tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563281.post6878284681809762007..comments2023-04-22T22:45:38.372-04:00Comments on Training for Eternity: Yukon, Ho!Chaplain Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03158946587879170841noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563281.post-551173022425326912008-08-19T17:44:00.000-04:002008-08-19T17:44:00.000-04:00we went to Haines a while ago We were advised we m...we went to Haines a while ago We were advised we might find a motel one hundred miles to the West at (G) Haines Junction. Since the sun was still high in the sky and it was only 9:00 p.m., we drove west. We reached Haines Junction where if we went south we could arrive in Skagway, Alaska where the road ended. We wanted to take the road to the north, but first enquired about motel accommodation. Not a room to be had. Next morning was to be a bicycle race and all rooms were reserved for competing riders and their teams. It was 11:00 p.m. but the sun was up in the sky for another hour. To pitch a tent was not a pleasurable experience this late so we pulled into a little rest area, of which there were many along the way, and fell asleep on reclined truck seats with towels and jackets hung over windows to keep out the bright light. Since this little town was at high elevation and a mountain range was immediately to the west which included Mt. Logan, Canada's highest mountain at 20,200 feet, we became cold as soon as the sun set. At 3:00 a.m. I awoke shivering and started the truck motor for heat. It was already light outside. I said to Eleanor,<BR/>"We may as well drive; you never know what we might see."<BR/><BR/>A half hour later I saw a grizzly bear and two nearly grown cubs near the road, Eleanor was dozing so I woke her up and she grabbed her camera. I did a U-turn and then did another one as we passed the bears once more. At 3:30 a.m. it was bright enough to take pictures! The bears had moved away but were still close enough to photograph. Mamma bear was HUGE. We kept driving hoping to see other animals but without luck. Eleanor did get some pictures of the moon chasing the sun around some big mountains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563281.post-75773623786421415352008-01-23T08:00:00.000-05:002008-01-23T08:00:00.000-05:00I just cannot imagine snow and the extremes cold t...I just cannot imagine snow and the extremes cold temperatures that you speak of..I just adore looking at photos of snow, especially now as It is the middle of summer In Australia.<BR/>It all looks so lovely.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270420993376981101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563281.post-2030512738179934732008-01-08T11:51:00.000-05:002008-01-08T11:51:00.000-05:00Brrr! Stay safe and try to keep warm up there Bra...Brrr! Stay safe and try to keep warm up there Brad, I'm off on my next mideast adventure. Have a great new year!Sean Dustmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355099457829457737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563281.post-17152364641612797282008-01-05T22:28:00.000-05:002008-01-05T22:28:00.000-05:00Enjoy Alaska, I've been here five years now and he...Enjoy Alaska, I've been here five years now and hearing of your experiences through fresh eyes remind me why I'm here. Yeah, hard to believe that you eventually will get used to seeing bald eagles en masse and moose in the front yard. You'll love it and if I ever run into you on Ft. Rich I'll stop and say hi.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691003493662958299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563281.post-52699926095801984532008-01-05T11:27:00.000-05:002008-01-05T11:27:00.000-05:00Great to see you back in blogging action. You wer...Great to see you back in blogging action. You were missed.<BR/><BR/>PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660888604291038903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563281.post-32032911926010411282008-01-04T23:18:00.000-05:002008-01-04T23:18:00.000-05:00Wow, I didn't realize I'm in the tropics here in e...Wow, I didn't realize I'm in the tropics here in eastern Kentucky. I thought it was darned nippy here this morning at 26 degrees. <BR/><BR/>Be safe up there!Burthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988535649764817617noreply@blogger.com