Alaska and back again!

Here i am, back in the "lower 48". I cannot explain how much i am loving having shaved legs. Its been three months since i shaved, and i have shaved my legs twice since being back. Maybe its the summer, maybe its that i have found shorts on my gams once again, maybe its the smooth!

Anyhow, back in the 98 degree weather from the 55 degree average of Alaska. I love it. Fresh fruit, swimming in the river, going outside after the sun is down without a SWEATER! although, the mosquitoes are worse here in utah than they were in AK. The frequency of attacks is far greater in utah. The size though, puny compared to the blood hawks of AK.

A few posts to come about Alaska, about the different experiences i had in different locations. This picture is from Becharof, my first location.

I come back with the ability to swing an axe for hours. I come back with calluses on my toes and on the palm of my hand. I come back with an appreciation for hot water and shaved legs, clean hair and deodorant. I come back with an appreciation for the human spirit and its ability to coexist in natural communities. I come back with a love for trails and an eye for outslopes and backslopes. I come back with a passion for habitat and user friendly land management. I come back and will return in a matter of weeks.

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what i'm listening to right now:

Fat Freddy's Drop- Based on a True Story

greetings from the mastu

here i am in alaska! i wish i could all transport you here really quickly so you could see this glory.

its the first sunny day in a while, not rainy. i've spent the last 48 hours in and out of the hospital with one of the students. its not an emergency, just bizarre pain in the abdomen. i'm functioning on 3 hours of sleep.

right now, the crew is at the Palmer Library, researching possible recreation trips. We are not sure what we will do. maybe visit the Chugach National Forest for a few days, maybe Kenai NWR for a few more, and Seward AK

we only have 6 work days left.

i only have 15 days left in alaska. i love it here. it feels like home. execept it's missing everyone i love.

see you all soon.