Category: Images

Visit to Alaska #3

In August 2009 I took the time to visit my sister who lives in Alaska.  The links below lead to some thoughts from various stage of the trip. As you can also see, I have a comprehensive gallery of images to view as well. So sit back and read through the experiences I had as …

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Heading back to Anchorage

After the fun day in Denali, it was time to head back to Anchorage; I have only a couple days left with my sister in Alaska now.  Fittingly, the day started with drizzle and overcast clouds, the only bad day we’ve experienced during my trip.  None of us minded though since this was a down …

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Too much going on . . .

Just got back into Anchorage from a weekend in Homer, Alaska. While Homer’s a little town, it has some big activities. You can hike, kayak, flight-see and fish. After arriving in Homer, my sister, her boyfriend Rusty and I cruised the pier looking at all of the little shops and service huts along the way. …

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One small step for man . . .

Photos courtesy of NASA We can argue about it today, but yes Neil Armstrong’s quote wasn’t as all-inclusive as we’d use today.  For his time though, it worked.  It conveyed the awesome scope of the occasion. Today, July 20, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.  This feat marks the highlight …

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