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Tag: God

  • Snow and Salmon

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    Fred D
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    Mother Nature sets her own seasonal calendar  . . . snow ushered in the ‘official’ first day of fall here as the last salmon finished spawning in a stream . . . another day blessed to enjoy in the Last Frontier.        “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven”…

  • Alaskan Gold Rush

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    Fred D
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    There’s an annual two-week gold rush in Alaska that provides unlimited ‘gold’, and everyone can stake a claim . . . Fall 😊😊😊

  • Denali Farewell

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    Fred D
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    A solo kayaker, bathed in the rising golden mists of a sunrise, bid us adieu as we left Denali National Park this morning. Lord willing, we’ll return again someday to this spectacular corner of creation. “The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display His craftsmanship“. – Psalm 19:1            …

  • Denali Eye Candy

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    Fred D
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    Clouds are dominating the skies, concealing North America’s highest mountain, majestic 20,320 ft. Denali. However, they can’t obscure Denali National Park’s epic display of fall splendor. Here’s a few glimpses of what was ours to behold. Wish y’all could be here to take it all in for yourselves. “Love to Live, Live to Love” –…

  • Soul Therapy Recipe

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    Fred D
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    Soul Therapy Recipe  Ingredients and Directions 1. One friend with a boat. 2. Launch in Prince William Sound on calm seas. 3. Stir in a vast wilderness of towering mountains and massive glaciers. 4. Warm softly all day with sunshine. 5. Harvest a bounty of shrimp and fish from cool, blue waters shared by sea…

  • Survival of the Fittest

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    Fred D
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    On Fish Lake, in the shadow of Castle Mountain, last June a Trumpeter Swan pair hatched three downy white signets. They’ve since grown into feathered gray versions, a third the size of their large, stately parents . . . the serene beauty of Nature. Sadly, one of the signets has now gone missing. At 4…

  • Exit Fall

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    Fred D
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    Woke up to ice on the deck and a fresh blanket of termination dust on the mountains . . . Fall’s heading for the exits up here in the Last Frontier wilds of Chickaloon.                                +              …

  • “All Creatures Great and Small”

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    Fred D
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    With two weeks before hunting season begins, this big dude has decided to take up residence in the safety of our our backyard bullwinkle refuge. 😊 “All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.” Cecil Francis Alexander

  • Berry-licious!

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    Fred D
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    Guess what we’re snacking on? “May their land be blessed with sun-ripened fruit, rich with the best fruits of each season” – Luke 6:43                             +                               ^  …

  • River to Ridgeline

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    Fred D
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    Today’s wilderness wander began in lush deciduous forest by river’s roaring rapids . . . wound ever upward through silent, spruce scented boreal forest . . .  finished 4,000 ft. above on alpine ridgeline, tinged with fall’s first reds. Throughout life I’ve been blessed to travel and behold the wonders of 9 different countries on…