Ah.. Finally time to write, and its late on the night before I am going into the field again. I guess that’s life in Haines! It has been nice to have a few days off here (well at least a few days where I could move at a more reasonable pace through the office). I was due for some time in town and just being here and being around has made me realize how much I really love this place. Haines is a great town, small, quaint, lots of stuff going on, still pretty rugged. If you think about it in the grand scheme of things, the gold rush was really the first thing that brought people to South East Alaska, and that was only 100 years ago. This is still very much a “cowboy town” full of really interesting people and a vibrant community. I can easily see how people come here for a season and end up just staying.
I, however, am going back into the field right away. This next trip is going to be pretty amazing, and I’m stoked about it. It’s going to have some crazy logistics, but I think that is going to keep us all on our toes and keep things interesting for all. The schedule looks something like this.
July 23-28: Raft Guide Training and Swift Water Rescue on the
July 29: Transport to
July 30- July 6: Hiking the
July 7: Float Plane brings rafts and re-supply
July 8-July 13: 1st Commercial Decent of the
July 14: Transport back to Haines for de-rig.
Crazy! But I think at the end of a long summer all the changes going on will help to keep things fresh and keep people (myself included) on our toes and stoked about being out there.
So I’ll be back in town on the evening of August 14th, and then am planning on spending a few days in Haines wrapping things up before I head back down south. (I’m planning on being in
All in all, life is excellent in Alaska, but at the same time I’m getting excited about getting back to my life in Minnesota and all the awesome things that are going to be going on there this next year. Always a new adventure!
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