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Driving to Kenai
Today’s travels took us from Anchorage to Kenai. The drive was described by the convention sponsors thusly: The 3-hour (145-mile) ride from Anchorage to Soldotna on the Seward and Stering Highways is nothing less than magnificent, traveling first along breath-taking Turnagain Arm with wonderful views of glacier-capped mountains across the inlet, and then through a mountain pass before you drop…
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Enjoying the Journey
It’s a family road-trip. The car is loaded and stocked. The kids are buckled in. And so… you start off. You’re barely on the highway when the first kid asks: “Are we there yet?” Patiently you explain how much further there is to go. It doesn’t make much difference because a few minutes later: “Are we there yet?” And…
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Settling In
I guess it’s way past time for an update. We are gradually settling into our new home. The weather has been quite variable. January was overall pretty mild. Last weekend we got a good bit of snow, turning our backyard into a Winter Wonderland. Two weeks ago we made a quick trip to Kansas over the weekend to meet up…
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Moving Day 2
It was 4 degrees below zero when we left Bozeman this morning just before sunrise. We were a little concerned that one or more of our vehicles wouldn’t start in such cold temperatures, but everything started right up so were off to a good start. We wonder if any of our belongings were ruined by such extreme conditions, but obviously…
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Moving Day 1
We had hoped to be on the road by 9:00 a.m. today. However, it turned out we still had about 4 hours of work to do this morning, including final loading and cleaning, so it was almost noon by the time we were ready to pull out. My assigned “rig” was the Excursion pulling the Plan B (12-foot) trailer. Did…
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The Adventure Begins
We’re really going to do this thing. We picked up the rental truck today. Will load tomorrow. And Sunday we roll! It’s been 2.5 weeks since we made our decision to move to Colorado and started packing. No wonder it seems unreal. We stand in awe at the many times we’ve seen God’s hand in this process. We wouldn’t be…
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Car Show
Besides looking at cars at the Seattle Auto Show last Saturday, Lyle enjoyed getting to drive a one-lap race car simulation in the Mazda display area. It seemed funny for him to have to buckle in for a simulation, but as it turned out the seat moved around quite a bit during the course of the drive, so it made…
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Trip to Seattle
This past Saturday Lyle and I took off on a little day trip to Seattle. It was the weekend of the Seattle Auto Show which Lyle always enjoys. Some years it has been on our anniversary weekend, but this year it was a little earlier. We just decided to go for the day. It’s about a 4-hour drive so we left about…
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Mount St. Helens
After our thwarted attempt to visit Mount St. Helens last fall, we decided she would be more likely to be receiving visitors in August. We took a detour yesterday on our way home from the coast to see. (Understand, Mount St. Helens is a destination. It’s not “on the way” to anywhere else. Approximately 50 miles in, and then 50 miles back…
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Oregon Coast Getaway
On our way to the coast for a quick weekend getaway for Lyle’s birthday. This is our second year in a row to do this. Does that make it a tradition? This picture was taken at a rest area not far past Lyle, Washington. I overheard some lady say to her husband, “There’s Lyle.” I was startled. How did she…
