Softball and the Dollhouse

Softball is the name of the game in Moose Pass these days. Shortly after moving into our new place Martha began practice with her team, Mountain Madness. The Moose Pass softball league draws players from Moose Pass and Cooper Landing. A combined population under a thousand and nine teams registered makes the chances of playing your neighbor pretty good. Martha's next game is against a good portion of our neighborhood's residents.

Avalanche Acres is a quiet neighborhood. We live in the guest house of our closest neighbors. The cabin is quite small but has its priorities straight; no running water but there is high-speed internet. Size is of little consequence though. We spend little time here and will spend less as work increasingly leads us into the field. And if we do feel a little cramped it is easy to step outside to some wonderful views including this view of Mt. L.V. Ray from our backyard.

A long road

3880 miles.
4 states.
3 provinces.
168.04 gallons of gas.
3 National Parks.
60-90 caffeinated beverages.
5 black bear.
1 grizzly.
2 pounds of Swedish fish. (Thanks Amy.)
9 moose: 6 live, 3 roadkill.
Herds of elk and caribou.
Countless pronghorn antelope, whitetail and mule deer.
2 pounds of sunflower seeds.
Herds of Bighorn sheep, Stone sheep, Dall sheep, and woodland bison. (You can tell the woodland from the plains bison by their opposable thumbs which they use for climbing trees. Just kidding Claire.)
1 wolf.
1 oil change.
1 coyote.
1 tire rotation.
1 beaver.
The complete first season of The Boondocks.
5 foxes.
5 campsites.
2 hours at a Canadian hot springs.
0 hours at Canadian or US customs.
Lots of eagles, hawks, geese and ducks.
A few Trumpeter swans and Sandhill cranes (not in Nebraska).
More than a few construction zones and frost heaves.
Rain, sleet, snow, wind, sun, heat, dust, thunder, lightning and lots and lots of pavement. Add it all up and what do you get?

Two folks from Nebraska back in Alaska.