How the hell did it get to be December already???
Current mood: quixotic

So, I just noticed it's December.

WTF?!

Did anyone else just notice, or is it just me?

Huh.

Amy and Brian's wedding pics. Finally.
Current mood: chipper

Ok, so I took these November 2nd at Amy and Pebo's wedding. I apologize that I totally slacked on posting them sooner, but anyway.....

I really thought Amy was going to pass out....seriously.

Exchanging rings.....

Little Ione just recieved her own ring.

Ione kept stealing the show.

Wendy looked fantastic!

Oh, the kiss......

Walking up the aisle married.....

Here are a few pics from the ceremony site and the reception site.







That's all I have. If anyone else has some pics, I'd love to see them!!!

Alta!
Current mood: bouncy

So, these are random Alta pics. Enjoy.








Cheers! and Happy T-Day!

Total slacker.
Current mood: working

Someone forgot to remind me how much shit I have to do everytime I get to Utah.

Well ok, everything is going well, but f**k I'm BUSY. I finally have a day off today. Well sort of....

I meant to sleep in anyway, but Miles woke me up at 7am.

And I guess I have the day off.

Except for the discussion questions I have to answer for school.

And the paper I have to write for school.

And the references I have to call for the guy I'd like to hire.

And the price sheets I have to make up for one of the lodges.

And the DPH ad I have to create for the Alta school paper.

And the emails I have to send to the people I'm not hiring.

And then.....

it's my day off.

Ok, this is starting to sound an awful lot like whining.

Hey, guess what?! Alta opens this weekend. And it's supposed to snow for the next couple of days.

Woo Hoo!

Ok, I'm gonna post a picture or two one of these days. I swear.

Love you all. Stephanie

Why SLC sucks....
Current mood: apathetic

Ok, I just had to post a couple pics from my hike up Mount Olympus. Well, ok, I didn't quite make it ALL the way up. Give me a break, I just came from sea level and Olympus tops out over 10,000 feet.

Anyway, here's my proof that SLC needs to improve its mass transportation system.

Thats I-215 and if there wasn't so much smog, you'd have a clear view of the Oquirrh Mountains across the valley.

Here you should be able to see downtown SLC and the Great Salt Lake, but the inversion is just too thick.

Depressing.

Totally random..
Current mood: awake

So, I've been behind the Zion curtain for about a week and I'm homeless. Ok, well, I'm moving into a place on Wednesday, and I'm currently poaching the DPH employee housing. It has been snowing in the mountains.......Alta Webcams.
Anyway, I've been working a bit, but not too much, but that's about to end.

So, the only interesting thing I can think to mention is Sewards flood again....well, I found some footage that is fun to watch anyway.

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The earth almost claimed my trailer!
Current mood: blank

So, Seward experienced 9 inches of rain in less than two days last week. The Lowell Point road was closed due to landslides and flooding for five days, trapping 50 or more people on the point.

Check out www.sewardcitynews.com. They have some good footage and info.

Luckily, I left a few weeks ago, and I don't have to deal. Must be pretty messy....good thing they diverted that creek to the massive waterfall over LP road...the one that covered the road with water and debris. Yes, that's sarcasm.

Stephanie

Backtracking a bit.
Current mood: good

So, prior to the roadtrip, I had a birthday.

Mom and I paddled out to Caines Head to celebrate before getting together with all the Sunny Cove friends left in Seward. NOAA was calling for rain, 15 knot winds and 3 foot seas...as usual. We ended up having sun, minimal breezes and glassy water, aka perfect day for a paddle in Resurrection Bay.



Click on any photo if you'd like to see it for more than .43 seconds.

Backtrack Continued
Current mood: blah

We also made the obligatory stop at the Alaska Sea Life Center. I wouldn't normally post pictures from this adventure, but Woody, the gargantuan sea lion was going insane.

See...Crazy.

I don't really understand why a 2400 lb animal would go crazy alone in a man made tank. Huh, weird.


Oh yea, and the walk on the beach. I miss this beach...wish I would have walked it more.

The Saga Continues....
Current mood: discontent

So....

I didn't really take alot of pictures of the road trip to Wisconsin. Oh yea, for those of you who don't know, my mom flew up to AK to road trip back to Wisconsin with me. So on September 19th, my mom, my two dogs and I got into my truck. 8 days and 3,900 miles later we were in Wisconsin. The first half of the trip was beautiful; mountains, caribou and fall colors. The second half was boring; prairie, flat and flat. Some of you already know that I have driven the Alaska Hwy probably about 7 times now. I don't take pictures anymore unless I see something that is astounding or fantastically beautiful. On the other hand, my mom has never made the trip and she took a thousand pictures. I've posted the most interesting or most spectacular here, and I will give my mom credit for those she has taken.

Here we go.


Prior to departure we took a Kenai Fjords Tours boat into Aialik Bay. It was the day after my birthday. I was hungover. There were 9-10 foot seas. I get sea-sick when I'm not hungover. Ok, put two and two together. I didn't take any pictures. In fact, for much of the trip, the six hour trip, I didn't lift my head off of the bench I was lying upon. Mom's pic....see the black spot?! Whale!!


Aialik Glacier. Mom's pic.


Seward Small Boat Harbor. Mom's Pic.

Ok, we're getting on the road now. These photos may or may not be completely in order.

Chucker's is making himself comfortable. My pic.


Beautiful BC lake. Mom's pic. We were lucky. We had alot of sun, and reasonable temperatures. I know Cody, Michelle and Chris (Seward Guides) ran into 10+ inches of snow on their trip south the week prior.


This is Whirlpool Canyon just north of Liard Hot Springs in northern BC. Everyone passes the tiny sign on the side of the highway, but this is a beautiful spot to stop for a few minutes. Every rafter and kayaker will stare at this imagining how to run it and will be blown away by all the debris indicating exactly how tremendous spring runoff must become.


Whirlpool Canyon sunset. My pics.

Don't ever, ever pass up Liard Hot Springs. Ever. Mom's pic.


Near Stone Mountain, BC...around Muncho Lake Provincial Park. Mine. Caribou...not reindeer or elk.


Mom, wine, day 5, mile (or was it kilometer) 2000, camping with mom and a camera. Mom's pic.


Jasper or is it Banff? One of the two. Oh wait, it's Lake Louise. Mom's pic.


Lake Louise. Mine.


Lake Louise. Mine.


Columbia Icefield. Banff. Mom.


Columbia Icefield. Banff. Mine.


Columbia Icefield. Banff. Mine.


Jasper? Banff? Mine.


One of the two. Mine.


Banff. Mom.


Whitetail Deer. Not that exciting, but a sweet photo. Banff? Mom.

Ok, thats it with the exception of one photo from the flat lands that deserved posting.

The prairie is good for at least one thing. Sunsets! Mom.