Cohoe Loop Fire

Helicopter with a bucket

Watching a bucket drop

I drove down to Kasilof on Monday because of the fire reported there very close to where some of our friends live and close to the home we rented from the Jacobson's for the last two years. I picked up some things we had left as well as tried to help our friends. Firefighters hit the fire hard quickly with men on the ground and impressive air power and soon had the fire contained.

244 Banner Lane

The front of our house

Our back yard

The above are photographs of the house my parents are renting to us. It is a great place for our family. It has more room than we have ever had. The house is designed efficiently so that there is little wasted space. We have a heated garage. There is a large back yard. It is right in town close to work and shopping. We are enjoying living here.

Biking It

Bo, Mir, and the rig parked at Beemun's variety.

My bike with both trailers parked at NAPA auto parts.

Since it is summer time and we live right in town now, we, especially Mir and I, have been biking it around town.

Scouting

Bo west of the Skyline Trail

A bristletail

Bo and I hiked up the Skyline Trail yesterday to do some scouting for a little study on some bristletails and harvestmen. We found several good study sites west of the Skyline Trail. It was a sunny, beautiful day to be up in the mountains.

Granddad and Grandma's Farm

We all enjoy visiting my parents, but Mir loves it. She likes to hang out with her grandparents (she usually stays within about two inches of her granddad) and she insists upon helping with chores down at the barn. She is an animal person.

Moved In

Mir and Ethan on a walk in the stroller

Kim and My dad riding

Again it has been some time since I have written. I finished the semester at UAF and we moved down to the Kenai since my last post. We are mostly moved in now. We are very much enjoying spending time with our family and with each other. I will be returning to work at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on the 22nd.