIMG1178.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420127149051192114" /></a>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-88532313442398343782009-12-03T23:04:00.000-08:002009-12-03T23:15:53.293-08:00Thankful for a week spent in Perryville<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3V9KfpUOExlcwPBkkKWSDzJQsAjyAvfezRiyqD3lZeA3SZm4pjXO54kNDC0l2wHWV5qhANZpARAhp4UF7R2o1IdAjKfw8mYCibkTl-aSDYBEyZmj7YLvARLgTdLofawtouRg6PRY7prg/s1600/thanksgiving+078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3V9KfpUOExlcwPBkkKWSDzJQsAjyAvfezRiyqD3lZeA3SZm4pjXO54kNDC0l2wHWV5qhANZpARAhp4UF7R2o1IdAjKfw8mYCibkTl-aSDYBEyZmj7YLvARLgTdLofawtouRg6PRY7prg/s320/thanksgiving+078.JPG" yr="true" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After spending most of November traveling between villages, it was great to be home in Perryville for a full week. The weather was perfect, very little wind and lots of sunshine. I took advantage of it by going on many hikes, including this one to the top of 3-star. Christian, Andrew and his brother Nate went along with me. Even though it wasn't a race, I felt victorious making it to the top first.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Week of 11/2 was the calm before the storm. I had a great visit to Chignik Lake where, as you can see, the snow continues to creep closer to the village. However it's another week until it actually arrives. While at the Lake I learned that it's possible to take the snow machines to the Lagoon and the Bay when the rivers and ground are frozen. Usually the only way is buy boat or plane. Lately, school at the Lake has been quiet. Several families are in Anchorage for medical appointments that can't be handled at the community clinic or to visit family. Due to the small class sizes I was able to spend my time in the classroom working with 1 to 2 students at a time. What a relaxing and productive week with students. The extra time I have with the students on my caseload is wonderful for teaching them about their Individualized Educational Program (IEP) and involving them more in the development. I'm currently working with one of the high school students to present the goals he helped create at his next meeting and have him talk about his progress on previous goals. This is something I wouldn't have time to do in a large school.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the best parts of teaching in a small community with a school of 18 students is the freedom from rigid schedules and rules. A lot of instructional time is saved by eliminating time spent on tedious tasks such attendance, following a bell schedule, standing in line at the copier, planning to keep up with pacing guides, etc etc, This leaves extra time to take advantage of teachable moments. Such as the one that took place on Thursday afternoon. The high school class was finishing up a study session in my favorite subject, math (haha) As we moved into Science the topic of the water reservoir came up and since I've never been up there and the sun was out, wind was calm it only made sense to leave school early and make the long hike to the top of one of the mountains to check it out. No permission slips needed, just go home and get your winter gear on and meet back in 10 minutes!<br />
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Took the Honda for a ride on long beach to get use to driving it. It's much easier than I thought. It was a great day for riding. Even though the temperature is dropping, the sun still comes out most days. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every week the snow covers more of the mountains, soon it will be on the ground. It's kind of neat watching it get closer and closer to the village. We're expecting our first snow next week. Perryville tends to be the last village to have snow. In fact the average temp. is between 20-40 most of the winter and snow doesn't stick allowing the use of the quads throughout winter. However, two of the villages that I travel to on the Bering Sea side of the peninsula can have temperatures as cold as -40 degrees! I bought really good winter gear, because some of the best treasures are found after winter storms on the beaches of Port Heiden. A couple of weeks ago one of the teachers found a US 50 cent piece worth $3000 because only a few of them were made! She also found a butter dish from Japan in good condition. <br />
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</div>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-416397948283444292009-10-18T22:10:00.000-07:002009-10-19T01:37:16.596-07:00Perryville... aka The Banana Belt of the Peninsula<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwEsyut1NigriXNQlPWHFgk4V4n6So44MYsBz-kgF5DUZy0CVc7dwW5vEeH9aY6fHnc95VWbaCfeuxz5uzK6Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">It’s been over 10 days since my last blog entry and for good reasons. Knowing that winter is right around the corner, I’ve been taking advantage of the beautiful weather we’ve been having and spending my free time outdoors. Perryville is referred to as the banana belt of the peninsula. It’s been 50s-60s during the day and 40s at night, not too bad for Alaska. However, it does call for snow next week in King Salmon, where we’ll be for teacher inservice. School closes on Tuesday at 12:00 and all teachers and staff fly to King Salmon for a 3 day inservice. I imagine it costs quite a bit of money, because they have to pay for lodging, meals, and plane tickets, but It’s the only time we meet as a group. The excitement for the week includes eating and socializing at a restaurant and shopping. We’re also having a district wide “fun run” 5k on the beach, sponsored by the wellness committee. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Chignik Lake's mascot is a wolf and it sits in the lobby of the school. It's a great reminder of what lurks outside in the wilderness and to be on the alert at all times. The wolf population in Alaska is rather large and some believe they are the reason for the decrease in moose and caribou. <br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">There are only about 17 kids in the school and only 1 who receives special ed services, so I try to help out in other ways during my visit. This week I administered the high school exit exam and worked in small groups with students. It's amazing the amount of learning that can take place with small numbers. Most of the students at the Lake are involved in commercial fishing and have goals to continue that after high school. Basketball is also very popular here, as it is in all of the villages. Most schools have open gym from 6-9 and the community is welcome. Since recreation choices are limited during the winter, just about everyone plays, and kids from a very young age are talented. Even though I play with middle schoolers, I'm enjoying it and I'm actually quite fast and aggressive. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Being stuck at the Lake gave me lots of extra time to finish up the wedding gift I've been working on for my cousin, Meghan and her new husband, Greg...sure wish I could've have been there, but lots of time to fit in a visit this summer. I'm thinking shipping the gift is not such a good idea, considering it's breakable and the halloween candy dish my mom sent arrived in several pieces...anyways <br />
