Sunday, August 15, 2010

Last Post from the AK-for now...

So we leave on Wednesday. Anchorage to Oregon and Oregon to Salt Lake.  There is a lot that has to get done before that time, so I am doing my "farewell Alaska" post now. But we'll be back in December. I'll do some picture highlights to sum up our last few weeks...
TANK had surgery
before...
after...
You may or may not have noticed in past pictures of Tank (see picture above), but he had a rather large tumor on his leg. The   l  o  n  g  e  r   we were here, the bigger it got. 
Anyway, he finally went under the knife. 
Luckily it was benign. 
A little while after the surgery, he had to get this cone for his head to keep him from licking his wound.
He got so used to going to the vet, that one time when Devin and I went to leave, he jumped in the car thinking he had to go back to the vet (something Tank very much enjoys). 

Devin and I house sat for a family in the ward, and while we were there, their dogs had puppies.
I so wish that I had a picture of this family (the Lee's) house. I don't know why I didn't take one while we were there. It is the coolest/cutest log cabin you'll ever see, and they built it. Anyway, we stayed over at their place for about a month while they traveled around the lower 48. The last day we were there:
SURPRISE! 
Well, we knew that it was a probability. 


I went fishing for the last time (this summer) and actually caught salmon. 
They are definitely stronger fighters than those grayling (aka Grayline as Zach calls them) on the Gulkana. 



And then Devin filleted them on the sand:

Now they are in our freezer.

Lane cleared the drive in entrance to the Super Store. 
The video is really small, and bad quality (because I took it from far away on my phone) but if you make it full screen and watch it a few times, you'll probably be able to see how cool this is. Lane is super awesome good on his dirt bike.


We have broken records for 29 straight days of rain. 
I'm getting ready to see the sun again.

Speaking of this picture, yesterday was my last day at Fred Meyer. (Mixed feelings on this one)

I guess we have to say goodbye to Alaska for now.
Goodbye Big Lake.


Goodbye Holly Lp. 

Goodbye beautiful Alaska.

Until Christmas time... :)

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