Apologies for the hiatus, but sometimes you just don’t feel inspired.  It’s not like Utah was bereft of gorgeous scenery and interesting stuff to do.  I just didn’t really feel like writing anything.  Snow capped mountains, desert valleys, a vast inland sea and an unexpectedly cosmopolitan city; that about summarizes my time in the Beehive State.

I also skipped over the few days I spent in Portland, Oregon.  Beautiful city with loads to do.  Plus when the dense vegetation allows, you can see volcanoes!  Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens and their snow-white peaks stick out very well against all the green of everything else.

Then there was the annual fishing trip to Canada over the Memorial Day weekend.  Fish were caught, beers were drunk, good times were had.

I will be posting a lot more during this next project because in 48 hours, I will be in southeast Alaska.  Yes for the next two months or so, the islands and fjords and passages of our largest and wildest state will be my office.  The job is the same, only the setting will be different.  That and the “Alaska Marine Highway”; a fancy name for the system of ferries that transport people, vehicles and stuff from island to island to mainland areas unconnected to any other inland roads.  This is going to be quite the adventure and I will do my best to keep everyone updated. Not every place has internet, though, and I will probably spend more than one night camping.