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</div>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-4037055942084369602009-10-05T15:31:00.000-07:002009-10-06T11:12:19.237-07:00Bears, Bears and more Bears<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuj48mVYoN-wwRhPi6GPF5YbeHGFs_lA14gJEJ6-JrzH8i-rilfqQHV8BkUQj4zBVv1ThXiPxisbePRb029-PD9SZbBEvPZjwXla0vh509jh79LWHCc0r0aTb6dE28Cx-BsiGwEgtywd0/s1600-h/hike+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuj48mVYoN-wwRhPi6GPF5YbeHGFs_lA14gJEJ6-JrzH8i-rilfqQHV8BkUQj4zBVv1ThXiPxisbePRb029-PD9SZbBEvPZjwXla0vh509jh79LWHCc0r0aTb6dE28Cx-BsiGwEgtywd0/s400/hike+2.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early morning hike to the Kametolook River for some fishing and scouting for animal trails. Although we only planned on being gone for a few hours, we had to pack for days. In Alaska, When you venture into the wild you never know what or who you'll run into! I had 4 layers of clothes on, a fishing pole, spinners, multi-tool, extra socks, water, pb packet, bug spray, camera, bear spray and a compass. A lot of preparation goes into a simple hike... but we had a good time, caught some silvers, found otter, fox, and moose tracks, and of course lots of bear tracks headed towards the village...not such a good thing.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It’s hard to believe it’s already October. The year is going by fast and I still have so much to learn! I’m proud to say that I’ve acquired the skill of cleaning and filleting fish and my freezer is full of salmon, halibut, and crab. I’m currently learning about trapping animals and tanning the hides. This weekend Andrew and I went for a hike to scout for animal trails and tracks. We climbed quite a ways up a mountain and had a great view of both sides. We found an area where foxes and wolves might run and ponds where otters will cross. As we were enjoying the view we spotted a big brown bear, about 9ft 900lbs, walking away from the village. Since he appeared to be taking our path, we decided to change course to avoid a confrontation. Andrew carries a 44 magnum, so I felt pretty safe. However, a bear is still dangerous after it has been shot, so the hike back to the village was a little nerve wrecking, but exciting. We made it back with no bear encounters. <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">There has been an unusual increase in bears in the village lately. The natives believe it’s because the salmon runs were all late this year, the rivers are high, and the berries were not as plentiful as usual, which results in hungry bears. This causes them to come closer to the coast looking for fish. From the beach they can smell the smoke houses and banos, which brings them into the village. In the village they find food in the dump and destroy smoke houses to get to fish and dried meat. At this point they are labeled problem bears and often must be shot for everyone’s safety. Last night there was a bear lurking around our neighbor’s house at about 2:00am. When he went to investigate the noise outside, he was greeted by mother bear and her cub in the window! He shot his gun to scare her, but she didn’t move, so he had to call for back up. Thankfully, she decided to look elsewhere for food. Just tonight another bear incident occurred behind teacher housing with a fatal ending of two bears shot and one injured…so now the hunt is on at 10:30 at night for the injured bear. The dogs are barking and most of the village will be up until the bear is found. An injured, angry bear is more dangerous than a hungry one…. Stay tuned!<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">This past week I was in King Salmon for special education training. Our school district has an audit this year, so we need to make sure all of our files and paperwork are in order. Oh the joys of special education. We spent 3 days on procedures and Federal and State law pertaining to special education services and IEPs. In my opinion there needs to be a separate “set of rules” for Bush Alaska. For one, the transition plan requirements include: students having a part time job, taking classes in their field of interest, visiting post secondary schools, etc. This is difficult to implement in small villages where resources are limited. Many students plan on working and living in the village after graduation and who am I to try and convince them otherwise. Its one thing to present students with options and encourage them to continue with school or seek employment outside the village, but it’s another to push western society and lifestyle on them as the only option. A huge part of the Aleut, Indian, and Eskimo cultures have been tainted by the "white man’s" culture. Things such as store bought food, soda, alcohol, and motorized vehicles are a few examples of things brought into villages that have altered the way of life. Village English is considered a second language. However, it never use to be, so there’s an over representation of children identified as having a speech and language impairment. In fact since I’ve been here I’ve worked with the Speech and Language Pathologist to exit 4 students from special education who were found eligible by a speech impairment when really it was related to their culture.<br />
I'm learning the importance of being a culturally responsive teacher and I'm able to use many of the strategies I used when working in california with hispanic students. As much as I enjoyed growing up in western PA, I'm glad I ventured away to experience this great world we live in.<br />
