Odd Photos from Oregon

Someone forgot to spell check this parking lot project.

Joe has figured out how to make money in a recession.

Oregon - Again

I arrived in Sandy Oregon on Thursday to get ready for a month of field research on the Sandy River. Back in the same camp site as the last two years - kind of feeling like home.
It is in the 90s here, which is really hot compared to the Anchorage weather I left behind.
For the 4th, I'll be with good friends in Estacada Oregon, for the 3rd year in a row. My interns arrive on Monday and we hit the river.
I'll try and post some photos as they come along.

Chuck

Juneau--The Afternoon

After our great hike around the glacier, we officially became citizens of Alaska. Yea! Our experience with the Juneau DMV was one of the most positive and customer friendly places I have ever visited. Wow--it's amazing what good customer service can do for a DMV visit.

Following this we took a few recommendations from friend and Juneau native, Erin Shine. Lunch at the Hanger, snacks at the Silverbow Bakery, and exploring around the town. Our first trip was to drive the major highway (7) in Juneau from end to end--beautiful drive and you can truly do it in less than an hour. Plus it was raining and the city was quickly being surrounded by clouds so another hike was out of the question. Then we went to the Alaskan Brewery--highly recommended by several--to enjoy a few brews. After our beers we took a drive around the Govenor's Mansion--nice views, modest house (unlike in Idaho).

Throughout some of our photos you will see a sombrero with Mickey ears...this is a present from Ashlee to Chuck. We thought it would be funny to treat it like "Flat Stanley".

Juneau--Mendenhall Glacier

We departed our first ferry on Monday, 22 June and had almost 40 hours in Juneau before catching the ferry to Whittier. At 6:45 we drove to the Mendenhall Glacier for a little hiking and picture taking. Luckily Chuck did his "Hey Bear, Ho Bear" dance and we were able to hike 2 hours without a single bear sighting. Mendenhall Glacier sits a few miles north of downtown Juneau and is a beautiful sight around the city.

What Happens to Your Stuff?

Military folks are there when their stuff is packed and loaded onto a truck and are there when it's off-loaded at their new house...what happens in between? We found out! During our Ketchikan stop we were next to a barge loading dock--containers, boats, RVs, tractors, etc., were brought to Ketchikan from some unknown location and moved around. Presumably this is what your stuff looks like if it's going overseas before it gets delivered...very interesting!

Ketchikan

Our first stop on the ferry was in Ketchikan, AK. We had four hours to explore...so we walked (big surprise) almost 8 miles (another big surprise). We covered the city famous for totem poles. There were a couple of big cruise ships in town so saw what we needed and enjoyed a big salad for lunch on the deck of our own "cruise ship".

Nice Ride

The ferry provided us with some amazing views of the inner passage...all of this and it's public transportation.