August 24, 2002
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Sunny Saturday, here, and not too hot for us. We’ve had at least one frosty night, as evidenced by a few frost burns on some tender plants. The morning was cloudy, but since the weather guessers said the chance of precip would diminish throughout the day, Greyfox decided to go to work.
A new shipment of knives and other stock for his stand was waiting at the post office, in Willow, about as far away as his stand in Talkeetna, but in the other direction. Before we had Streak Subaru, he would have had to pick up the parcels first and miss a couple of hours of business, and maybe lose his parking spot. That was before… now things are different.
Leaving the cats to mind the fort here, Doug and Koji and I took off in Streak. This time, I remembered to take the camera. My first stop was at Kashwitna Lake, just to take pictures. Winter or summer, it is one of my favorite roadside spots.
We took care of business at the post office and the credit union in Willow, then since Doug wanted a snack and the library wasn’t open yet, we stopped at the new convenience store before heading for the community center and library.
There’s a lake right behind the library, too. Koji wanted a drink and almost gave Doug a bath. He’s mostly husky and they are bred to pull. He pulls, hard.
We watched one float plane take off and another one land. I took some pictures of the one taking off, but I really need a zoom lens for that. Digital camera with optical zoom is on my want list.
The drive to Talkeetna was uneventful. Doug walked Koji to the river and took this shot of the railroad bridge over the Big Su, the Susitna River.
Then he brought Koji back to me while he found some lunch. Next it was my turn and I was snagged by the weekend burger, fries and Ice Axe Ale special at the West Rib Pub. Almost more burger than I could eat, maybe more ale than I should have drunk, it was splendid. Ice Axe is brewed just for the West Rib by Glacier Brewery. It is dark and flavorful, made with honey, 9.2% alcohol, and served in a sixteen-ounce glass.
I’m almost a non-drinker, and it hit me hard. I dozed in the car a while and then minded Greyfox’s stand while he took a lunch break. By then I was okay to drive home, and here I am, photos all saved and a few of the best ones cropped and shrunk to manageable size for the web, just for you guys. Enjoy.
Now I know what I can do with my leaky old hip boots. This was hanging outside the office of a river guide service in Talkeetna.
Comments (9)
Man…I’d love to be there at night…to see the stars uninterrupted.
The plant hanger…heh…great idea for recycling!
Great pics
I love the planter too! ….wish I were there 
sounds like a great day had by all
love the boots, love the lake…sounds like you all had a good day
Beatiful scenery photos. There is something very spiritual and calming about bodies of water like this. Someone was very creative indeed with that old boot planter – so unique and pretty.
Beautiful visual as well as mental imagery. I would love to see it in person.
These pics are lovely! I’m glad to see Doug in them too. I was thinking about those boots and my porch, but I realized you have to have a nice looking background (clean porch) to hang them, or they just might look like your current shoes out to dry. LOL
great pictures!
Ahh yes..cleaning the stove pipes. We used to just shoot them off the roof with the shotgun and put up some new ones..lol Of course that was many years ago. Love the wader idea!!