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</div>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-88048801289653095122009-09-13T23:47:00.000-07:002009-09-16T21:27:04.516-07:00A week in Perryville...home sweet home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQPjI1Xh7iJKr32XkWfdpd0-LWxmHagG_iANuzkHzH0-NwpUBq1qyTrbkT9drjdPq0ovTbvpyTN_givrpXyDBiI42qBkpxaCYsqhEdGM_fdo1rhp2jZtlorKBQ4OoFZ0aXowEGeiDWKk/s1600-h/village+view.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQPjI1Xh7iJKr32XkWfdpd0-LWxmHagG_iANuzkHzH0-NwpUBq1qyTrbkT9drjdPq0ovTbvpyTN_givrpXyDBiI42qBkpxaCYsqhEdGM_fdo1rhp2jZtlorKBQ4OoFZ0aXowEGeiDWKk/s400/village+view.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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The past two weeks I’ve been in my home village of Perryville, almost too long because the more I get settled in, the harder it is to leave. I’m usually gone from Tues. to Thurs, but I had several IEPs and other special ed tasks I had to attend to. I have students on my caseload in grades K-12, so many different situations arise when writing IEPs and adapting curriculum. Needless to say there’s never a dull moment. Most of my students are at the age where they are beginning to develop transition plans for life post-high school. This is a high interest area of mine and when I go back to school for my "third stripe", I intend to specialize in secondary transition services. Transition planning in Alaska is a whole different ball game than the lower 48. I’ve had to learn about the different agencies available to natives who are tribal enrolled. I’ve taken a crash course from the elders on commercial fishing since it’s a high interest job. In order for me to help the students plan for life beyond high school and experience a successful transition from school to life I must understand the lifestyle and what’s important to them. Being involved with the community and the students outside of school is the best way to do this. Life is much slower and simpler in the village. Not a lot of multi-tasking going on. Family is valued and rigid schedules are not. Preparing for winter includes many hours of picking berries, cleaning and smoking fish, hunting moose, fishing and more fishing. It gets harder every year for people in the village to live the subsistence way of life, mainly because of the high cost of fuel. It's a misconception the subsistence life doesn't include money. Rural families use money in order to purchase basic goods and services: fuel oil and electricity for heat, light, and power; subsistence equipment like guns, ammunition, fishing nets, power motors, gasoline, rain gear, and so forth. Money is used to invest in the tools for hunting, fishing, and gathering. In order to remain in the villages and maintain this way of life it's important for recent graduates to obtain employment outside of the village for part of the year. This means attending vocational school or college in Anchorage or Fairbanks, which involves adjusting to a faster pace of life with many more people, cars, decisions, money, and of course cell phones. Short urban experiences will be necessary for the students to learn skills to cope in this environment. Working with other staff in the district to provide this will be an exciting project. The best part about being the only sped teacher in the south is that as long as I’m working in the district I’ll have the same kids on my caseload every year, which means being more effective and making a bigger difference in their lives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A powerful statement from an elder in the village when I spoke with him about subsistence life:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“Subsistence defines us.We battle the elements and sometimes risk our life to get the foods we crave. 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If only I had a skiff to explore the many rivers that are rarely, if at all, used by people. The other 3 teachers and myself went in on buying a honda 350 rancho, which will be delivered on the barge in the next month or so. This will allow us to cover more ground, set traps, hunt moose and escape bears, amongst other things. 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The results were dead ducks and some delicious duck soup and course many fish. Andrew caught several more halibuts and gave me two, but informed me it was time for me to learn how to clean and fillet them. I’ll let you know how that goes next week, for now they're resting in the freezer. I’ve actually learned quite a few new skills and intend to acquire many more before the year is over. I’ve learned to make bread, granola bars, basic canning, and how to smoke fish. Linda, a veteran bush teacher, is going to show me how to sew mittens using beaver fur, which may sound easy, but my domestic skills end at washing dishes. I'll buy some fur at the local fur store when we're in King Salmon for October inservice. We are planning on trapping this winter, my job will be setting the traps, I'm not going to check them or skin animals, that's where I draw the line. We checked out the areas this weekend and even came upon an old trapper cabin. I’m beginning to enjoy the slow pace of village life and adjusting well to no TV, no cell phones, and no starbucks. Alaska really is the last frontier, and I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to experience it before humankind invades it. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0r3awF4fOJHHVgrqps7x0ULsU1PsDbsn0dYBTtaCLxEOJ2Zv5Wtr8cdb2fppQTXX3RC3ENxxvhUnGAk3400zrzss-gVkz5oD1MY5QhR-RsJTDIzG5mXBPkYG0jfqbbHUOdxarAd3Qkw/s1600-h/blog+13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0r3awF4fOJHHVgrqps7x0ULsU1PsDbsn0dYBTtaCLxEOJ2Zv5Wtr8cdb2fppQTXX3RC3ENxxvhUnGAk3400zrzss-gVkz5oD1MY5QhR-RsJTDIzG5mXBPkYG0jfqbbHUOdxarAd3Qkw/s320/blog+13.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A night for howling at the moon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WxPxBC3j2915DFmU3e4DTNW6KmPQdG8SAvxllWClo4HBYmu2t2LNbf3EXnG7IA6Ntt_lSXCTPBdi5KP_A3ScpWm0079Xwj0xmYqF8yiO_OsDH3-ISUp-18BxhTt_dXz756awqHw3KSo/s1600-h/blog+13+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WxPxBC3j2915DFmU3e4DTNW6KmPQdG8SAvxllWClo4HBYmu2t2LNbf3EXnG7IA6Ntt_lSXCTPBdi5KP_A3ScpWm0079Xwj0xmYqF8yiO_OsDH3-ISUp-18BxhTt_dXz756awqHw3KSo/s400/blog+13+(2).JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the view from behind the school, the pictures don't upload very good on this blog, but if you look closely in the middle you'll see the volcano spitting, it's very cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-54031236746017985182009-09-08T01:10:00.000-07:002009-09-08T23:36:52.800-07:00Building rapport with students through fishing...