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Carol Visits 09

Nov 13, 2009

Photos: 33

Boys with moose racks

no - I did not kill these moose. They are just at our house for some cleanup work.

Oct 30, 2009

Photos: 3

Halloween 09

it was a wicked cold and windy (gusts up to 75 mph) halloween - but we did it. Luke was especially a trooper and ran from house to house with the big boys. He really thinks he is just as capable as the rest - and he almost is! By the way - Logan was bobba fett bounty hunter, and Luke was Darth Vader (he picked) and Bridger was a baby.

Oct 30, 2009

Photos: 16

Luke hyped up on root beer

this kid is one funny dude! Especially when he gets around root beer. All my boys love root beer and act really weird around it.

Oct 29, 2009

Photos: 3

Bridger's First 10 days

some shots of the new man of the house - some on our bever pelt. He is destined to be an outdoor maniac.

Oct 23, 2009

Photos: 9

Bridger's Birth

Oct 20, 2009

Photos: 6

Bridger Bangerter

Baby Bridger Bangerter was born today in Anchorage at 11:59. He is healthy, happy, tough and hungry. Nicole is feeling well and the boys are happy to have another brother here to pick on.

Oct 20, 2009

Photos: 38

Luke trying to be a big boy

give Luke literally 5 seconds alone and this is what he does - gets LOGAN'S shoes on, and LOGAN's new ski helmet. He wants to be a big boy so bad.

Sep 28, 2009

Photos: 3

1.21 Gigawats!

to my surprise, the boys asked to buy and then became addicted to the Back to the Future movies. They have watched them several times now. The movies are obvioulsy beyond their capacity - but somehow they still like them a LOT! They understand that the flux capacitor is what makes time travel possible. And that's all you really need to know in life these days if you ask me.

Sep 23, 2009

Photos: 1

Fall Glennallen scenery 09

Sep 13, 2009

Photos: 18

AK State Fair 09 and dog show

we got to go to the fair for free with our dog club. We showed the people what cool dogs german shepherds are - Logan showed some puppies and JB showed lil BEAR do some small tricks - then the big dogs came out and did their cool bite work. We had a great time.

Aug 30, 2009

Photos: 20

Logan's first tooth loss

Aug 25, 2009

Photos: 2

Butte Hiking summer 09

Logan wanted to hike the Butte (a local small mountain) on Saturday. So I got my lazy fat butt off the couch and hiked it with him. He did a great job and is an exeptional rock climber and fireweed spotter. I am very proud of him for being such an interested and willing outdoor partner. He pretty much pulled me up this whole thing.

Aug 22, 2009

Photos: 8

Berry Quest

Aug 21, 2009

Photos: 5

Cookie Monsters

Aug 19, 2009

Photos: 4

Logan's First Day of School

Aug 18, 2009

Photos: 2

Valdez fishing 09

Aug 14, 2009

Photos: 6

Sheep Creek Camping 09

Aug 8, 2009

Photos: 9

Kotzebue 09 Summer

a last minute crazy trip to the arctic village of Kotzebue. A really awesome trip and I even got to shoot a small caribou in July! This place is too complicated to explain - but these pics should give a good idea of the stark contrasts this area represents. The people were nice, the weather was hot and the beach 4 wheeler riding was awesome.

Jul 14, 2009

Photos: 58

Grandpa's Visit 09

Jul 4, 2009

Photos: 49

My pics of gpa's trip summer09

Jul 3, 2009

Photos: 27

Fairbanks or Bust 09

Jun 26, 2009

Photos: 21

Summer kids, Luke 2nd Bday

Jun 23, 2009

Photos: 17

Summer Solstice 09

in honor of the great Norwegian tradition of having a big fire on the longest day of the year - we went for it. Even though the weather was rough - we lit the small amount we had and let er rip. I remember fires in Norway 30 feet tall - we were not quite that grand. But we tried.

Jun 21, 2009

Photos: 5

Sheep Creek Midnight June 09

Jun 19, 2009

Photos: 4

Klutina River June 09

Jun 9, 2009

Photos: 11

Hobear 09

May 20, 2009

Photos: 28

T Ball 09

May 18, 2009

Photos: 17

BEAR - the incredible german shepherd!

my new German Shepherd that I am training in Shutzhund. He will be a good family companion and guard dog for the kids and wife.

