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I got home yesterday...
Flight wents fine.
Its really crazy being home. Lots of culture shock. The traffic of the city is just tense and stressful. I dont like it.
I miss Juneau. I really do, everythings so much more relaxed.
It's great to see the people that i cherish in MPLS. You know who you are.
I just have alot to do in the next couple days.
Build a new bike
get ready for school
unpack - which i probably wont even do - my room will just stay empty and i will keep wearing the 5 shirts i have been wearing the last 3.5 months. he he
I don't like culture shock, i really dont like it.
Here you have to call people with a phone to see them and travel more than 10 blocks

My first night back was great though, I saw alot of good friends. I have been craving swimming in our Minnesota lakes and we were able to get out to hidden beach for a swim. Heck yea.
To my friends in Juneau i miss you dearly and will see you soon
This is not the end.
the end

Freedom

Yesterday was my last day of work!!

It feels so good to not have any responsibility right now. I love it.
Everything is really smoothing out for me.
I sold my bike to my good friend Nick.
I have a job waiting for me when i get home.
I am moving into a very special house in a few months.
I get to see the people that i cherish in MPLS in only a few days.

I am just preparing for home for the next few days. I am going to Pelican, AK on Monday. I am really excited to take the ferry out there. I haven't been on the ferry system yet. I think i wrote about this already but Alaska has a great highway marine system. They kind of need to when most of the cities in SE Alaska have no roads.

I haven't been writing at all lately, i have been so busy. I have done a bunch of really fun stuff. I can write about it later.

I will see MN so soon.

I am going to try to hike Mt Jumbo tomorrow because its my last day available to do that. I am just hanging with the people that i love here in Juneau before i go. Here are some photos of random stuff i have been doing:

This is a photo of downtown Juneau



I camped out in a cabin up the road a few days ago with some friends and this was the sunset view:






These are friends at my bar on the last night
Included here are
Costa, Merody, and Sam
Alice, Resse and Nicole




This is the Alaskan Bar that i spent plenty of time in. Patrice is bar tending. I will miss dancing to bluegrass here. I will have to come back next summer and do it again.

Lately ~

I haven't had much time to write lately but i have been really busy getting stuff done before i go home.

I have been working a bunch (like always here)

One of my friends up here guides ice climbing trips and glacier treks up here. I was lucky enough to get on a trip with him. Usually this trip is $500. The $500 includes a helicopter ride to the glacier and a 3 hour trek. I paid $46 for it. He He.

I wish i had more time to elaborate on this but it was amazing. We had huge 2" cramp-ons and ice picks. I got lowered in to a cravase and had to climb my way out with the ice picks and cramp-ons. It was amazing. We found some ice caves that we could walk through. I will elaborate on this more later. Ice climbing was one of the best things i have done this summer.

2 days ago Nick and I climbed Mt Juneau with huge packs and camped up there for a night. Hiking up that mountain with my tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pack, food for 2 days and other stuff on my back was really hard. We got up there and it was really cold, really cold. We spent 2 full days and an evening up there and saw some really cool stuff. We saw a bear, some porcupines and about 25 mountain goat. We woke up to really hot clear blue skies and got sun burnt that day. It has been really nice since.

I have the day off and Patrice and I went for a lovely walk on Douglas. It is perfect out today. Really mind blowing, Juneau never looks like this. I'll post photos later, theres just so much i wish i had more time.

all for now
B



This is a photo of the icefield