Hope you guys like wildlife photos!
This male elk was protecting his harem, watching as we pulled up and snapped photos.
A female was about 15 feet away; she walked up to the edge as if checking in with him to see if it was okay to stay there and graze:
The rest of the harem grazed nearby and stayed pretty calm while we eavesdropped. The light was poor so these photos needed touching up but we definitely checked “ELK” off our list! 🙂
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We are absolutely positive that we will never again have this close of an encounter with a grizzly bear! (Or at least we hope we won’t!)
This “griz” was right on the side of the road, digging up roots and eating them. We took photos from the truck. He paid us no heed at all.
To see a video of him/her digging in the gravel for roots, click here.
All we can say is “WOW”!!
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No, not us!! This truck here:
A strange way to drive down the highway, with an 18-wheeler facing you.
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This is the last bit of great scenery we saw in Alaska, before crossing into Canada.
The Tanana River.
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More to come!
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Well the season is over and Jack won the load count!
Jack says it was a hectic season. We are now on a month long road trip, heading down to the states. I plan on posting about our adventures when we get a chance. For now, I want to brag about the AWESOME custom bed cover Jack made to keep our belongings safe while we are traveling. It had to be custom because of his fuel tank (he hauls heating oil for our house) and toolbox that is already in the back. Here are a couple of photos of him building it and getting ready for our trip:
The end result:
It looks great and even makes the truck more aerodynamic!
We are all having a great time.
More to come!
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Jack is happy to report that he has finished at least one project so far this summer (actually it’s autumn now in Fairbanks).
He fixed the roof on the shed and shingled it. (I’m telling you, Jack can do anything!)
Here is a photo of him in the middle of the project:
This shed has a bit of a story.
When we first moved into our house, we had to move it since we wanted to build a garage and it was in the way. Jack tackled the job himself.
This is him putting the shed on the trailer, getting it ready to be moved:
We realize this is probably the equivalent of drinking while using power tools. Kids, take note, do NOT drink alcohol while moving a shed! 🙂
The next day, with the shed on the trailer, Jack just barely gives it a little gas to see how sturdy it is. It was just fine.
This is where it ended up.
(If you want to see a few seconds of this heavy haul project in progress, click here.)
The 4-wheeler is holding it in place.
He had to prop it up on blocks until he could give it a more stable foundation…!!!
Here is the “more stable” foundation when the project was mostly done.
This is not where the shed finally ended up, though he didn’t do the moving this time. It’s present and permanent spot you can see on the first photo. We will finish siding it at the same time we side the garage that has yet to be built.
Hope everyone is doing well! Thanks for reading. 🙂
Hello again, sorry it’s been so long since we’ve posted. Life has been hectic. You would think that it would slow down a bit if you aren’t working, but that just means more things need to get done…!
Since Jack is taking some time off (he still works for Carlile) he had to clean out 2019 so it can be used by other drivers while he’s gone.
While I was helping him remove his stuff, I noticed that there was a lot of dirt on this truck and I felt the need to document this. 🙂
I hope you enjoy this gallery of dirty truck photos:
Thanks for looking and have a great Labor Day!
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