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXbMQ2C9TOiSHq_msveI2jKPybbTL35t32SVtPq0EhDUhTtPAA58-QYVPOnAfbJ_VHYbuHO0athtdO6PJ-_55aSk2NVoRAJKxyfmop5dY_s8ldC3R8tpQGvy65OlqVOgtEmdLTB_Kn8k/s1600-h/humpback+bay+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXbMQ2C9TOiSHq_msveI2jKPybbTL35t32SVtPq0EhDUhTtPAA58-QYVPOnAfbJ_VHYbuHO0athtdO6PJ-_55aSk2NVoRAJKxyfmop5dY_s8ldC3R8tpQGvy65OlqVOgtEmdLTB_Kn8k/s320/humpback+bay+020.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teaching in a small village has the benefit of getting to know your students outside of the classroom and forming a genuine rapport and relationship. On Saturday we had the opportunity to do just that with a trip to Humpback Bay for fishing and a day in the sun. About half of the school went and we got to meet a lot of the parents. The kids loved teaching us all about the wilderness and fishing. It was great for them to see me struggle and make mistakes, and it be ok. I predict more learning will take place when we return to school. Marvin, an elder in the village, and Captain Bill were our guides for the day. They had just returned from a successful salmon fishing season, so everyone was in good spirits. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoltnwkl48UGVbr7-_BX8i9ddqXMEUDVWGOKLnYcCvP8yUaMxIVzdvdo5CaXBfC2V6GP84aSlkRVDsnctZU10jgdsJG2y-YGLeFTYPKCDmNyd6hgvjO6tVRYMzSCffH6P8pVBcS0tIpc/s1600-h/humpback+bay+025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoltnwkl48UGVbr7-_BX8i9ddqXMEUDVWGOKLnYcCvP8yUaMxIVzdvdo5CaXBfC2V6GP84aSlkRVDsnctZU10jgdsJG2y-YGLeFTYPKCDmNyd6hgvjO6tVRYMzSCffH6P8pVBcS0tIpc/s400/humpback+bay+025.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of many bald eagles. They're such an amazing sight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLEG5iDVyBCb7PrFKxakslkkaKsK5WV-qCq_Q4x-HBHR7eWH0EGxcpUQZF3e36fcuSUEAnS7yteE59BTaHeggA31O-QRBAaXaFXH-Jpc0LrY-awGPUHBY_FBWMDYQ_9iXUe_lt4qM2Fs/s1600-h/humpback+bay+029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLEG5iDVyBCb7PrFKxakslkkaKsK5WV-qCq_Q4x-HBHR7eWH0EGxcpUQZF3e36fcuSUEAnS7yteE59BTaHeggA31O-QRBAaXaFXH-Jpc0LrY-awGPUHBY_FBWMDYQ_9iXUe_lt4qM2Fs/s320/humpback+bay+029.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loyd and Andrew (on the right), I imagine are busy swapping fish stories. Andrew is the K-2 teacher and he's an avid outdoorsman. He has a great sense of humor and the kids love him. He's looking forward to shooting a moose this year. He's very good at hunting and fishing, which is very important if you want to eat food other than ramen noodles! I still have a lot to learn, so in the mean time I wash dishes or pack out meat in return for the daily catch! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-xN5xpjUtwL664zG7tLgDaQIiYeyIRPCP0gg655n73AlXBuO5T7rgDVpE1HxMVwbK9Uv32PdfSs5bpi_2mfW6DIKpCDAvzFuRLG83o_0NJLHIBbB0AFWtehszSXP-YqiG0JTj0KRbn4/s1600-h/humpback+bay+032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-xN5xpjUtwL664zG7tLgDaQIiYeyIRPCP0gg655n73AlXBuO5T7rgDVpE1HxMVwbK9Uv32PdfSs5bpi_2mfW6DIKpCDAvzFuRLG83o_0NJLHIBbB0AFWtehszSXP-YqiG0JTj0KRbn4/s400/humpback+bay+032.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The snow continues to creep closer every day...can see the volcano spitting? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sbpgpVJAmQ9zmA5M1IWaUc2e7ftFdIeCrxlG9a5zWTpECbE9GZ3YwTRKKMegrCffpWEd2Zazg47HUj66603cQVCHdUA-ghcPdSB0i9ZkI0PfJIt-8bbVFQu1MKE9FzZ5Q_w1gZw5BZA/s1600-h/humpback+bay+037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sbpgpVJAmQ9zmA5M1IWaUc2e7ftFdIeCrxlG9a5zWTpECbE9GZ3YwTRKKMegrCffpWEd2Zazg47HUj66603cQVCHdUA-ghcPdSB0i9ZkI0PfJIt-8bbVFQu1MKE9FzZ5Q_w1gZw5BZA/s320/humpback+bay+037.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two of the students helping out on the deck. One thing I noticed right away about the kids in the village is their work ethic. It's quite different than kids in the lower 48. They're much more self sufficient and willing to help out to get things done. I believe it makes a difference that they're "unplugged" from cell phones, video games and internet. Some have internet and video games, but not many and they are outside most of the time. It makes teaching a lot easier, because your not competing with electronics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDC1jHbY4uuZz1St8zoYFDbiP6FslEz6Q3p7BRV4_D_pqMdzSpLUaT0dvnWW4gh4JOmjR31IaHB5LoRQ_1gZVUNfDLkv-H1RJ2VVjWbyD0O6Rvj7K5MWrS3Ow3KHa7-2D2xz9lY6UKVw/s1600-h/humpback+bay+041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDC1jHbY4uuZz1St8zoYFDbiP6FslEz6Q3p7BRV4_D_pqMdzSpLUaT0dvnWW4gh4JOmjR31IaHB5LoRQ_1gZVUNfDLkv-H1RJ2VVjWbyD0O6Rvj7K5MWrS3Ow3KHa7-2D2xz9lY6UKVw/s320/humpback+bay+041.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first experience pulling crab pots was quite exciting. I felt like I was on a miniture version of The Deadliest Catch! It's very exhasuting and disappointing when the pots are empty. All this work with fishing and being on the boat gave me a better appreciation for eating seafood and the subsitance way of life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBsP6r0oADY-D0aXCX2HxuRB7vL5o-2aqfjPjEiSUxDXb6UPeVQYa2RjScHgaf14Qnnu3GmcUb6wq5F8haj76pUI_UBs3bPwIgvf3ALSXKZnCswYhbTbF5KU0batrC9ulxSvRB4KH6ZM/s1600-h/humpback+bay+046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBsP6r0oADY-D0aXCX2HxuRB7vL5o-2aqfjPjEiSUxDXb6UPeVQYa2RjScHgaf14Qnnu3GmcUb6wq5F8haj76pUI_UBs3bPwIgvf3ALSXKZnCswYhbTbF5KU0batrC9ulxSvRB4KH6ZM/s320/humpback+bay+046.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of many salmon caught that day, mine of course happened to be one of the smallest, but I'm slowly getting the hang of it. I tend to get a little anxious and try reel them in right away, instead of letting them take some line and tire out. We were fishing at the mouth of the river that emptied into the pacific, so it was a great spot for catching salmon, especially silvers, since they're running. I hooked several, but most got away, part of me is ok with that, because I am not fond of killing and cleaning the fish, but there's no whining in Alaska and if you catch it you clean it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhAXfKoM8skTOa0cJbGLzVbq-XutX3i261RuVo0LZzcMIx9XtrPcy-3kr2HnkWaXomZibP1deopA42O1hHk4BHvy7bCn5kGa1T1q9IIE0u5NqTF7NWiYhgL9D5TuRBtexclBSm7QW83M/s1600-h/humpback+bay+053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhAXfKoM8skTOa0cJbGLzVbq-XutX3i261RuVo0LZzcMIx9XtrPcy-3kr2HnkWaXomZibP1deopA42O1hHk4BHvy7bCn5kGa1T1q9IIE0u5NqTF7NWiYhgL9D5TuRBtexclBSm7QW83M/s320/humpback+bay+053.