Friday, August 04, 2006

some highlights of my Alaskan Adventure

F - where's the major in pa - Penn state so there I go .. got rained out no food..
S - broke down when saw microphones - vehaishiv lev avos
- rocked myself to sleep on the swing
- havdallah ice tea lovely flowers
- nice motzash jam on highway waiting for ride.. composed two songs.. like the stars in the sky.. tzemach..
S - ride with band on tour all the way to Chicago
M - Minnesota minehaha falls pikes island Minnesota river morning hike.. so refreshing
crossed border to Canada
midnight skate to Winnipeg.. fun fun. what a great way to destress from the border control troubles..
started raining - slept under overpass..
T - Alberta jumping jacks, nimbo on highway, stacked up tent backpacking .. I am getting better and better at it.. I keep on stacking them up higher..
rosh chodesh hallel treats chocolate soy milk, banana granola bars, blueberries and cherries!!!
W - rv camper: liard hot spring rancheri falls
T - Yukon: Breathtaking skated on Alaskan Highway
swimming in the river.. it was freezing.. but so refreshing..



F - Kuani Lake to Anchorage Beautiful Alaska - skated on glen highway
S - Anchorage what a small world met our exterminator in Brooklyn
S - native American with cutest white granddaughter champion of snow mobile rive crossing picking up his snowmobile at the Yukon river driving on the section of road he built. Slept near Yukon river - raining
M - hunters for caribou all the way to Prudhoe bay
- crossed Arctic circle
- walking my way down south on Dalton highway
T - Marion creek waterfall found hat
W - Fairbanks - university of Alaska supercomputer painting 3D sound light installation
T - Tisha B'av read kinus and piyutim.. scaled huge salmon for Shabbos .. library.. broke fast on delicious Alaskan smoked salmon.. and delicious lasangne Bracha made. First bite of milchig in two weeks.
F - Coastal Trail Goose Lake chester creek AMAZING!
S - Another beautiful Shabbos with Ruenen and Bracha! They are the most amazing couple. Bracha makes the most delicious challah I have ever had.
S - Skated from Anchorage down South to Seward! Wow!! Passed the Salmon viewing.. and headed South. Beautiful views!!
- 26 Glacier Cruise (Majestic) - Whittier Prince William Sound
- Portage Pass. Thank G-d no bears! I was ringing those bells! Didn't stop. One of my favorite spots
M - got a ferry ride to Valdez
- best breakfast mixed grains, honey oats crunch, dried strawberries with chocolate almond milk and bananas. yummy!
- skated down Thompson Pass
- bridal veil and horsetrail falls!
- filled myself with blueberries I picked
- hiked around thompson pass (you can actually walk on the glacier)and blueberry lake.
- thinking of going to homer, seward but saw beautiful mountains and headed there! I am glad I did - McCarthy!! The largest national park St Wrangler Ellias
T - Root Glacier!!
W - Homer (got a ride in a limousine)
I am good. A bit hungry. I need to find a supermarket. I am sick of granola bars and berries to keep me going. I'll probably get an avocado and veggies. What I really want is to catch a salmon and grill it over a fire. Maybe it will happen today. I am @ one of the best fishing places in the world. (12:00 am update - I just came back from my visit all around Homer and Homer spit on my blades. I don't really want to do that - kill the fish. I had instead a good salad I made. I hoped the farmers market would have some fresh produce but they didn't. So I used safeway..)
Homer is absolutely stunning! great smooth biking paths.. and the views are amazing! I had a lovely nap @ the belugna lake - warming up by the mid-day sun
T - Exit Glacier!!!!
F- Seward

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

We'll need a cryptographer to decrypt this post. pls xplain!!!

6:30 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love it, Rachel.

Thanks for taking us along.

I'm glad you didn't kill the fish too....but you knew that.

:-)

Be safe and looking foward to
seeing you back in Brooklyn...

-todd

10:15 AM  
Blogger Zohara bat Sarah said...

don't know if you'll ever come back to alaska, but if you ever do, let me know. i live in anchorage and not having a car, dont get around much. (probably should hitch more) but i worry about being a girl and alone. obviously you have done it and survived...have you ever written more?
kol tuv

12:18 AM  
Blogger truelife said...

zahavaalaska.. Hi!
G-d willing I will be back in Alaksa.
It's my favorite place.. to be!
I miss being there.. so much.. I hope to be back soon.. I'll let you know..
fun adventures always...
k'tvia v'chatima tova
the sweetest year..

4:40 AM  

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