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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 18: At the Zoo

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Nik

Part 18 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011.  Go Ravens! (Laura would like to make sure that everyone notices that Nik is the author of this post.)

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 17: Flying with Drew

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Nik

Part 17 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011.  On our last Sunday of the trip, Eric, Dale, Drew and I were supposed to fly out to a river in southwest Alaska to … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 16: Camping Trip #2 (the final day)

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Laura

Part 16 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. The agenda for the final day of our camping trip was to go rafting on the lake!  We were planning on going rafting each … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 15: Camping Trip #2 (the second day)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Laura

Part 15 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. We woke up Thursday morning to beautiful weather.  We had a leisurely breakfast of ham, cheese, and egg English muffins cooked on the fire … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 14: Camping Trip #2 (the first day)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Laura

Part 14 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. Dad, Noah, Selah, Nik, Ellie, and I decided to go on one more camping trip to end our vacation in style.  Although originally planning … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 13: Fishing, at the Zoo?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Laura

Part 13 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. At the beginning of our second full week in Alaska, we took an expedition to the Alaska Zoo.  It’s a zoo that only has … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 12: 4th of July in Alaska

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Nik

Part 12 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011.  To celebrate 4th of July in Alaska, we made Greek food! Is that anti-American? I hope you don’t take it that way. We wanted … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 11: We did it!

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Laura

Part 11 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. On Sunday afternoon, we decided to finish our Coastal Trail adventure.  This time, Jonas, Selah, and my dad joined us.  It was a gorgeous … Continue reading →

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Dear Caleb: A Butterfly Identification Request

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Laura

Dear Caleb, My mama tells me that you know a lot about butterflies.  In fact, she says that everything she knows about Monarch butterflies, she learned from you!  That’s pretty good considering you are seven and she’s 34!  So she … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 10: Float Planes

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Nik

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 →

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