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These boys know how to stock the freezer for winter!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa0whL6-fGxzbnaUaVkRaiOvTopzvSADU3c-6o0uLLQFjG2pxZeqcQX3QaGx7ACaVzi5Qurttm2XSUxYY4ug8niqlrg9KilWW7CMb1CZpmu4o5Obw5oibGaZHR0UgDFhGYJc5zvwQyIk/s1600-h/humpback+bay+064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa0whL6-fGxzbnaUaVkRaiOvTopzvSADU3c-6o0uLLQFjG2pxZeqcQX3QaGx7ACaVzi5Qurttm2XSUxYY4ug8niqlrg9KilWW7CMb1CZpmu4o5Obw5oibGaZHR0UgDFhGYJc5zvwQyIk/s320/humpback+bay+064.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is how it's done in Alaska! Fresh crab and salmon, doesn't get any better than this. One of the traditions is spreading seal grease on the salmon and then sprinkling with salt and pepper. It's actaully very tasty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96ZS-8DYS8G2fniiPq-I85r291s98-z491pmZuGyplBvOLC-WxboRK7IFpaYscb8kw0UFT94GFQdm6akuDHzAyfJ3bTrScMljK0PImHoauqMc5fqSlcfKB9WLw-GPf69eckL-YsfuDPs/s1600-h/humpback+bay+082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96ZS-8DYS8G2fniiPq-I85r291s98-z491pmZuGyplBvOLC-WxboRK7IFpaYscb8kw0UFT94GFQdm6akuDHzAyfJ3bTrScMljK0PImHoauqMc5fqSlcfKB9WLw-GPf69eckL-YsfuDPs/s320/humpback+bay+082.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The many steps of pulling a crab pot. 1. hook the line by the buoy before the boat runs it over and pull the rope over the wheel thing, 2. one person pulls and the other coils the rope 3. lift the heavy pot out of the water, 4. open the pot, remove the crab from their back legs to avoid being pinched and put in the holding tub, 5. add more bait, 6. in unison throw the crab pot back into the ocean. Get ready to do it all over again. All this while listening to Captain Bill yell out the orders and remind you of how much of a wimp you are! Good times </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ie-YFIjOh-uh3tRcZT6gwya6pUUpIVNhAc2JSjM32PADX6GaINKapD7fhS9RsfQOujFztWPvkT8f1GZ2RwJXyKKwOfOVolhLjko4HSnWvhhOwyvktnqRy6sHu2O9V72f7RtHmlGVr04/s1600-h/humpback+bay+087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ie-YFIjOh-uh3tRcZT6gwya6pUUpIVNhAc2JSjM32PADX6GaINKapD7fhS9RsfQOujFztWPvkT8f1GZ2RwJXyKKwOfOVolhLjko4HSnWvhhOwyvktnqRy6sHu2O9V72f7RtHmlGVr04/s320/humpback+bay+087.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4G_XSUrA_iFtILra5CK2plHsXh3NXD7eKppvSR94VEIKg8Huglf6ocUXPhh_w3ULFdwsHRXvGR-0Ohhk9YrUUimXdpN9h0GROy9iUJLfSuT6as0ytqdiHOALZ0SXGi9JUcWF-tiYG_s/s1600-h/humpback+bay+090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4G_XSUrA_iFtILra5CK2plHsXh3NXD7eKppvSR94VEIKg8Huglf6ocUXPhh_w3ULFdwsHRXvGR-0Ohhk9YrUUimXdpN9h0GROy9iUJLfSuT6as0ytqdiHOALZ0SXGi9JUcWF-tiYG_s/s320/humpback+bay+090.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Captain Bill's a great guy, very funny and taught us a lot. He has some great fishing stories. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N8qUe0IHBi7X0h762yGQ2F2I7kByA4xO7232MiD4mf8n4qKkNOEr27nessFCf6lLkILhA3GTxMH-mp_DKNXs1-nwpbXzko2kolImCGYIi8ZE9R9YByAMiRuwLedgwkQFldyHtbsy82I/s1600-h/humpback+bay+092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N8qUe0IHBi7X0h762yGQ2F2I7kByA4xO7232MiD4mf8n4qKkNOEr27nessFCf6lLkILhA3GTxMH-mp_DKNXs1-nwpbXzko2kolImCGYIi8ZE9R9YByAMiRuwLedgwkQFldyHtbsy82I/s320/humpback+bay+092.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were all excited with the number of crab we got and were able to take as much home as we wanted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXn2II4rzoCE2WoJV1OLt9kKspmG2vn0MXYWOoS2ewPtL2pCCHV7T1mwP84lxt6NO0Wx7iYwqLgxnh-XrWkxMiLFgqfsbRRoAtP40drf3U1fX_iJaKeFgVpK2l7B_iNi1FOKZQXy8bC_Y/s1600-h/humpback+bay+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXn2II4rzoCE2WoJV1OLt9kKspmG2vn0MXYWOoS2ewPtL2pCCHV7T1mwP84lxt6NO0Wx7iYwqLgxnh-XrWkxMiLFgqfsbRRoAtP40drf3U1fX_iJaKeFgVpK2l7B_iNi1FOKZQXy8bC_Y/s320/humpback+bay+109.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These kids have no fear...Brandon up in the crows nest signaling it was a great day :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-18065034334996173102009-09-02T23:53:00.000-07:002009-09-02T23:53:21.930-07:00weekly commute9/1/09<br />
A typical week for me includes traveling to a village from Monday until Thursday, except for the week I am home. Pen Air or as we like to refer to them - When Air, because you never really know when you'll be picked up, is my transportation. I didn't think I would have a hard time with flying, but it's much more intense than I anticipated. It doesn't help when the pilot is busy spotting for bulls (caribou) as the plane is being tossed about by the high winds. The air strip is nothing more than a piece of dirt and to me it always looks like we're going to land in the ocean or on top of houses. The pilots are all very good, but when they tell you to prepare for a bumpy flight that means tighten your lap belt and hold on tight to the seat it's wise to listen!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Flying to Chignik Lake, sure beats sitting in traffic!....now if only we had a skiff to explore those islands</div>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-33686112063810064832009-09-02T21:13:00.000-07:002009-09-02T21:51:56.209-07:00Treasure hunting at Bristol Bay in Port Heiden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvmh-lFCzPhSc_qMotbs9FsxDo_9t_n3SD2nci89rEKIz2ds6UaZByMqQqj-gGPtZZW3Bw1nXcl-dRLEn6K5m9Xn4e5hFlSXHMTEhfxHpw8zz0QKMyZevIROAunK7nTMwrjInMvx44eA/s1600-h/sunset+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvmh-lFCzPhSc_qMotbs9FsxDo_9t_n3SD2nci89rEKIz2ds6UaZByMqQqj-gGPtZZW3Bw1nXcl-dRLEn6K5m9Xn4e5hFlSXHMTEhfxHpw8zz0QKMyZevIROAunK7nTMwrjInMvx44eA/s320/sunset+2.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8/28/09 sunset over the Bering Sea in Bristol Bay, Port Heiden. High tide is incredible to watch, the strength of the rip current is unbelievable</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjt4JEiEjfPHwHT4X5cFXROcIm8h9a1CO4Ryh-u7zaRrHrDeTWMTzk48GgVGh-K6OT0MrCNekHcDiwdGiBGc7tpZutpmdIKms5U7m7_IikGaW3_Q2KV6iz9_HwQqzWM1_SA3OsIov2K8E/s1600-h/aug+26+pth+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjt4JEiEjfPHwHT4X5cFXROcIm8h9a1CO4Ryh-u7zaRrHrDeTWMTzk48GgVGh-K6OT0MrCNekHcDiwdGiBGc7tpZutpmdIKms5U7m7_IikGaW3_Q2KV6iz9_HwQqzWM1_SA3OsIov2K8E/s320/aug+26+pth+028.