My boarding pass
Looking out the window
Still looking
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Big mountain over Washington or Oregon or something
Big mountain
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PDX
Port of Portland Police
Outside chilling, I had a crazy long layover.
Chilling at PDX
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The PDX-SEA plane
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I could see my bag from here :p
You can see my red bag :p
THERE WAS SO WIFI
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Mountains
I just thought they were amazing
The flight was fantastic, but then, this...
*gag*
No idea where any of this was
Awesome clouds over Alaska somewhere
Close to Fairbanks, if I remember correctly.
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Chilling at Denny's with Jake
Typical military housing
This is where Jake works
Choppers of some sort. Apaches? I dunno.
They saw us coming and started running.
Hear that? God damn it, NO TACTICAL VEHICLES.
Plane
Airstrip
Water
Gosh oh golly Alaska sure is pretty.
Jake and Becky (his Jeep)
Neither of us are sure what this thing's dealio was
Jake
Tower thing
Ski lift that was shut down at the time of this photo.
I STILL think this photo is the most adorable thing ever.
Jake being a NERD
Asbestos! :D *poke*
These are the pipes we can pound on
The box is so ridiculously fancy, considering what's in it...
He'll stimulate YOUR package.
Taken at like 10:30 PM or so
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Who doesn't like a man in uniform?
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Was just messing around outside
GRRRR ARMY STRONG
Ty drew this when he was little... I LOVE that it's still relevant. *sigh*
At Jake's brother's house in Anchorage
Anchorage was definitely beautiful
Ty
Brothers
Me trying to look normal, the insane amounts of wind make it a bit difficult
I had seen photos of these signs on the internet before, so happy to see one in person myself.
Girdwood, out in the forest
We hit up the skatey park; I thought this kid was adorable. He had no idea wtf he was doing, but still cute.
The only picture I got of Ty skating. Sorry, man. :P
Fucking chatty fucking kathy to the right, and the kid in the center was a little fucktard. Kids these days...
MOOOOOOOSE
This moose was so, SO hard to photograph for SO many reasons...
We were so excited
Seeing this moose filled us with absolute glee
Jake spotted something, and out of nowhere just derp derp derp out walks a moose from the trees.
It sees me...!
That's not mountain dew, nor is that coffee.
Obviously.
Driving back from camping out (more like passing out) in Ty's truck in Girdwood
FUCK YOU BP
Anchorage
In Soviet Russia, hat wears YOU!
I heard hoof...steps..? outside, and lo and behold...
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Jake in Lisa's pirate hat
Me in the pirate hat
FINGERS.
Tikka tikka tikka tappy tappy tikka
YAAAAAAAAAAAWN
Don't Trash Alaska
Look at those epic mountains
We SO went to Wasilla.
Fireworks stand outside of Wasilla. I was like a fat kid in a candy store. :D
Fire danger was low. I don't think I've EVER seen a low fire danger rating in my life.
Thumb war while Lisa's driving... oh no...
Chugach state park, Eklutna lake
Crazy beautiful out here
Ty, Lisa, Jake
Ty opening a bottle of mead, while Jake is throwing out a glass bottle that was not filled with alcohol
Us not drinking
Me in my Soviet hat (it's a paratrooper helmet, according to my quick googling)
Cohorting with Commies now, are we?
Ty was playing with macro
Jake looking dramatic
Playing with my gorillapod
Mountains and stuff
Plant
Drinky drinky drinky
Still cohorting with a Soviet!
Lisa
Kittypillar on my hand
Booze
Jake had to pee, I had a camera.
:p
Ty decided to take some photos of us
Attempting to be all boyfriend-girlfriend like...
Don't ask what was so funny, you'd have to had been there
MUAH
Kittypillar
Shroomies!
I love photographing mushrooms
Jake was surprised I even spotted these. I've got a good eye for fungus :p
Twitter glitter
Firedancer dude at some hippy house
FOOOOM
Setting off fireworks in the middle of the street.
Pretty sure that was our $25 "Mass Destruction". A car was coming right as we lit it, it almost WAS mass destruction. :p
And out come the hula hoopers...
Meow
Contact juggling
The fuck is the difference?
Showing Fairbanks some love
ARCTIC WARRIORS, HOOAH
So nice of them!
I'm sure Alaska appreciates it
Statue
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Downtown Fairbanks
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Old bathhouse
Environmentally safe!
Chilling around, waiting for the Segway tour thing
SPLASH
The Five Chiefs
The Chena River
Yukon Quest Trail map
Distance to various cities from Fairbanks. Notice a lack of Phoenix, or ANY Arizona city for that matter. :(
Us looking touristy on the Segways
Pioneer Park
Dioramas
Engine room
I turned my flash ALL the way up, just for shits and giggles
Me riding the salmon
Dioramas of old settlements
"I'm LEAVING you, Henry! You don't even have a car! This is the 1900's!"
Inside the engine room
Do-doooo-do-do-doooo :p (mahna mahna)
Some old books I was DYING to open, but they'd likely fall apart.
Phonograph
-40 degrees, WHOOP WHOOP
Chillin'
Still chillin'
His name was Charlie I think
Look at this sexy bitch
Rawrrr
Notice the little crotch zipper
lol
Dig the uniform
I like this
Jake saw a raven, and wanted to take photos of it
Delicious baclava I got at a silent auction at the opera for $25 (usually goes for $35)
Something, presumably a giant mosquito, went splat here.
Ice museum
The ultimate zombie killing van, amirite?
Run squirrel run!
Inside the ice museum
Me standing next to (ice) Sarah Palin
Samurai
Naked lady
Ice tower
Knights
*stab*
Flash sucks!
Even low power flash sucks!
Awesome orbs
The king's room (or was it the queen's?)
Somewhere around here Jake commandeered the camera and had a good time
He *really* likes them blue eggs :p
Flash still sucks
Polar bear
This one turned out halfway decent, yay!
Christmas tree
More orbs
The ice xylophone
This horse looks angry
Ice jack-o-lantern
Sarah Palin again
Seahorse
Pitbull, kinda complimentary to Sarah Palin
I dig this shot
Ice fireplace
Moose!
Nom nom nom nom
Look at how pretty she is!
We easily saw 10 moose on this drive
Look at them moosey ears
OM NOM NOM
Moose butt
DERP DERP DERP
More moose
MORE MOOSE