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1964: after high school life begins. Asked to consider not returning to OSU after the first year. 1966 drafted; grunt, door gunner, HU1 pilot. Out in Dec '70. 1972 married, joined fire dept and bought first house over a 6 month span. 1980 moved family (which now consisted of wife Teri, daughter Amy and son Ryan) to CO. 1990 moved all to bush Alaska to work for the dark side (the FAA). Started Blog to keep family and friends up on our whereabouts. Retired in March 2010. In Feb 2012 sold house in Alaska. By May had bought in Redmond and completed the move. Still nesting in Redmond and loving it!

Friday, June 17, 2011

Summer must be here

We are starting to get phone calls and e-mails from old friends in or headed to Alaska.  A sure sign that summer must have arrived and once the rain stops, we’ll see that it is so.

Tony and I helped a friend flip over a boat he is building so he could work on the top side.  Sounds simple, but there were plenty of opportunities for disaster.  All went smoothly and no rednecks were harmed in the process.





Tony and I drifted the upper Kenai from the Russian River to Jim’s Landing.  About four miles as the crow flies and four hours, depending on how many fishing stops are required. The fishing was great; catching, not so.  At least it didn’t rain hard until we got the boats loaded up for the return trip home.





Almost ready for the first visitors.  Once it starts with Ryan, Judy and Nina, it will be hectic until August.  Then we have to start planning our escape for the winter.  Still not much action selling the house, which will dictate our schedule after July.  Oh well, time to get fishing and let the rest work itself out.

Stay cool, I hear it is hot out there.