It's been almost two years since hunting partner Cris passed and my enthusiasm for posting here waned. The good news is I've kept a running journal of hunting and fishing events since. Leafing through it indicates not nearly enough hunts. Dad's got pains in his hips and Cris is gone...many of my hunts have been solo.
We had a pretty big earthquake here last week. Not a biggie by New Zealand or Left Coast standards maybe, but 5.9 centered 5 miles from the school I was standing in at the time, and shallow. I've been through many quakes in my time, mostly on the West Coast, but nothing that felt like this one. A fellow teacher, coincidentally from Anchorage, said the same. Lots of structural damage to homes, and two schools in the county perhaps beyond repair...it's the kind of thing that makes one take stock of what's important. I left church today (one of the few in the county that can still have services in the sanctuary after the quake) feeling revived and ready to begin anew on this project.
Here's what I propose: I'm going to review my notes and photos from hunts and fishing trips to catch us up to today. I'll pull together some stories from the best ones and post them up in the next few weeks. Subscribe to the RSS feed or check back to see what's new. My goal is to have everything current by the beginning of early duck season. Hope you'll stick around.
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