Alaska in July Photos

Gathering for the Crow Pass Hike - July 20th

A look back from whence we'd come.

And they were off across the scree-strewn slopes to toss the One Ring into the flames...

"Why so many pictures of the mountains, Nan?"
"Because while I was snapping photos, I also had time to catch my breath, and let my legs stop wobbling."

View along the Seward Highway.

I stopped at the Potter Marsh after the hike. The pictures below were taken around 7 p.m.—still looks and felt like the middle of the afternoon.

Alyeska Resort from the woods.

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Maryland for Grammy's Memorial

Travel isn't always about the food, but when you're sitting still to eat, it's a handy time to sketch.

It's not often that our family gathers in numbers, so it was a charmed breakfast that brought a steady stream of family through the door for breakfast. Makes me wish we all lived in one town and could recreate the experience on a daily basis. 

The coat draped over the chair was the only part of this sketch I liked. The guy looked like a Peanuts character and the Southwest marker post was waaaaaaay out of proportion. The page just needed a whale with a ridiculously pointy nose, and then a tree to balance the spread—perfection.

In between the drawings we ate many more meals, shared many memories of wonderful times, visited with more family, and memorialized a wonderful woman who will be missed by many.

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Smidgen

The quotes on the small pages are from an edition of "Life's Little Instruction Book" from a father to a son. This one, "Find some other way of proving your manhood than by shooting harmless animals and birds."
As my Dad would say, "Of course, if they are NOT harmless, aim for the vital organs."

About $0.05 worth.

"Probably a smidgen of authenticity can still be provocative and elegant."
"Smidgen"...great word....

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