My 16-day journey began with a day in Seattle (an unintentional 6-hour layover), the only documentation of which is a picture of a cheesecake stand at the Market. Each is the size of a cupcake.
Next was Anchorage to hang out with my pseudo-nephew and godson Kenton, and my best friend and her hubby. We have known each other now going on 26 years! Kenton was awesome and wanted to follow me everywhere.
On a hike near Girdwood, AK. The rushing water behind us was way more interesting than posing for the camera.
CC hauling herself across the gulch in the hand tram on the Girdwood hike.
Hanging out at Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage with my best friend eating chocolate, drinking coffee, and admiring my new clogs bought without sales tax and a $25 off coupon. The little things in life that keep me going.
The other little thing in life we love:
My first night in Missoula - taken from parent's back deck. For anyone who wonders why it's called Big Sky Country.
Artificial rapids designed for whitewater kayakers to practice on the Clark Fork River in downtown Missoula, MT.
Ye old alma mater. Main Hall with the "M" and Mt. Sentinel in the background. It's always weird to walk around one's old college campus.
My mom on our hike to the Blodgett Canyon overlook. Bitterroot Valley below.
Blodgett Canyon, Bitterroot Mountains, MT.
My future retirement castle? Where I should have written my dissertation from - I'd be done by now.
The HobNob Cafe on Missoula's so-called "Hip Strip."
And finally, the Missoula Osprey (rookie team for the AZ Diamondbacks) on opening night at their new stadium. That's Chance Wheeless, who was in the juvenile delinquency class I TA'd last Fall, playing first base.
