Whew. Have a safe trip.

I look "forward" -- I guess -- to your coming first hand reports on the degree of "meltage" you find!

Say hi to my son. He's collecting data on coastal erosion, while working on his masters in Environmental Science.


(I just felt like bragging)

Bring back a state flag!
Alaska's State Anthem:
Eight stars of gold on a field of blue -
Alaska's flag. May it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes, and the flow'rs nearby;
The gold of the early sourdough's dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams;
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The "Bear" - the "Dipper" - and, shining high,
The great North Star with its steady light,
Over land and sea a beacon bright.
Alaska's flag - to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier.

Enjoy your trip to Alaska. Hope you get to return in later years and find things haven't gotten too much worse ...

And your sense of humour still sucks!

because I'm insanely jealous and I refuse to kick it! So there.

Enjoy your trip!

And it's still not too late in the year to enjoy those LONG LONG days, and SHORT nites - Ms Bigmack