June 25 While the kids slept in, Jay and I went out on our own fishing excursion.... and well, the pictures says it all! After a thrilling 8 minute struggle and waders full of water we pulled in a 20 pound King! Lisa gets credit for netting the fish and coaching Jay to relax the line and stay calm: Back at the RV - A beauty! The fun part: Dinner tonight! That fish took us 4 days fishing and 10 hours~ It also cost us about $800 is fishing licenses and fishing gear - divide that by our 20 pound catch and we made out at only $40.00 per pound! ~smile~ Continue Reading
Fishing in Anchorage
June 22 A day prior to arriving in Anchorage, my dad told us about a woman who caught a 49 pound King Salmon a couple days ago out at Ship Creek. The first thing I wanted to do was get the directions and head on out to Ship Creek to check out the action. So, off we went and lo and behold we arrived just in time to watch a filipino man catch a 30 pound King! After a few minutes of fighting with his fish, he was able to drag it onto shore without much of a struggle: We got so excited that we wasted no time and hurried off to the local Fred Meyer store (like a Walmart) and purchased two new poles, fishing gear and a fishing license for me! We went home (reluctantly) and tried Continue Reading
A Day in Valdez, Alaska
June 18 Today was a lazy, overcast and misty day. One of those days that just makes you want to snuggle deeper into your blanket and not get up. We actually spent the morning taking time to get up and get ready for the day. Jay was first up and left for a walk with Cocoa. He was actually gone longer than he usually is, causing me to get in the jeep to search for him..I didn't have to look very far. When he returned we gently encouraged the kids to get up and get ready for the day...after another couple hours, we finally headed out to do a little "gift" shopping and explore the town a little more. We didn't get any pictures of us shopping, but Jay never fails to want to take a Continue Reading
Bears and Pianos?
June 14 We left Whitehorse today... a beautiful sunny day...the drive was the usual... gorgeous and breathtaking... And thrilling! Two bears crossed our path! We we very eager to stop and let them go by: Jay and Jasmine jumps out, and crosses the street for a closer look: They scrambled when one of the bears shows his authority and lunges himself toward them as if to say, "stay back!". Our stop for the day was a place called Destruction Bay: We went for a walk, and discovered some "destsruction" in the woods... of all the places to find a piano! Three of them! This one was grand piano with it's sound board on the ground: This is another sound Continue Reading
Playing Piano on a Glacier
Being on the road with my family, adjusting to RV life, and enjoying some of the most beautiful places on earth has been a joy beyond measure. They say a picture can paint a thousand words, but even pictures can't do this majestic beauty justice. In a few short days, May 26-30, we viewed and hiked some of the most spectacular spots on earth. Though I have been enjoying my family, my students are never far from my mind. (I hope you believe me, because it's absolutely true.) So, in hopes to share with you a little bit of what we experienced, my husband and I packed up my keyboard and recording equipment and took it up on a 10,000 year old glacier....and well, the video tells the rest Continue Reading
Highlights of Our Trip
I don't know if I told you, but my father is our official "trail boss" for this 4 month excursion. He left San Diego a week ahead of us. We are now together, and I would like to introduce you to him, my daddy: This video is of me climbing down onto a ledge to show you a good view of some falls we hiked down to: This video is a panoramic view of the Canadian Rocky Mountains from Sulpher Peak. We had to travel by gondola to get there, and then hiked the remaining distance to the top: Making a ground squirrel jump for his food: And at the end of the day, the Steeple People decide to do a dance.. filmed by my 15 year old son...raw footage of Lisa, Jay and Continue Reading