The last "Morning Mountain" report of 2013 July 28 7:15 AM

                        Valdez          Wilmington
Sunrise          5:06 AM          6:20 AM
Sunset          10:46 PM          8:16 PM
                              66℉                 79℉

This is a bittersweet entry to write - we're excited to visit our friends in Mammoth, and so very ready to see our pets, but, oh, so very difficult to say goodbye to everyone in Valdez. It has been a wonderful summer - Terry, John, Copper & Meli made their home feel like our home. Sherry A. & Jim taught us about "full-timers" and introduced us to a whole new group of people. It was also so great and so different to come to a town where we knew where to go and how to get there from "Day One". For Reggie followers, his family came home today - hooray!!!

A few extra photos from yesterday

Chipmunk cheeks

Drs. Katherine and Kelly Hawkins

The snow pile - please play the Rocky theme. 

Two weeks ago

July 27 Bears and more.....

After dinner last night we took one last drive to the salmon hatchery hoping to see the 

mom and her 4 cubs. Instead we saw this very handsome guy.

Pretty drive on Dayville Road.

A bare bear's behind

A fuzzy photo - he never stood still. He was busy munching on the greens.

One of our characters (Odds)

Driving home we watched the community college announcement board. They offer a lot of different courses. These are just a few -

                           

Jeff says that human anatomy definitely interests him - duh.

Say what??? Claustrophobia? Space capsules? Elevators? Fatal Attractions?

Interesting that this is online - "anonymous"  anyone?

The Valdez Boat Basin from the other side.

Notice how high the hydrants are above the road surface. Snow anyone??

2:00 PM at the busiest intersection in town.

The "Morning Mountain" report July 27 9:45 AM

                 Valdez          Wilmington
Sunrise    5:04 AM          6:19 AM
Sunset    10:34 PM          8:16 PM
                       61℉               83℉

It's hard to believe this is our second to last Morning Mountain report. 

This summer has gone by much too quickly.

It is a beautiful morning.

July 27, 2011 - not too different.

I saw this ad at the Post Office and realized it's the house around the corner from us. 

There is a thing called "truth in advertising" - hmmmm. Yes, it's sunny! Yard, not so sure.

A few photos of Terry & John's wonderful flowers, etc.

724 Cottonwood, Valdez, AK 99686

We love the moose.

This dahlia is "Lemon Zest"

California Poppies

This rose hasn't bloomed in 9 years. Amazing what a sunny summer will do!

Peas

Peas

Rasberries

Strawberries 

Fireweed - I still haven't found any Fireweed honey.

The most handsome flower of the bunch - Felinis Reggario