Entries from September 2005

September 23, 2005

Starbucks Ain’t Just a Coffee Shop.

Now that geekiness is cool, I think it’s time I fully revisit my geek potential..because, after all, we all wish to be cool..right?
I’ve been a geek all my life..before the word ‘geek’ even made it into Webster’s. Throughout school, while I was comfortable with jocks, preps, dorks and the druggies (that was all we had [...]

September 2, 2005

An Alaska Fish Tale

In August, my father, Uncle Rick and myself flew up to the small SE Alaska village of Elfin Cove to do some halibut fishing. Enjoy these pictures from our trek.

September 2, 2005

Mendenhall Glacier

After we arrived in Juneau, we learned we had a few hours before the seaplane flight to our fishing destination, Elfin Cove. So the three of us took a cab up to Mendenhall glacier. The weather was wet and miserable, as you can tell in this picture. If you squint, you might be able to [...]

September 2, 2005

Flight to Elfin Cove

We rode in this trusty DeHavilland Beaver seaplane out to Elfin Cove.

September 2, 2005

September 2, 2005

Making the turn to land at Elfin Cove.

Making the turn to land at Elfin Cove.

September 2, 2005

Downtown Elfin Cove

Elfin Cove is a small fishing village about 80 miles west of Juneau, Alaska and was our base of operations. It is right across the strait from the picturesque and popular Glacier Bay. Elfin Cove has no roads, and generates its own electricity. Everything has to be flown in by sea plane or barged in. [...]