been a while

Its been a while since I last wrote so here is an update. It was a really good summer. We made a bucket list of things we wanted to do this summer and we got to most of them. Most recently we hiked O'malley for the 2nd time this summer and climbed in Hatcher Pass. Other things we did this summer were;
Camping with Trent and Missy at Kenai Lake for a couple nights, camping in Johnson pass, mountain bike Juno falls, hiking along turnagain arm, a few crescent lake fishing trips in search of graying, Fuller lakes hike/fish, Hiking in Hatchers with the sexton family,Hiking grant lake with the sextons, exploring reed lakes, climbing and repelling along turnagain arm, climbed Flattop, mountain biking in Kincaid park, Longboarding, and all sorts of other fun stuff. Another point of interest in my life is that I have recently joined the AMRG (Alaska Mountain Rescue Group)and am in the lengthy process of training to become an operational member. Training has included Rope rescue fundamentals, river crossing, and some informal backcountry medical training. In the future I am looking forward to becoming fully operational and specializing in Avalanche rescue (go figure). The AMRG works under the Alaska State Troopers and responsible for most rescues that take place in a wilderness setting. you can check them out at http://www.amrg.org/