May 16, 2009

Photos: 14

Snorkling

some pics from our rented underwater camera. We snorkled in Molokini crater and then at turtle arches. The video of the turtles is the coolest. This was some awesome snorkling even if the pics are hard to reflect the real beauty of the underwater world.

Apr 27, 2009

Photos: 29

Hawaii 09

our last minute and much needed trip to Maui! We had a great time - as shown by the ever present "shaka" symbol given by Logan in nearly every picture. Awesome weather, perfect beaches, great condo, and nothing to do but relax and have fun with the kids.

Apr 18, 2009

Photos: 211

Arctic Man 09

my third year as Arctic Man prosecutor. Good times at a werid event.

Apr 9, 2009

Photos: 12

Alpine Creek Lodge Denali 09

15 Ptarmigan and 1 porcupine down on the latest Denali highway adventure. We stayed at Alpine Creek Lodge and rode in about 70 miles. Weather was not great but we had fun anyway. Gas out there was $6/gallon but it didnt stop us from having a great ride.

Mar 28, 2009

Photos: 34

Winter 09 Skating

Logan has been skating about once a week and I think he will have it down by next years hockey season.

Mar 25, 2009

Photos: 11

Buddies

these guys are quickly becoming buddies - and enjoy watching movies too late at night together in our room

Mar 23, 2009

Photos: 3

Iditarod 09

Spring is the time most think of a warm beach and a little break from work. We chose a frozen river, snowmachines, four kids hyped up on sugar and dog sleds. Iditarod 09 was a success! We rode 4 kids 30 miles in on the trail and stayed the night at a nice but rustic lodge on the river. We watched dog teams go by through the evening and had a great time. Not many kids can say they did this stuff at such a young age and all the dads were proud of their kids. Alaska rules. Lower 48 can't touch this place.

Mar 8, 2009

Photos: 70

Maclaren River Lodge Denail Highway

a 42 mile trip across the Denali Highway my friends and I took over President's Day Weekend. We saw a lot of country, huge flocks of ptarmigan (of which we shot several with our new .17 HMRs) and had a great time at the MacLeran River Lodge. We will return here for sure!

Feb 14, 2009

Photos: 29

Byers Lake Denali cabin February 09

our annual trip to Byers Lake cabin up in Denali State Park. Weather was good - lows -10 and higs around 8. The kids enjoyed snowmachining on the frozen lake and seeing great views of Denali and Mooses Tooth mountains. The cabin was very warm - contrast last years cabin which we could not get above 50 degrees. Overall a great trip - Luke's first big outting and he loved being outside more than anyone else. Logan was more into the cabin and playing card games (Uno) which he won. All said, a great trip!

Feb 7, 2009

Photos: 53

deep freeze 08-09

we have had 2 weeks of double digit sub zero temps, breaking many records, cars and water pipes around here. Our cars have held up OK, and our house is still warms, but it has been a challenging but fun event. But we are ready for it to be over I think. The coldest we have gotten is -31.

Dec 31, 2008

Photos: 12

X-mas 08 and B-day

Dec 22, 2008

Photos: 16

Utah Trip 08

Dec 10, 2008

Photos: 68

trappers

Dad just started trapping, and while we have not caught any target species yet, or anything really cool, we have managed to snag a rabbit and a squirel. The kids got a kick out of it. Update in January -Dad finally got a fox-that makes two fox for this season!

Dec 6, 2008

Photos: 13

Xmas party 08

the annual ward X-mas party where the kids were subjected to the usual terror of the Santa Claus.

Dec 5, 2008

Photos: 9

Halloween 2008

Oct 31, 2008

Photos: 9

Buffalo Hunt 08

our recent buffalo hunt up to Delta Junction where we were lucky enough to get a young bull after 5 days of seeing nothing but 70 moose! Then I shot a nice fox on the way home! Once in a lifetime hunt!

Oct 29, 2008

Photos: 39

Fall leaves and kids 08

fall came and went quickly, the leaves are now down after days of raking, but the kids had fun while it lasted.

Sep 20, 2008

Photos: 10

Glennallen fall 08

my last work trip to Glennallen before the snow flies. In the summer I get to stay at the Princess hotel which is very nice. We had great weather and no trials, so life was good.

Sep 8, 2008

Photos: 12

Cordova Hunting

a fall hunting trip to Cordova via Valdez. Lots of rain, huge glaciers, dead ducks, the bears would not hold still long enough to take some lead, and Cordova was an impressive yet wet town. Good times even though no moose in the freezer.