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvD8QfaF5TUJ2zOUl-rzw7lAzhW7va2UM46snt2mvi6tlEm2i2Q_aUNTsJx6txY5jpsShWFsYPE7uIgJ62W5M7AJiL4M-ekp1BZMpUUb5r8jsK4Nne960LqVyVtHB5M26Ry6XF08Fppk/s1600-h/aug+26+pth+055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvD8QfaF5TUJ2zOUl-rzw7lAzhW7va2UM46snt2mvi6tlEm2i2Q_aUNTsJx6txY5jpsShWFsYPE7uIgJ62W5M7AJiL4M-ekp1BZMpUUb5r8jsK4Nne960LqVyVtHB5M26Ry6XF08Fppk/s320/aug+26+pth+055.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobyRwxHgwBLmZgOhDIllmRT9OCXAkPfEYpdnHUDAeM3b7300QosYhZsBwU4HsLBkG2AFFAjLdCyBOuL2Xhhq8bhSX0dt5mZ0B9tPIxKHKT6Rpnh5v0NUfHHY8t-yzYK5YpGxRXSm4_fY/s1600-h/pth+am.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobyRwxHgwBLmZgOhDIllmRT9OCXAkPfEYpdnHUDAeM3b7300QosYhZsBwU4HsLBkG2AFFAjLdCyBOuL2Xhhq8bhSX0dt5mZ0B9tPIxKHKT6Rpnh5v0NUfHHY8t-yzYK5YpGxRXSm4_fY/s320/pth+am.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">8/29/09 Up at 5:00am to head to the beach to search for treasures left behind by the tide. To our disappointment the sun didn't rise until 6:30, a sign the days are getting shorter. It still amazes me how empty the beaches are, when everything is so beautiful, clean and untouched. Miles and miles of coastline to share with only the wildlife.</div><br />
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After school fun in most schools includes hanging with friends at the local pizza parlor or skate park, but at Lake and Peninsula the kids showed us after school fun means piling on the quads and speeding full throttle to the beach for some halibut fishing. Within minutes of casting some line, Andrew reeled in a big one, but it wasn't after he put up a fight, that fish was feisty. We estimated it to be about 40 inches & 35lbs pounds. It was a group effort to clean and skin him, but we got 4 large fillets, lots of fresh fish!candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-2618599007515162502009-08-23T15:08:00.000-07:002009-08-23T16:36:11.428-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoknO9idUPhGmdM4Wv187AGkvB0J4ZZIeGxjBHsFN509UHhG3x3_oORximGA4xj3y5fsPV7SyLvL6UqlAtaJmumF4MA-fL1CsOelHiMDM7m8EULnqfP5TfKuxHu1KSTZc10RblLmxNdg/s1600-h/CIMG0253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoknO9idUPhGmdM4Wv187AGkvB0J4ZZIeGxjBHsFN509UHhG3x3_oORximGA4xj3y5fsPV7SyLvL6UqlAtaJmumF4MA-fL1CsOelHiMDM7m8EULnqfP5TfKuxHu1KSTZc10RblLmxNdg/s320/CIMG0253.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373303585220945666" /></a>8/22//09 Fishing at the Kametola River, 5 mile hike from our village. Andrew did a superb job catching pink salmon while I chose to stand bear guard, considering we did track one the entire way here. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNP754Bndvs8u8Dey53mwrcqscyqdePEQETobHlAYl5CXsqXZkAqeKUMhBoGomAxS34EAw3XrlwSWVD9rTZFpg3J3P8K29FQGwlbXmwjifhnJEsr4l_sDhQqU-5in_0dqDEozdMGaipKQ/s1600-h/CIMG0257.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNP754Bndvs8u8Dey53mwrcqscyqdePEQETobHlAYl5CXsqXZkAqeKUMhBoGomAxS34EAw3XrlwSWVD9rTZFpg3J3P8K29FQGwlbXmwjifhnJEsr4l_sDhQqU-5in_0dqDEozdMGaipKQ/s320/CIMG0257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373296618263912642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A beautiful site knowing there will be fresh fish for dinner</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzovPgQj_0LuhEUvgAX3OiUvT7OczoagQG-x0z8e7lb1bMKg9w33aYFULnzKAqr9508ioABNIQYQI7tsLqI8WHldge3AeVqLGp_fODpUAoA3-KHKiKlNBGGiBqEtFZX9VUVQudKKEKAk/s1600-h/CIMG0248.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzovPgQj_0LuhEUvgAX3OiUvT7OczoagQG-x0z8e7lb1bMKg9w33aYFULnzKAqr9508ioABNIQYQI7tsLqI8WHldge3AeVqLGp_fODpUAoA3-KHKiKlNBGGiBqEtFZX9VUVQudKKEKAk/s1600-h/CIMG0248.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzovPgQj_0LuhEUvgAX3OiUvT7OczoagQG-x0z8e7lb1bMKg9w33aYFULnzKAqr9508ioABNIQYQI7tsLqI8WHldge3AeVqLGp_fODpUAoA3-KHKiKlNBGGiBqEtFZX9VUVQudKKEKAk/s320/CIMG0248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373295025358679282" /></a>It's so important to be alert and aware of your surroundings, because we're not in PA anymore and everything is bigger and more fierce in Alaska! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9dHxVSuY9T7X9jayCtD0pmLIIqpKFn5OgfpsFEbH6GSC7kxYrJeU4vGl0QisRcVN64CnAzJxju3s7TmOxVG0py12jqUqVtoMp4MjW-mjtWrJkq40OVKRtexmPjf3P0_RyzOttRbDVJk/s1600-h/CIMG0247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9dHxVSuY9T7X9jayCtD0pmLIIqpKFn5OgfpsFEbH6GSC7kxYrJeU4vGl0QisRcVN64CnAzJxju3s7TmOxVG0py12jqUqVtoMp4MjW-mjtWrJkq40OVKRtexmPjf3P0_RyzOttRbDVJk/s320/CIMG0247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373294408324013410" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-68776731981245402442009-08-23T15:01:00.000-07:002009-08-25T14:51:59.613-07:00Back to school<div class="MsoNormal">8/20/09</div><div class="MsoNormal">This week I've learned that to have a successful year teaching in Alaska means being flexible, self sufficient, and having a good sense of humor. All of which I believe are strengths of mine. Being in small schools that average 30 students and 3 teachers means taking on more roles than just the teacher and working together as a team to get things done. We like to consider ourselves as creative problem solvers. Together we managed to set up the entire school for the first day, its great to have two male teachers for moving furniture and killing bugs! The best part about teaching in a small village is the opportunity to get to know each student in and out of school. Several of the students showed us around the village on their <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hondas</span> (the main source of transportation) and this weekend we were all invited to go with a few of our students on a fishing boat to Humpback Bay, but because of the wind it’s been postponed. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Weather in Alaska is always changing and varies drastically throughout the state. