The teenager and I are here—in Anchorage, Alaska—visiting with the Legal Dude who was given an opportunity to teach for a bit in a summer law program here.
Several Professors from out-of-state rotate in and out over the summer and right now it’s the Legal Dude’s turn.
We landed Saturday evening around 10 p.m. (Alaska time) after a long 14 hour trip with a very uncomfortable 5 hour plane ride in the second-to-last row surrounded by kicking and grumpy children—and I’m not just talking about my two boys.
Much of the trip was above cloud cover, but I got glimpses of snow-capped mountains peeking through, probably northwest of Bozeman.
My little Nikon couldn’t do it justice, but trust me: It was spectacular!
As we began our descent, we cut through thick dense fog and then…
I gasped out loud as I then desperately tried to capture the beauty and magnificence of it all as we landed.
In my ignorance—and as a result of not paying better attention in elementary school—I believed the sun would be blazing high in the sky 24/7.
The sun does set, around 1 a.m., but then hovers—at the horizon—before rising again an hour or so later.
This shot was taken around 1 a.m. from our hotel room in downtown Anchorage, overlooking the bay and the mountains.
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| I looked out every 45 mins. or so and the sun seemed to stay right there |
These were taken last “night” at 10:11 and 11:17 p.m., respectively.
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| If I hadn't taken the photo, I wouldn't believe it either! |
It’s the sunroom at the back of our 2 bedroom basement condo in a residential neighborhood approximately 8 minutes or so from downtown.
While it’s never pitch-black, it does turn to “dusk” around that 1 a.m. time.
This is what we see as we drive towards downtown and the bay…
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| Kind of Like Laramie, except the mountains are much larger and closer |
This is the closest I hope to ever come to seeing a bear—at least while hiking!
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| As seen in a Sport's Authority |
Interesting note: The weather here is very much like Laramie and even cooler.
Everyone keeps admonishing us “to try and stay warm now!”
If they only knew—we come from the land of “cool” climes.
As I sit and type this morning, I’m wearing a North face pull over and “booties” on my feet, wishing for a cup of hot tea.
Next up: photos of the out-of-this-world fish we see in every market, including the local Safeway.
Already we’ve eaten more smoked salmon than we do in a three month period back east.
Speaking of food—everything seems much more expensive here!
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