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Author Archives: Nik
Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 10: Float Planes
Part 10 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. On our first day in Alaska, we were driving to Eric and Meggan’s house when a float plane flew right in front of us, … Continue reading
If my friends were professional tennis players…
This past week, I attended the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington DC. This tournament features some of the best tennis players in the world (the top seed this year is currently ranked #7 in the world) and for a … Continue reading
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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 9: Byron Glacier
Part 9 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. With some light rain starting up, I threw on my rain proof gear that I never use, and headed out on a hike to … Continue reading
Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 7: Hiking Near Girdwood
Part 7 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. I went down to Portage Valley early in the day to secure us a campsite. With some time to kill, I went for a … Continue reading
Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 6: Make Way for Ducklings
Part 6 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. Who doesn’t love ducklings following behind their mama duck?
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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 3: Fishing?
Part 3 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. Alaska is known for great fishing. Salmon, halibut, rainbow trout, and … little fishies?
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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 1: A Beautiful Descent
This is part 1 in a series about our trip to Alaska from which we just returned. We rose early in the morning to begin our long trip to Alaska. About 14 hours later we started our descent into Anchorage. … Continue reading
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Lessons learned this spring
1. Arugula grows really fast, and before you know it, it has gone to seed. 2. Garlic scapes apparently don’t always get long. I was waiting for them to get long and a lot of them just didn’t. Then the … Continue reading
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Foodie Cred
Tonight I made a recipe from Simply in Season called “Garlic Potato Salad” (p. 49). I’m renaming it “Spicy Spring Potato Salad” because in addition to garlic scapes, which are in the recipe, I added arugula. I think I earned … Continue reading
Salmon and Souvlaki 