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Perryville</span> has very mild winters and not much more snow than Pittsburgh, compared to Fairbanks, which experiences heavy snowfall and -50 degree temperatures in the winter. Being an itinerant teacher and traveling to 5 villages weather and bush pilots are a huge part of my life. It’s great being able to plan my own schedule and our travel coordinator is very accommodating, but the weather has the final say. I’m told to plan on being weathered in and out of villages, hence the need for being self sufficient, if I don’t plan and bring extra food, I guess it’s off to the river with my new fishing pole for dinner! </div>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-63836509824460840792009-08-16T11:15:00.000-07:002009-08-16T11:42:19.889-07:00Early mornings in Perryville8/16/09 Another nice morning and perfect for a Sunday run. I awoke to several sets of bear prints, looked like mama and her cubs, so I took the bear spray just in case. No one else around except a few fishermen heading out for the day. I'm told the Silvers and humpies ran early this year, so Sockeye Salmon is plentiful at this time. Great day to stock up on our food supply for the winter. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYvxWtySBk87T7a9nVxWvTPycz5BBJXBMp0emt0_oHu2MbrpLocxwPnJm7eTtZ6Ifs2Qwipcdpp5umOq9aPX0BsyJh7qCxvdenWnoHPyfSmrlLXxhFZIqkWBktNjt7JhSHVnTloM0poQ/s1600-h/perryville+aug+09+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370628974951196642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYvxWtySBk87T7a9nVxWvTPycz5BBJXBMp0emt0_oHu2MbrpLocxwPnJm7eTtZ6Ifs2Qwipcdpp5umOq9aPX0BsyJh7qCxvdenWnoHPyfSmrlLXxhFZIqkWBktNjt7JhSHVnTloM0poQ/s320/perryville+aug+09+007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The pictures don't do justice to a place this beautiful...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmcvvjHXca9WwqzTfiEy-Zg8t0WNDtZsWPasfGsdofkp3iHULILzG3BfyTOMG32zDVQnU_fGPg6mRrsLJQC_4kDiCl10Q9JkTbP3aUPmaZgxQSCVLuZs4OYPqvR6Tv-SuxJDbePAhuHw/s1600-h/perryville+aug+09+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370628963731199282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmcvvjHXca9WwqzTfiEy-Zg8t0WNDtZsWPasfGsdofkp3iHULILzG3BfyTOMG32zDVQnU_fGPg6mRrsLJQC_4kDiCl10Q9JkTbP3aUPmaZgxQSCVLuZs4OYPqvR6Tv-SuxJDbePAhuHw/s320/perryville+aug+09+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxiJvccD2CUr-V4yrzAPfXz6hI_xwDUTSPIoDI0vxpiSa71BddwGiO-GS6K8yt1UAt0Jx1MZbO0DuLArvWS1Q7VrRyD0As2oh7diKOMLL-SAbs19r21x5wjsdOki15-NbGopx9f0bWpc/s1600-h/perryville+aug+09+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370628957011157650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxiJvccD2CUr-V4yrzAPfXz6hI_xwDUTSPIoDI0vxpiSa71BddwGiO-GS6K8yt1UAt0Jx1MZbO0DuLArvWS1Q7VrRyD0As2oh7diKOMLL-SAbs19r21x5wjsdOki15-NbGopx9f0bWpc/s320/perryville+aug+09+009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3adD4sJq18oVtbsLiqYrU9P-jcpwyHCcqhxy8mAT1buEbXGQg119Sc4YNLi2e0sdDy0tz1V2AyzdP_ng6pXz_7jHv1c5xCA4dFTXeCt1rk5dZRyImsSPNWxqiJk54VM3WeZcqVUXyrQU/s1600-h/ak+aug+09+004.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKVL7Ykk5l74a5IQqECNvomB6ufcGL4m1yb8ecTvZ_NYzXlh5F843m8tnUmVr888QS5R1ZKmQWKhl2pCZW1zd6QwrMVLPuZfVT_ovPSvd1nK141ZU58mCeLdBCZc4RFjuf_v3gc0HKQU/s1600-h/ak+aug+09+003.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-62674263982273717802009-08-16T00:03:00.001-07:002009-08-16T00:31:02.461-07:00Moving to Bush Alaska<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvnc16o8aHJYGnswQbhvLT5iPov1rOwudhPSQzINwntSB1cpJSVQIrz8WmKjv0CmS3R8B2EpseXoPTE8oHMN8z43SH3OUEvRFKNQVtIKIxvD2mDC-aN7fL0wBWAUlSreZ8dRTJTF87Mg/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370454580781613778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvnc16o8aHJYGnswQbhvLT5iPov1rOwudhPSQzINwntSB1cpJSVQIrz8WmKjv0CmS3R8B2EpseXoPTE8oHMN8z43SH3OUEvRFKNQVtIKIxvD2mDC-aN7fL0wBWAUlSreZ8dRTJTF87Mg/s320/alaska+aug+09+016.JPG" border="0" /></a> After 5 years of teaching in California, 2 years back in Pennsylvania to complete a masters program at SRU and spend time with family, I'm ready for the next chapter in my life as an Alaskan Bush teacher. It's something I've often thought about and the opportunity presented itself at a good time with a great school district. I plan to write about my experiences and post pictures as often as I can to stay connected to family and friends....Life as an Alaskan Bush teacher began on 8/4/09 in Anchorage. After a 16 hr day of planes and airports, I met the superintendent and a few other new teachers at the airport and headed to the "Anchorage" house where we stayed for the next couple of days. We all joked that it felt like the real world only with a group of educators. Five of us are from PA, near Pittsburgh, so lots of black & gold headed to the bush! The school district did a wonderful job with new teacher inservice. They provided us a house, meals, vans, workshops, and veteran teachers who helped us with shopping, DMV, and all the logistics that go with preparing to spend 9 months living and teaching in a remote village on the Alaskan Peninsula.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeBI628xyKvgmSal9rb_3ZFQMlj6aNGbZ_OclXhy1-ju_CSumO28BvLe1hWeTkZbabIRgwFePlzlyxP0luLzB_SzC2owakgBFLOyDsuhU-qvxDsZmH7D1dK5LU8OniZi1S3ZMengtjXw/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370454570150506354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeBI628xyKvgmSal9rb_3ZFQMlj6aNGbZ_OclXhy1-ju_CSumO28BvLe1hWeTkZbabIRgwFePlzlyxP0luLzB_SzC2owakgBFLOyDsuhU-qvxDsZmH7D1dK5LU8OniZi1S3ZMengtjXw/s320/alaska+aug+09+015.JPG" border="0" /></a>The endless packing of tubs... I'll be happy not to see a Sam's Club or Walmart for quite a while!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLqUjdDc6brZXUmvgE50_AvjVVoDUaGikDLnitypMobhZNUFVvKsfvPBgVn_bHlIXaQ7yIZ2qYhR_uyXqG7SFXraRuDTMbsa7obrVnhCNDmuXldt85cDzO6r5CIhMrvNKQzXyN9fzKoo/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370454564100224610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLqUjdDc6brZXUmvgE50_AvjVVoDUaGikDLnitypMobhZNUFVvKsfvPBgVn_bHlIXaQ7yIZ2qYhR_uyXqG7SFXraRuDTMbsa7obrVnhCNDmuXldt85cDzO6r5CIhMrvNKQzXyN9fzKoo/s320/alaska+aug+09+020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Looks more like a refugee camp!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxUqJ_4yihybzj-zxaPlD2AJZ4MPLm9FKDlEXqYuRHLVyOpigUIyYs79C7MNkjLw4asHncWUNwyN629kOcuQwLLal1ZqjaPlL4fsXdiCOqTbfPaFtBJnMg7gfJMYw1B7FJKELnbG7JJc/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370454554928576002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxUqJ_4yihybzj-zxaPlD2AJZ4MPLm9FKDlEXqYuRHLVyOpigUIyYs79C7MNkjLw4asHncWUNwyN629kOcuQwLLal1ZqjaPlL4fsXdiCOqTbfPaFtBJnMg7gfJMYw1B7FJKELnbG7JJc/s320/alaska+aug+09+028.JPG" border="0" /></a> My first moose sighting in Anchorage, not the best shot, but didn't want to get too close.