Sep 1, 2008

Photos: 43

Denali Highway August 08

a last minute trip we took across the Denali highway. We saw moose, caribou, porcupine, black bears, swans, ducks, eagles, and the other small critters that live out there in the wilderness. I know these are mostly scenery shots - but that is what was so impressive about this trip - the scenery. The Denali highway is one of my favorite places in AK!

Aug 28, 2008

Photos: 51

our pics of mom's visit

Aug 7, 2008

Photos: 30

Summer 08 fishing with kids

Jul 29, 2008

Photos: 11

Reed Lakes Trail

Reed Lakes trail is up in Hatcher Pass. A bit rainy but still very cool.

Jul 19, 2008

Photos: 17

Camping with the Paynes

Jun 27, 2008

Photos: 19

Summer 08 kids and dad's Bday

Some fun times the boys have had this summer and some pics from the sad day when dad turned 32. Ughhh.

Jun 17, 2008

Photos: 10

Outdoor Soccer

finally enough decent weather to have outdoor soccer.

Jun 4, 2008

Photos: 20

Bear Hunt 08

A PERFECT bear hunt in Kachemak Bay, near Homer AK. We all bagged nice bears with perfect coats. The weather was mostly sunny and hot, and I shot my bear within 30 minutes of landing on the beach.

May 23, 2008

Photos: 29

playing at the park

May 16, 2008

Photos: 12

Funny faces, Cute faces

May 11, 2008

Photos: 8

Petersville April 08

some of the best riding of the year happens in April. Even though it is warm and feeling like spring back at home - up near Denali there is still plenty of winter to play with. This trip rocked - with temps in the high 40s and country as far as you could see in every direciton. Running out of gas finally turned us around after about 10 hours of playing! The one pic of me pointing is the ridge I almost drove off of, it does not look like much in the photo, but it would have really hurt going over it.

Apr 18, 2008

Photos: 19

arctic man 08

Summit Lake Alaska

Apr 9, 2008

Photos: 15

Valdez March 08

a week in Valdez and the weather could not have been better!

Mar 23, 2008

Photos: 17

Iditarod 08

Iditarod 08 and the living is great. Warm temps in the high 20s, a nice fire and carribou hot dogs made this day great. We got so close to the action that we actually had to help untangle some of the dogs that got distracted with the smells of our camp. A great day in some spectacular country.

Mar 2, 2008

Photos: 42

Fur Rondy 08

fur rondy and the first ever running of the reindeer!

Feb 24, 2008

Photos: 32

Yetna River snowmachine trip February 2008

a large group of mostly lawyers headed out to the backcountry during unseasonal 40 degree temps for a great trip up the Big Su and Yetna Rivers to a small lodge. We had a great time with only minor break downs and only got lost about 4 times. The map is a GPS of where we went. You can see where we got lost pretty good but then realized our error and found the way back - all thanks to the GPS!

Feb 18, 2008

Photos: 13

H2Oasis February 08

who knew there was so much tropical fun to have in AK in the winter? THis is a cool indoor waterpark in Anchorage that Logan loved.

Feb 16, 2008

Photos: 13

The boys February 08

hanging out at home and having fun with the cam

Feb 14, 2008

Photos: 6

Byersl Lake Cabin Trip February 2008

a cold but fun trip up to Denali in the dead of winter. Sub zere temps (-20) with wind chill to -40 and we were out on the lake a lot of the night hunting the elusive northern lights. Good times. We never could get the cabin warmer than 58 though. But 58 is better than -20!

Feb 10, 2008

Photos: 50

Utah trip January 2008

we had a great trip down to visit family in UT and hooked up with Nicole's mom and granny too! We had good food, blessed Luke in the Draper ward and had fun visiting everyone and seeing the Utah madness! Oh, we got some killer skiing in too! Thanks everyone!

Jan 1, 2008

Photos: 54

moose kill

a poached moose we helped salvage with the "road kill" program with the state. The meat went to good use and we learned a few moose gutting techniques. Logan used a butter knife that did not work out so well but he had fun.

Dec 28, 2007

Photos: 7

Logan 4th Birthday

Logan is 4 and he had a great birthday!

Dec 22, 2007

Photos: 25

Logan and Luke sitting shots

they are good buds now and Logan is always wanting to play with Luke.

Dec 17, 2007

Photos: 6

Cordova 2007

I went to Cordova for work recently. It is off the road system and is an awesome place to visit!

