We Need to Get Out More!

On Wednesday, we bought a pair of used kayaks from a lovely local couple. They live out on Lutak Road, and it was a hot, sunny afternoon, so we took the kayaks on out to Chilkoot Lake to try them out.

What a blast! We feel like we have twin Ferraris! These boats are so light that Michelle can carry one with one hand, and she can load it on the car top by herself. Now we have much more water mobility between ideal tides. She can “catch a kayak” across the bay or all the way home when the tide’s too high to walk across the bay.

I made a video with the film and photos we took, just messing around. As you can see from our smiles, we had an excellent time!


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A Midsummer’s Day Bouquet

You’d hardly know it, but today is the Summer Solstice, midsummer’s day.

It’ll likely pass unnoticed by many, because most people think of the solstice as a fixed date, usually June 22nd, on which it often falls.

Worse, this year the 22nd is a Saturday, while the solstice itself falls on a mere Thursday; it’s so difficult for western civilization to observe any event that doesn’t have the decency to fall on the weekend!

But this is a natural event, not a holiday in the common sense. It comes when it is time, and human convenience be damned.

On the other hand, the solstice moment arrives at 9:04 p.m. Alaska time, so if you’re in the eastern U.S., the solstice will technically be tomorrow.

In honor of the day, here’s a nice view of the bay. I took it the day I “met” the lost moose calf (see A Close Encounter).

Happy Solstice, where ever you are!

The Chilkat Range through Nootka lupine on Mud Bay (Photo: Mark Zeiger).

The Chilkat Range through Nootka lupine on Mud Bay (Photo: Mark Zeiger).

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