So sorry it took me so long to do this, about a week now huh…

Well after working at the cemetary, I worked for 2 days as a cook at Anchorage’s Egan Center, a big convention center. There was a big marathon in Anchorage on the solstice (that’s a big thing here since the sun set’s it’s latest on that day…about 11:50pm) The first day, I put fruit on plates, then put pasta in metal bins/strainers…1700 pounds. the next day we made pork tenderloin and all the other fixin’s. Monday and tuesday Ryan, Eric and I went backpacking, an 8 mile trail along a river. I spotted a black bear across the river valley, it was running really fast. As we hiked we saw many beaver dams/lodges (8 to be exact) then we saw what we thought was a badger, but then later decided that it was a marmot (a big rodent thing) We walked past a beaver pond and saw a beaver slap it’s tail on the water to warn the other beavers of our presence. We crossed a small river, i tried to do it in my boots at first, but then decided to do it bare footed, once again the water was really cold and I almost fell in. as we found a place for lunch, I set down my pack and all of a sudden Eric said “hey theres a porcupine!” it was about 3 feet away from us walking away. We found our way up the mountain and set up camp in a flat tundra area, jagged peaks loomed above us shrowded in clouds. We made rice-a-roni with cold mountain water and went to sleep. ryan woke up at 5:30 and hiked alone for 3 hours while Eric and I slept, Ryan came back and we all slept till 10:30. Ryan and I woke up first and started hiking the rest of the trail, we hiked over rocks, saw another marmot, and then hiked from rock to rock over patches of snow, at times sinking in up to our thighs. We made it to the top where Eric met up with us, we followed the ridge to a valley where there was supposed to be a cabin, we hiked and eventually saw it down the rocky side of the mountain. We each found our own way down, my way was not a good one, I had to hang from a rock, and for a little bit I thought I was stuck in a place, I slipped and almost fell , but eventually made it to the cabin. the cabin was for mountaineers, so we just looked in and went back to our camp, climbing up those rocks, I almost slipped again, but made it up really fast. We packed up camp as it started to rain and then hiked down into the valley. the rain let up and it got sunny, we hiked the 8 miles back out and saw more marmots…i was tired…but not as tired as the last hike.

I started my regular job at the boys and girls club, i make sure the kids aren’t messing around, i discipline them, i organize games, play pool, air hockey, foosball. and walk around the place makign sure everythign is “safe” I lead gym time, and 2 outdoor activities….i taught them ultimate frisbee, they called it soccer frisbee. 5 days a week, 7 hours a day 9-4…7.50 an hour…fine my me!