Summer & Fall update '19

"Alaska’s  sweltering summer is ‘basically off the charts’"

"Alaska records its warmest month ever; future records likely"

It's been damn hot in Alaska this year. There have been some great positives to our weather, I participated in the Kenai 250 on a whim, traveled to Canada for the first time since I was 9 years old.

Seward, AK pit stop during the Kenai 250

Shasta and Corrie putting in the miles on Russian Lakes Trail.

Old Iditarod Trail pre-nap. :-)

My gear for the 250

Carcross with Ryan, Kim, George and Laura. I really gained some confidence here. Maybe a bit too much.
PC Laura Fox

But not everything is rosy when it's dry and hot. There have been multiple fires on the Kenai peninsula, north in Talkeetna, all the way up in Fairbanks. My dog Sachi, who is somewhere around 14-16 years old has had a hell of a time with the smoke. Bad enough that I thought I was going to lose her a couple times. It doesn't matter how much you prepare, losing one of your best friends is never easy...

Gladly, she seems to have rebounded from the smoke and the heat. She's a tough cookie.

I ended up separating my AC joint the day after my birthday. That wasn't fun. The silver lining was that I rediscovered hiking.

I hit the deck pretty hard. I had to have an ultrasound to see if there was any internal bleeding or by the off chance that I was having a baby...PC Laura Fox

This adorable puppy Luna is my friend Oscar's. She's a little crazy.

I just came back from a trip to NYC and watched a Yankees playoff game with my Dad. That was fun to spend time with my dad in the big city. We ate good food, drank some good beer, saw some cool stuff and got to catch up a little bit.

2019 ALDS Game 1! Yankee Stadium

Walking the Highline

My dad is my best friend. It was really great to see and spend time with him.

Cross season went well considering my shoulder injury. Each week the joint becomes more stable. I'm still contemplating whether or not I should go to Washington for Cross Nationals. 

The Fam! PC Megan I think

The sand pit at Service. PC Nathaniel Banish

One of my favorite humans! It was fun racing with Megan this year. PC Amber Myers

More of my favorite humans! It's not often I got to lead these guys but the final race I was starting to get some speed back. PC Joshua Estes

The snow is starting to creep down the mountains, the morning dew seems to be freeze occasionally. I guess it won't be long before this happens. I can't wait!