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkjX87q_Cf5d_9fjfQC6gTtYIDe_Y4mIVx-h5MR5uS0nWAqycMGzTlo12A7z1t-F4eqP0tzXrXm-nAqBHbJdpTmm5T7wyw3Tys8XUH18a6GaKrSAMoNIvtzvOF4hyphenhyphen8IxhQnWVGYzSKTs/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370454539899459106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkjX87q_Cf5d_9fjfQC6gTtYIDe_Y4mIVx-h5MR5uS0nWAqycMGzTlo12A7z1t-F4eqP0tzXrXm-nAqBHbJdpTmm5T7wyw3Tys8XUH18a6GaKrSAMoNIvtzvOF4hyphenhyphen8IxhQnWVGYzSKTs/s320/alaska+aug+09+029.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div></div></div></div>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213161175931392111.post-78164101540265237282009-08-15T23:15:00.000-07:002009-08-16T11:15:05.078-07:00The Journey begins...<div align="center">8/9/09 Everyone flew to the Katmai Lodge in King Salmon, where we met up with the rest of the teachers and staff for inservice. The weather was perfect and the scenery was beautiful. This is sunrise at 5:30 on the Alagnak River.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsH4wLpBTN_28lBaB078ydicLdtNF0BLYXtbHKnhF1n5jeIVkQqyNOQ7G15cPzGSPUtBH1NARQq8JkWIyXuzpcEx_qqWOvNRsK5cs1U_LgoaEbbOIfmvMw2cBgqWekRp4l-66qhNO5Hm4/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370446846243012626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsH4wLpBTN_28lBaB078ydicLdtNF0BLYXtbHKnhF1n5jeIVkQqyNOQ7G15cPzGSPUtBH1NARQq8JkWIyXuzpcEx_qqWOvNRsK5cs1U_LgoaEbbOIfmvMw2cBgqWekRp4l-66qhNO5Hm4/s320/alaska+aug+09+060.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0GjGH47C5TfqXR50IEXV09YbhLkDQTgqKytvO5kbKRy06onN_ZnZeD-MgjXV9xxXjr2TnnyELunb_YvzKYwLCPixamvvN751jalH0KYLL5KU5HNT22ORXI5MsgpoGAyjG26WgAtMt5s/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370446835962536754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0GjGH47C5TfqXR50IEXV09YbhLkDQTgqKytvO5kbKRy06onN_ZnZeD-MgjXV9xxXjr2TnnyELunb_YvzKYwLCPixamvvN751jalH0KYLL5KU5HNT22ORXI5MsgpoGAyjG26WgAtMt5s/s320/alaska+aug+09+089.JPG" border="0" /></a>Float plane, seats 10...my first experience flying in a bush plane<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGAqoridSG1LyP5Yv1ZiuV5TH-VS7i8v1EDtpAXoXdQSms6Zp2bT8PyskyUASff_2aFtPqH0MzvenYkki1PUWwFvL2TgmxDadY_HJ5-5EVIiOHTr0s4bs6KhovAuJdbU2C5uXxayeuMM/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+093.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370446822361983666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGAqoridSG1LyP5Yv1ZiuV5TH-VS7i8v1EDtpAXoXdQSms6Zp2bT8PyskyUASff_2aFtPqH0MzvenYkki1PUWwFvL2TgmxDadY_HJ5-5EVIiOHTr0s4bs6KhovAuJdbU2C5uXxayeuMM/s320/alaska+aug+09+093.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />8/14/09 Everyone departed King Salmon for their village. I sure will miss everyone, but we will meet again in October for another inservice. Perryville is home sweet home until May. Being the only SPED teacher for the southern villages, I get to travel to Pilot Point, Port Heiden, Chignik Bay and Chignik Lake. It's quite the opportunity and I'm real excited to work with a small group of students and be immersed in a different culture. .<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVjWVWWG4IPoXOP0HbHcGjJLw099GCIpR6XE3E4coCFlhiIRRl09kzqJYzbln415sEGgqEbQ3_6IRBdDblVZIOWaYBjFPiHsrd91A08LGJkQS_oVGrI8FB9qvCfvyX5FvAoSMbHra6gs/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370446815884548002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVjWVWWG4IPoXOP0HbHcGjJLw099GCIpR6XE3E4coCFlhiIRRl09kzqJYzbln415sEGgqEbQ3_6IRBdDblVZIOWaYBjFPiHsrd91A08LGJkQS_oVGrI8FB9qvCfvyX5FvAoSMbHra6gs/s320/alaska+aug+09+096.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoD3FLcEQCUXR8FtHCnnbsXyG1Y1syhJusV8iSdzJA04KXyu-LF8ydHNUbEevP8PD6tsChAgtQbs9rgZOooWg7WtBUgCCKv0zEFMrJNcZwuPYp1wINow1FQefrzX7_QQKpAptu9ZbRDQ/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370446804706073138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoD3FLcEQCUXR8FtHCnnbsXyG1Y1syhJusV8iSdzJA04KXyu-LF8ydHNUbEevP8PD6tsChAgtQbs9rgZOooWg7WtBUgCCKv0zEFMrJNcZwuPYp1wINow1FQefrzX7_QQKpAptu9ZbRDQ/s320/alaska+aug+09+102.JPG" border="0" /></a>Preparing to land in Perryville, a fishing village about 500 miles south of Anchorage on the Pacific Ocean. It's beautiful here and the moment we got off the plane the people in the village have welcomed us and helped us settle in.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2potKVHuig3pwsySFdNshHrXSTekNrApMXZS2JseRkFqqx5f58Lu9Ce6-F4ajhKoD6eafGN0JCvWb2DE1sYv2SotqLksnTAOffCIR-vhdWKVukFXdGAcJE9PoLQErw4pc6IIuFtTCA4/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370442944430611554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2potKVHuig3pwsySFdNshHrXSTekNrApMXZS2JseRkFqqx5f58Lu9Ce6-F4ajhKoD6eafGN0JCvWb2DE1sYv2SotqLksnTAOffCIR-vhdWKVukFXdGAcJE9PoLQErw4pc6IIuFtTCA4/s320/alaska+aug+09+073.JPG" border="0" /></a> I caught my first fish, grilling silver salmon right on the boat, doesn't get any fresher than that<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnitcsVGWY3xmmPq5ISJJPJBfzdOZ1br-HJT2oQbPqE7zy-Q4IkA6EjSmVGMCgHZnytxQLJIOxLHvKGzcPH3YOyI13-isDgswJX4Nc_JFtQr9_DP4YcH7zzhtDu0F-tmoVyUZF-MwTVMI/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370442921421044866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnitcsVGWY3xmmPq5ISJJPJBfzdOZ1br-HJT2oQbPqE7zy-Q4IkA6EjSmVGMCgHZnytxQLJIOxLHvKGzcPH3YOyI13-isDgswJX4Nc_JFtQr9_DP4YcH7zzhtDu0F-tmoVyUZF-MwTVMI/s320/alaska+aug+09+054.JPG" border="0" /></a>Alaskan sunset at 11:30, the long days are awesome, but I'm not looking forward to the short cold winter days<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq49Xw9A-qXENaaTE1aDZ-aRv8ttYVvv_TESeZSFL75Ij2cMRhVUOiHtWYoLjBuNTWACtYf3Ipl8GYcWdiE0HuLFliBM2xsuvuCYudTw5FK9YkyoARCUpOKBBzNYkmk1KmqnTjjiVbw2M/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370442916038170418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq49Xw9A-qXENaaTE1aDZ-aRv8ttYVvv_TESeZSFL75Ij2cMRhVUOiHtWYoLjBuNTWACtYf3Ipl8GYcWdiE0HuLFliBM2xsuvuCYudTw5FK9YkyoARCUpOKBBzNYkmk1KmqnTjjiVbw2M/s320/alaska+aug+09+069.JPG" border="0" /></a> My first bear sighting, pretty amazing to witness a bear catch a fish with just his paws right in front of you...I'm told there are several in Perryville, I'm thinking I might need to carry some bear spray on my morning runs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLoLrOc02F6yAmqsbnQehZu6EKSzL4cydl2K8eMCCPPPSvVDaGLq-X5Wza-J7tpr0zibQBcN_CTmilxiF0L5eDnASyQBwJMj3Uv-r80D0LaYVl3DAk5zK3WSJ8-ig-4j1sj1e1_03Ivg/s1600-h/alaska+aug+09+029.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06236470567183639744noreply@blogger.com1