Hi Family (and whoever else). I'm not even sure anyone pays attention to this blog anymore. I know I've been off the radar in blog land, but this seems like a good way to stay in touch while I'm gone. Not to mention it probably doesn't hurt to document some of my experiences.
The crew I'm working with left Denver at 10:30 last night (though it seems like 3 nights ago) and landed in Anchorage at 3 in the morning (5 hour flight). We got a few hours of sleep in a hotel and left for a small village named Aniak this morning. It was a beautiful flight, especially flying over the Alaska Range. We passed over several glaciers and jagged peaks, but couldn't see Denali through the clouds. Aniak is on the west side of the Alaska Range and is lower in elevation, next to the slow, meandering Kuskokwim River (one of the larger rivers in Alaska). There are some mountains nearby, which we flew really close to on the way to the mining camp where we'll be staying and working near during the next two weeks or so.
The first photo below is leaving Aniak on a Cessna 206. You can see the Kuskokwim River and the mountains that are shown in the next photo. I forgot the name of the range (it's a smaller one). The third photo is of the landing strip at camp, which sits on the hill at the top of the landing strip. The forth photo is my temporary digs (mine is the one with the open door). It's a little rustic but the camp as all the amenities (for example, I'm posting this from my tent via wifi).
Well, that's about all I feel like typing for tonight. For all the family at the reunion, I love you and wish I could have been there to see you all. And of course I love and miss you, Erin. I'm sure you'll all go on fine without me!
A flower.
