Movin' on Up

After much insane city driving and $100 in parking tickets Angela and I have found a home. An Edwardian Mansion to be exact- stunning view, immaculate kitchen, and a butler named Fetid who makes a mean espresso as he irons my socks in the mornings. Incidentally, Edwardian is a time period, not a style, so don't make the foolish mistake I did and complement someone on their Edwardian good looks. If you do you will actually be telling them they were built from 1901-1910 when King Edward VII ruled a whole lot of white people. Quite embarassing but a good icebreaker nonetheless. I have posted a picture of an apartment very similar to ours, but alas, technical difficulties are not allowing a posting of the actual Casa de Johnny G. Keep your eyes peeled though dear readers, more to follow...

Coffee House

Coffee House
Originally uploaded by Mark Yezbick.

and the coffee was delicious.

Uncle Steve

This is Aubrie Jane, she is 2. She is sooooo happy that her uncle Steve got a job in Flagstaff and is going to be a billllionaire. I am going to be a kept woman.

Can't Wait to get Back

This Spring, we'll be heading back up North to aquire more funny stories. If I was the King of the world (secretly working on it) I'd order you all to come with us, or be beheaded.

And remember to vote for: His Royal Heigness King Peterson of Philtopia!

3rd Time Around the Sun

Tiffany and I celebrated our 3rd Aniversary at the end of August. While we were paddling through this lawn, it occured to me that I am a very lucky fellow.

Transport

This is a 1954 De Haviland Otter. It was our mighty steed for hopping from lake to lake. I especially enjoyed the safety paddle (size of a junior canoe paddle) strapped to the Otter's float, in case the engine died. It would take weeks to paddle this behemoth to shore.

This Old House

While up at Iniakuk, Tiffany and I stayed in the "Club House." It sways ever so slightly in the wind giving it a Swiss Family Robinson sort of feel. I made a fire in the small stove each night and spent many hours reading on the deck hiding from my sinister employers.

Send Off

On our way out of town, Cory stopped by to introduce me to this new drink he has found. It is manufactured in a garage/warehouse in town by a bunch dudes in Carhartts. Cory said that it is not much more than some water soaked with nuts, seeds, and sometimes some berries. I must say that it was...interesting.

Hello from J & A

Hello Girdwoodians! Hopefully all is well in the Great Wet North. We are alive and well despite being in California- I'll be posting here: http://blackicehole.blogspot.com/ with all the gory details and photos.

Vaya con Dios amigos

-John and Angela

thursday morning

morning
Originally uploaded by Mark Yezbick.

for those of us who wake up at ungodly hours...(Joe/Dan) you probably already dropped your jaw at this morning's sunrise.

I mean really...

I can't even explain this one.

CA in bloom

Hi Frenz,

This is a very different September than I remember having in AK. This photo was taken yesterday.

Wish you all were here to share it with!

Typhoon !! YAAAA ! TYPHOON !!

Because it just doesn't rain enough, anymore.

Hikers on Kesugi Ridge Trail

Hikers on Kesugi Ridge Trail
Originally uploaded by Mark Yezbick.

An easy short hike (3.1 mi.) up Ermine Hill Trail gets you to this vantage point, from where you can choose to hike Kesugi Ridge in either Little Coal Creek or Troublesome Creek direction.

Lots of berries and sweeping vistas.

where is the rain?

where is the rain?
Originally uploaded by Mark Yezbick.

Joe, fighting shoulder bursitis and general old manliness, takes a moment to ponder how much simpler his life would be, if he were a kittiwake.

Later, Joe would fight a common foe between him and the kittiwake - the fearful headwind of Passage Canal.

Much cursing would occur, and the sea would accept him as a salty dawg.

Random Site of the Day

Sometimes, at work, I kill hours by randomly looking through other blogs on blogger. Today I came across

Proyecto RAÍZ

which was pretty left wing stuff. I suggest running it through Altalvista's babelfish and having yourself some revolutionary party.

NA NA NA NA......HEY HEY HEY, GOODBYE!!!!

I was heartened this morning when I read that Sarah Palin gave old ol' boy Frank M a good ol' fashion spankin' (notice the ol' school paddle). It seems that perhaps there is a limit to what the average Alaskan voter will put up with. As someone who may return to the great state of AK, I must admit I danced a little jig. Now perhaps the stranglehold of fear based politics in AK will be broken and we can set out sights on Lisa M and dare I say it?....girdwood's own Mr Stevens. Now that it's available maybe they would like to procure Frankie's jet for some touring. Anyways, I'm just so happy I had to shout out.

Go Tony!!

- Esteban-

The Peregrine

Just got back from Barrow, and the Arctic Ocean. It snowed on Aug. 13th and was generally cold. Only one day of bad weather, and I held it all in. All of the bright orange balloons pictured were decoration for a whiskey gala that I hosted. Party Dude came on board and was doing naked swan dives off the pilot house to the thunderous applause of all the rough necked salty dogs in attendance.

alyeska

alyeska
Originally uploaded by Mark Yezbick.

From V in MT

Hola from Paradise Valley! I can think of a few different places that could warrant using the word paradise in their names but for the time being, this little valley will do just fine. I'm falling for this place a little more everyday and when I can see it from a 10,919 ft peak, well, I just want to marry it. I climbed this mountain a few days ago and it has turned me into a junkie for heights. It's a big mountain, the tallest I've ever summitted, but when you take into account the fact that I started at elevation 4,882 it's not that much of a gain. Dannyboy and I summitted Pioneer Peak which beats this climb by 224 ft. Still, it's a hell of a hike and I loved every minute of it. You can see more of the climb here...

All is well down here in the states except that I now have all of my fishing gear and I haven't sunk one line yet. Please don't tell Dan or Nate. However, I've been enjoying paddling the yak down the Yellowstone River on these incredibly hot summer days. I vow to tango with The Dancer (Dan will get that one) the full length of the valley before summer's end, perhaps I'll stop and catch me a fish along the way too. That should be fun.

Glad to see everyone is enjoying themselves!

Stay on Target

Stay on Target
Originally uploaded by Mark Yezbick.