Sleeping Lady Bed and Breakfast Anchorage

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is ...

... would be a park lodge or visitors center. What a mixed bag we Alaskans are.

Since this is my first blog, I thought it best to start at home. I think world travelers want to come here. They just have to put with AK's eccentricities. Half the people in the state live within the city limits of Anchorage. In the book "Coming into the Country" John McPhee, wrote something like...Anchorage is not a great town, but it has the best out-of-town any town ever had. It's ten ...

... the bears (most of them are brown bears or grizzlies) can get all the food they need before hibernating in the mountains. You have to be very careful when visiting the region because bears are everywhere and you may meet them at any moment! As soon as you arrive at Brooks Lodge, the rangers tell you what to do – and not to do! – if you happen to encounter a bear: you should talk to him while ...

... best interest of the child….not always what they want. Brenda will fit nicely in this organization. She said they will also allow her to attend the same training as the volunteers and, if desired, accept a case. Whether she does that or not, I know she will enjoy the nonprofit environment, the individuals with whom she will associate, and the atmosphere of the office. Just like the library, they are a wonderful organization.

July 30 ...

... When we got back to our seats we were amazed to find that 1/2 of the plane did not return. It was wonderful. All of us had 2-3 seats by ourselves. We stretched out and slept on this flight. The movie this time was not good so we passed the time with readings and sleeping. This was a 6hr flight. We received one meal which was pasta with tomato sauce or pork/rice entree, roll, coleslaw, and fruit salad. We arrived at JFK at 9 pm which was only 1/2 hr. late.

... Friday at the hospital. Our fortune is not in gold but in the truly golden friends we have. Eva, who was getting our mail and so knew we were back anyway, puts me up at her place. This serves so many purposes it is amazing. Jason and I normally have lots of time apart. He is gone all summer, he goes to the cabin, etc. During this trip, time apart is the one thing we haven't ...

... Tony and Kelly used to live in Anchorage. They, along with their wonderful kids, welcomed me when I first moved to Anchorage and treated me like family in a time that I was so far from my own. It was great to visit everyone and see the rez again. After a few days we started the trip to San Francisco. We arrived in time to meet with some of my college friends at the Stanford Pow Wow. Pow Wows were my weekend activity and way of life before I moved to Alaska. I have always wanted ...

... accommodation and a few shops. The land is mainly owned by the government and it is, as God forsaken place as I have ever seen and the rain didn't help. Even worse - the only way in or out is by tunnel - it is connected to Anchorage by tunnel. The tunnel was built by the military for the railway connection and now it is a one way tunnel shared between railway and vehicular ...

On our last day, back in Anchorage, we took a tour around the city,
rented a car and drove along the seward scenic hwy, visiting the Alaska
Wildlife Conservation Center. This is a wildlife refuge for the animals
native to alaska that for one reason or another cannot be returned to
the wild, so they make this their home. I have to say this ...

... cracks of one the other day) it's so impressive. We moved on to a town called Valdez (still in Alaska) where, in 1882, a drunken captain set out in his oil tanker which spilled over just outside the mouth of the sea into the port. Very quickly Valdez become more densely populated as people moved in to the town to volunteer their help in the clean up. Now it is thriving as it relies on tourists to visit and take out fishing boats. By the way, it's Salmon season in Alaska at the ...