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Tag: Alaska

  • Last Frontier Fall

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    Summer has gone, Fall has arrived Awaking each morning, rejoicing alive “Weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.” I M Blessed . . . May U B 2 Keep Looking Up ^ . . . His Best is Yet to Come!

  • Cyber Outage/Social Inage

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    Fred D
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    On October 5th a colossal, unplanned social and economic cyber-communication undertaking was launched in Sitka, Alaska, now labeled  The Great Sitka Outage of 2024.  For the past 5 days some 8,000 Sitkans have been forced to communicate without their computers and phones. A break in the sole fiber optic cable connecting the town to the…

  • Father/Son Hike

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    Fred D
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    Father/Son Hike A decade ago my son Grant and I hiked up Lazy Mt. in Palmer Alaska. He was 22, and I 71. It took us 4 hours. Yesterday we summited Lazy Mt. together once again. It took us nearly 6 hours. Either the trail somehow got longer, or a senior physiological hiking factor was…

  • Growth Spurts and Pumpkin Patches

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    Fred D
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    This pic of Dale Marshall and his 2023 Alaska State Fair winning 2,023  lb. pumpkin didn’t ‘squash’ his record 2,147 lb. behemoth of last year, but he appears somewhat satisfied. This backyard video clip of Mama Bullwinkle and her 400 lb. calf, which weighed in around 25 lbs. at birth just 4 months ago, also…

  • Mountains Speak

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    Fred D
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    Watching in silent wonder as wind and sunlight chased morning storm clouds from Matanuska Peak’s heights, the fleeting mountain mists whispered this scripture of life’s brevity to my soul, reminding me, “This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 Keep Looking Up^ . .…

  • Single Moms with Kids

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    Fred D
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    In the Last Frontier all the Alces families consists of single moms and kids while all the dads are off somewhere in a rut . . . Smile ☺️ and . . . Keep Looking Up^ . . . His Best is Yet to Come!

  • Frozen Wonder

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    Fred D
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    Glaciers cover about 10% of the Earth’s total land area. They store 75% of our world’s fresh water and exist on every continent except Australia.  Alaska is estimated to have more than 100,000 glaciers, the vast majority of which remain nameless. I was blessed to enjoy an overnight voyage with my friend John aboard his…

  • Jet-Lag

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    Fred D
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    It has been two weeks since touching back down in the Greatland. Getting our home’s water running; the car’s brakes repaired; e-mail, phone and internet re-connected; and reclaiming the lawn and flower beds from the wilderness were just some of the tasks that made things ‘challenging’ 😊. However, jet-lag recovery proved especially ‘interesting’ this time…

  • Cloudy Days

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    Fred D
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    Cloudy days have outnumbered sunny ones lately in the Last Frontier, but canoeing on our lake and wandering along wild rivers today graced my heart with Sonshine. I M Blessed  . . . May U B 2 “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have…

  • The Drive Into Town

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    Fred D
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    What’s your drive into town like? Mine is like driving through a postcard.I M truly Blessed . . . May U B 2 “I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the  Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 Keep Looking Up…