Paddling in Alaska

So after 2 months of no contact, at least via this blog, I have some updates.  You may have guessed that I made it to Alaska by now. Living down on the Kenai Peninsula in Seward leaves little to the imagination.  This place is beautiful and powerful.  The weather has been fantastic and hopefully will continue.  The days haven't been full of work so I have tried to mix in paddling, running, racquetball, hiking, biking, and most recently some long-boarding.  

Hopefully guiding will pick up soon.  Otherwise I have another half marathon up in Anchorage in a few weeks.  Moose Pass which is just a little up the road from us here hosts a pretty stellar solstice celebration and a regional celebrity by the name of Hobo Jim entertains us all on Sundays at the Yukon Bar.  

Been meeting lots of local folks and getting a grasp of where exactly I am.  I have bounced around between restlessness in not being settled and then comfort in exactly that.  It's a weird mix.  

Tischer is doing well.  She gets to swim regularly at Bear Lake and even in Resurrection Bay now and again.  I don't want to spend too much time here (even though I haven't spent any at all in a while) because it's near 70 degrees and sunny out there, and that isn't normal for here.  I need some time on the water.  And a trail run.  

Gazing around the fire at Bear Glacier Lagoon.