Tomorrow will be our final day in Alaska. Not sure what to say but other than it's been an amazing trip. Alaska is really the last great frontier. I had many crazy experiences here, things I never thought I'd do. All the people we met here, and I mean all, were really friendly and welcoming. I hope to come back some day, but I am looking forward to coming home, thawing out, and getting back in the mix. Some more pics..
Before I give the brief Alaska Update I wanted to ask my 6 loyal readers for some help. I'm going to start blogging for OC Family magazine and I need to come up with a name for my blog/column. I will be writing about various problems that effect families, couples, or adolescents, and various ways around these challenges from a poststructuralist/narrative approach. So what's a catchy title that would keep you coming back? If you're too shy to leave a comment please email me your much needed suggestion to narrativechris {at} gmail.com. Thanks!
Alaska is awesome and beautiful. The Iditirod has been a amazing experience. The musher community is very inclusive and friendly. We've had a great time making new friends and taking in the experience. We now head to Alyeska to play in the snow. I'm sure I'll update later. Some pics:
I leave for Alaska first thing in the morning. Michele will be riding in the first leg of the 2012 Iditarod, the Last Great Race. After all the festivities around Anchorage, we then head over to Alyeska to go skiing and see the Northern Lights (hopefully) and check out glaciers and fly around in helicopters and stuff. I'm pretty excited. I've always wanted to see the last great frontier. I'll be throwing up pics and updates around here so please come back and enjoy my boring vacations slides. Cheers!
We're contemplating spending Christmas in New York. I've had the itch to get back to the big apple for a while now, and I love the place during the holidays. Hope it works out.
So it's nearly 11pm on Saturday night in Camden Maine and my nearly 4 weeks of travel are coming to an end. Michele and I fly back tomorrow and begin the process of facing all the awaiting responsibilties. I haven't really had time to digest the whole experience yet, but it has been so good, in so many ways. It began with the road trip through the southwest, and now will end in a lovely cottage on the Maine coast. I have had a lot of time to think about stuff, and have made a lot of decisions and new commitments to myself. Life is going to get interesting. Well it's always interesting, but new adventures await. Please enjoy a sampling of some photos over the last several weeks. I can't wait to do it again..
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep. - Robert Frost
New Englanders are real salt of the earth type of folk. Everybody I've come across since we crossed into New Hampshire has been a delight.
I'm not sure why I've found myself in New Hampshire several times now, but it is a special place. How can you not love a state who's motto is "Live Free or Die." They don't mess around. It's the exact opposite of California, in every way. We're surrounded by nature, and moose allegedly, but I've yet to see one on this trip.
I'm a Frost man.
Well actually a Whitman and Frost man, but this post is about Robert Frost. We named my previous company after Frost's Road Not Taken. Today I had the opportunity to make the trek to Frost Place. It such a wonderful slice of heaven for me. Every time I walk the poetry trail through the woods of the white mountains and read Frost's poems along the way, it's always emotional and inspiring. Every year they host a poetry festival at Frost Place where they hold workshops and readings all week long. I'm very seriously considering going next year.
The hotel we're staying at is a beauty (see below).
Fall is starting to peak through here in NH. Spots of red and orange showing already. It was a nice bonus.
Tomorrow we leave for the Maine coast. Here's some photos from NH..
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