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Hoping that Hatcher Pass or Archangel Valley Rd. would be open by now I grabbed the dogs and headed on up. To my dismay the gate was closed on the entrance to Archangel Valley Rd. so I continued up to Hatcher Pass knowing full well the Pass would still be closed also. It was. I drove back down and stopped at one of the many pull-offs to check out the Little Su River. As I was about to get back into the Jeep and head home, a grater drove by heading down. I thought to myself, hmm, I wonder. I loaded the dogs back up and headed back up just to see if by chance one of the roads had just been opened. Slowing down, peeking in, and Yay, Archangel had just been opened. I wiped the Jeep around and headed down/up Archangel Valley.

The weather was kind of hit and miss with bits of sun and rain.

Archangel Valley

Wildflowers are popping out.

Archangel Road

Archangel Creek

Look way down to Knik River Valley

Chiming/Blue Bells

Jacob’s Ladder

We signed the papers today, divorce papers that is. Now we wait for the court date, in about 4 weeks, and all will be done. We are still living in the same house, just sleeping in different rooms. I do have my own bath. I guess it just wasn’t meant to be. I still love Jan and probably always will. I just hope we can become good friends now. I wanted to try.

I really do have so much to say, and so much of it good, but these words are on a more personal level and don’t want to post them to the public.

How Can I Tell You

Time to move forward.

I thought this photo was sort of fitting

p.s.
Could sure use an old friend to talk with.

’til next time
Laters
Ed and da Dogs

With the disappointment from yesterday in regards to Hatcher Pass not being open yet, I thought I’d head up to Willow then Willow-Fishhook towards Hatcher Pass, in hopes that they may have opened it today, a weekend. Nope again, not open, though the drive from the Willow end of Fishhook is very rewarding all on it’s own. We went as far as the closed gate, then turned left up Willow Creek Valley. Was a great sunny day for the most part, but while up in Willow Creek, the clouds rolled in and you could that there was rain coming. At that point we headed back.

Grubstake Gulch

Alpine Field

Looking towards the Alaska Range

Looking back down Willow Valley

Before the storm

Rain storm on it’s way

Willow Creek Feeder

Another

Still snow on the mountain sides, though dirty looking

Nootka Lupine

Narcissus-Flowered Anemone

Yellow Anemone

Gertie enjoying Willow Creek Rd. at about 4000 FT

’til next time
Laters
Ed and Da Dogs

Took my first true hike of the summer today. After days and days of sunshine, we have finally gotten some rain, today included. The rain was only hit and miss, so I grabbed the dogs and headed out to see if Hatcher Pass proper was open yet. It was not, and neither was Archangel Valley Rd. This was quite a disappointment. I had really hoped to take a drive up through the Pass then head out Archangel. So, we stopped at a spot I’ve hiked a little ways before, only this time I hoofed it up further. Wow was I rewarded. I had reached to a plateau that I planned to rest a bit and take in the views, but, as I stood there I could hear the rushing sound of a river. Hearing this, I headed toward the sound, came over a small ridge and holly shit what a view. My photos don’t do it justice.

Fishhook Creek

Wild Geranium

Not sure what kind of plant this is, but I thought it looked cool

Some of the back country views during my hike

’til next time
Laters
Ed and da dogs

As the title says, just a cloud from today after work.

Other then that, same ole same ole.

I needed to do some grocery shopping, so I grabbed the dogs and headed out. Saw some cool looking clouds just as I got on the main road, so I headed out KGB to see if I could capture them. Got some shots there, then headed down to the Hay Flats to let the dogs run. After that we headed to do the shopping, then back home. I don’t normally do much on these holiday weekends, too damn busy out there with idjits.

Now it’s time to watch the Stanley Cup Finals.

Shooting Star

The Aliens are coming, the aliens are coming. 🙂

Lenticular Clouds

Looking across Knik Arm

Across Knik Arm with Lenticular clouds

Went out with the dogs today. Guess that’s all I have anymore, the dogs. Think about it, you’ll catch on. Been a couple months now I guess. I don’t fucking know. Not even sure what’s what. All I really do know is I have my dogs.

* Guess I should have stayed out longer like I had planned. Think about it.

Couple photos from today.

Rushing Creek

I’ll be here
-Ed

I have today and tomorrow off, and the weather looks to be great.

Today I Took a drive up to Willow then Willow – Fishhook Rd. I thought I’d have to turn around at the gate for Hatcher Pass, but I was wrong. They were grating and removing snow from Hatcher Pass and one of the workers running a grater told me I could go through, just watch out for the mud. I thought wow, nice guy to let me through on the still closed road. Not a person around ‘cept for two loaders punching a hole through the snow at the Pass.
It was really something to be up there before the road was open yet. The guy told me the gate at the Willow end will be open from now on, but he will be parking his grater across the road so that no one will drive through until it is open for the summer.
Kind of funny, he looked at me, looked at my Jeep, then me again, that’s when he said it was OK for me to drive on up. He said just be careful because the road is still very muddy. And it sure was! I wouldn’t want to take any type of car up there right now.

Now I have to think of somewhere to go tomorrow.Hmm, think I’ll stay down low in the lush green of spring.

Willow Ptarmigan

The road is almost through. Punching a hole through Hatcher Pass. In about 10 days the road will be open to the public.

Common Goldeneye

Craigie Creek Valley

Bear Den

Views along Fishhook Rd.

Moose along the way

Willow Creek

Luck Shot Gold Mine with Alaska Range in the back ground

More views.

Yellow Warbler

’til next time
Laters
Ed