Students measuring in Susan's class these students are 12 to 14 years old.
Looks like winter is here. We had about 6 inches over the weekend. The teachers got together and played volleyball Saturday night. It was really fun. Down side is our principal tore his Achilles tendon at about the calf. He had to go to Anchorage on Sunday for an operation.
Shot out of Susan's classroom window a few minutes ago. This is Monday night, Oct 26.
This is a glacier near Juneau called the Mendenhall Glacier.
You can see where the glacier pours into the sea.
Nice pond for a beaver.
Oh, here is one now.
Baby and Momma bear. Momma gotta itch.
Raven hunting, Sharkey was trying to catch a raven or share whatever they were eating.
Daily sight on the Yukon River. We saw this walking to the post office.
Kids playing in front of their house. I bet they will be glad when it gets really cold so their play ground will not be so wet.
This play ground is full of snow machines.
They are rebuilding a road that goes to the airport, but it will not be finished until next year.
My daughter, Abby, is the survey design person working on this project at New Orleans. This is going to be a dike door and a big pump that pumps water out if the dike fails next time.
This is my Abby's latest horse, Dezi, who traveled to Abby's new job in New Orleans. Dezi is stabled an hour north of where Abby lives in the River Ridge addition. We are so proud of both of our daughters. Both are hard workers who rarely miss work, just like their mom and dad.
This is the gate to some bright place beneath the sea. The sun was burning through some of the sleety clouds. Kinda neat. It was about a mile from the plane as we landed or was it plopped? These pictures went on the blog in the opposite order I placed them. Go to the last and progress to the first. Then you should be able to follow my comments better.
Looks like the sea shore of the Bering Sea. I can't wait to walk there tomorrow. I had to ride in the back of the truck from the airport and got sleeted part of the way. It is much colder than Emmonak.
Is this the other gate? Looks like an infected spear wound on a seal that is smoking a little.
Is this the Gate to Heaven? If this rattle trap plane goes down, I sure hope so!! We flew through clouds most of the way and I kept thinking will I survive the 5,000 fall after we hit a goose or bigger? Will it hurt? How can I get Susan out before the plane sinks? Will my broken leg flop around and embarrass me at the in-service?
On the way to a teacher in-service at Hooper Bay on the Bering Sea one hour by air south of 
WE HAVE BOTH OF THESE STUDENTS IN OUR CLASSES, BOTH FUN LEARNERS
FROM OUR RIVER TRIP.
SUSAN AND I WENT TO AFTER-SCHOOL TRAINING IN ANCHORAGE LAST WEEKEND. I WONDER WHAT MAKES THE COLOR OF THE FLOWERS IN ANCHORAGE SO VIVID
SOME OF THESE FLAKES WERE HALF-DOLLAR SIZE. BELOW IS A VIDEO OF THE EVENT
We were cozy in the boat cabin, while the world burned in the background. That is our principal and guide in the foreground. I think up here instead of the world being burned the word is "frozen'". It was cold enough to drive all of us into the cabin. Seems like the boat would go sixty miles an hour. With the flat bottom the boat just skims along driven by a powerful outboard motor not unlike a swamp boat.
Looking for a moose for the principal to shoot with the moon leading the way. I think it was around 10 pm.
Seal hunting. People in another boat looking intently for the seal to surface. Most in our boat were praying for the seal's good luck. If caught, nothing would go to waste, but can't just one get away? This is on the Yukon River.
Here our guiding moon ray from another perspective. The water is as muddy as the Mississippi. Last year it was much clearer. The ray might lead us to food and survival for the winter, if we were in times of old.
Closing in on the seal. The hunters use a spear which is thrown by hand-held piece of carved wood. It was easy to imagine the hunters using the same technique centuries ago. 