Dec 9, 2007

Photos: 16

Luke sitting up

What a cutie!

Dec 8, 2007

Photos: 3

Hatcher Pass Winter with Luke and Logan

Luke's first trip in the snow up to Hatcher Pass. Cold cold cold, but as usual very pretty.

Oct 20, 2007

Photos: 8

Big and Little bro shirts

Logan is usually a really good big brother

Oct 16, 2007

Photos: 3

Logan & Luke Oct 07

having fun outside and at home. Luke is smiling more and Logan is getting pretty good at drawing transformer art work

Oct 3, 2007

Photos: 11

Fall Palmer Scenary

a great fall day where on my way home from work I just had to take these shots.

Sep 27, 2007

Photos: 6

Jumping in Leafs 2007

fall is here and our yard has about 5000 tons of leaves that Logan gets to clean up!

Sep 26, 2007

Photos: 7

At the U-pick farm

getting good local produce

Sep 9, 2007

Photos: 6

Logan and Luke having fun

pics from September 07 when grandma was here to visit

Sep 9, 2007

Photos: 6

Palmer House in Summer

here are some pics of our house at the end of summer - it sure is not this green the rest of the year. We had a good year with lots of flowers and I single handedly painting the exterior of our house over a several week period.

Aug 27, 2007

Photos: 5

Nana's Late Summer Fishing trip

Logan and Nana went out to the creek to catch some late run nasty pinks. They had fun, but we did not keep these fish. We let them go do their business. Mostly just practice!

Aug 17, 2007

Photos: 7

Luke 10 days old

when we brought the little man home (and dad went promptly carribou hunting) but luckily Carol was there to save the day!

Aug 16, 2007

Photos: 7

Hatcher Pass camping

Roman, Richard and I took all the kids on a weekend camp trip up to Hatcher Pass. The trip started off with hot weather, and we found a nice island that we ferried all the kids and gear onto surrounded by a gentle creek. We awoke to fog and drizzle, but the kids did not mind and they still talk about!

Jul 21, 2007

Photos: 13

Summer Daze

see - we do have some days here where it gets hot (OK - so 78 is considered hot here!)

Jul 16, 2007

Photos: 6

Summer Hiking at Hatcher Pass

he put on at least 3 miles going up and down the hills and chasing the squirels.

Jul 15, 2007

Photos: 5

Malone Adventure

Jul 2, 2007

Photos: 5

Malone Adventure

Jun 29, 2007

Photos: 17

Summer Adventure 2007

my friend Malone came up to AK this summer. We went kayaking in Seward, biking in Denali, fishing on Montana Creek and had fun around the valley.

Jun 28, 2007

Photos: 11

The Carribou Hunt

back to Chicken Alaska after carribou. Forced by an early closure, the group shoots three small but tasty bou. Then on the way out we got pounded by a rain and lightning storm as we four wheeled out in the dark down a muddy mountain.

Jun 21, 2007

Photos: 15

Eklutna ATV

Four wheeling 14 miles with a pregnant lady and a three year old is the way to spend a Saturday! This is Elutna Lake with our friends who have a kid who is friends with Logan. As you can see they got pretty carried away with the ice cream after the trip! A great trip!

Jun 10, 2007

Photos: 14

07 Iditarod

2007 Iditarod - much colder than 08, but still a great day.

Mar 4, 2007

Photos: 6

Northern Lights November 06

some norther lights right around our neighborhood, we were lucky enough to get out and catch them with our cam.

Nov 29, 2006

Photos: 9

office

Mar 26, 2006

Photos: 37

Oregon Adventure

oldies but goodies of some of the fun we had when we lived in Oregon

Mar 11, 2005

Photos: 38

AK adventure compilation

pics of what we have done (OK - so mostly me) over the past 2 years in Alaska. Many of the shots are self obsessed face shots. Looking back, it has been a fun two years filled with camping, hunting, fishing, sea kayaking, hiking, dog sledding, photography, snowmachining and awesome road trips. I admit I love this place.

Nov 5, 2004

Photos: 139

Norway

some pics of our absolutely kick butt trip to the motherland of Norway with friends Gavin and Lindsay. We need to get back there soon!

Aug 8, 2003

Photos: 32

Norway 2

more pics of the best vacation ever

Aug 6, 2003

Photos: 16

Growler Island

oldies, but goodies. I took some time to scan some pics from our previous life when we lived on Growler Island as newlyweds. Really, it was one of the best times of our lives.