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This is a diary of where we are, where we were and what we are doing. Check out the older posts unfortunatly I am slower putting up the pictures than Margaret is writing the blogs Colin :)
Friday, August 12, 2005
Relaxing on the Lake
We went for a big boat ride today and we saw lots of big fish but did not catch any.....too bad.
The weather is again almost 90 degrees and there is not a cloud in the sky. This is suppose to last for another 4 days. This is definitely different than the weather we have had the rest of the summer.
We are finished with Alaska except for a day or so to go into one more small town just inside the Alaska Border.
Alaska Facts:
Alaska Facts:
1) There are no road signs in Alaska that do not have bullet holes in them. If you can’t see daylight through the sign......you must not be in Alaska.
2) 90% of the vehicles on the roads in Alaska are RV’s, Busses, Trailers or campers. Another 9% of the traffic is comprised of construction vehicles of some type or other. The remaining 1% are personal trucks and the occasional car.
3) Flowers both wild and cultivated are more beautiful and vibrant in colour than any place else I’ve been. Even ordinary Pansies and Petunias are absolutely breath taking.
4) Contrary to popular belief, Glacial streams are not crystal clear and beautiful. They are too thick to swim in and too thin to farm on! When the Glaciers are making their way down the mountain sides, they are scraping and grinding away at the rock beneath, pulverizing it into fine gravel and silt. As it melts away at the end the water coming off is very muddy. However in the winter we are told that they do run clear as there is not the same melting and movement happening.
5) Alaska has some prize winning pot holes and award worthy sections of extremely bad road. Some of the worst I have ever travelled. You know it’s bad when your curtains get shaken down in you trailer due to road conditions.
6) In Alaska if there is not a road or exit where an Alaskan wants to go.........he makes one.
7) There are more ATV’s per capita in Alaska than any other province or state that I know of. If you don’t have one.....you just are not up there!
8) An Alaskan’s wealth is measured by how much junk he has in his yard......Not so much junk....little wealth......Lots of Junk........very wealthy! (There are a lot of wealthy Alaskans)
The weather is again almost 90 degrees and there is not a cloud in the sky. This is suppose to last for another 4 days. This is definitely different than the weather we have had the rest of the summer.
We are finished with Alaska except for a day or so to go into one more small town just inside the Alaska Border.
Alaska Facts:
Alaska Facts:
1) There are no road signs in Alaska that do not have bullet holes in them. If you can’t see daylight through the sign......you must not be in Alaska.
2) 90% of the vehicles on the roads in Alaska are RV’s, Busses, Trailers or campers. Another 9% of the traffic is comprised of construction vehicles of some type or other. The remaining 1% are personal trucks and the occasional car.
3) Flowers both wild and cultivated are more beautiful and vibrant in colour than any place else I’ve been. Even ordinary Pansies and Petunias are absolutely breath taking.
4) Contrary to popular belief, Glacial streams are not crystal clear and beautiful. They are too thick to swim in and too thin to farm on! When the Glaciers are making their way down the mountain sides, they are scraping and grinding away at the rock beneath, pulverizing it into fine gravel and silt. As it melts away at the end the water coming off is very muddy. However in the winter we are told that they do run clear as there is not the same melting and movement happening.
5) Alaska has some prize winning pot holes and award worthy sections of extremely bad road. Some of the worst I have ever travelled. You know it’s bad when your curtains get shaken down in you trailer due to road conditions.
6) In Alaska if there is not a road or exit where an Alaskan wants to go.........he makes one.
7) There are more ATV’s per capita in Alaska than any other province or state that I know of. If you don’t have one.....you just are not up there!
8) An Alaskan’s wealth is measured by how much junk he has in his yard......Not so much junk....little wealth......Lots of Junk........very wealthy! (There are a lot of wealthy Alaskans)