Winkflash.com

Hello everyone! I have finally had the spare time to start an online account for us to share photos.

Directions to view photos:
1) Go to www.winkflash.com
2) Click on "Member Sign In"
3) For username, type "..." (without the quotes)
4) For password, type "..." (no quotes)
5) Click on a folder to see the photos I uploaded.
6) Click on the first photo in the album.
7) To see all photos in a slideshow, click on the green play button. You can change the speed of the slide show by clicking on ">" for slow, ">>" for medium, and ">>>" for fast. Or just view through them at your own pace by clicking the forward button.

Anyone can order these photos from this site for $0.08 per 4x6, $0.25 per 5x7, etc. Sometimes there are sales for only $0.04 per photo. (Only $0.89 postage for many photos.) If you need help ordering, give me a call!

My wish is that everyone that took digital photos can upload their good 'uns to this site. If you are willing to do this, let's talk via phone and I'll very happily guide you through the process. I can't wait to see them!

I miss you all and think of you often!

Growth & Justice Blog

While in Homer, Dane published a blog on Alaskans and their political views on his organization's website, www.growthandjustice.org

Here is a link to the specific blog: http://growthandjustice.typepad.com/

Earthquake!

Well folks, looks like we JUST missed an earthquake, 5.0 on the Richter scale. Darn! That would have really added icing on the cake of our adventure. (I was even kind of wishing for a LITTLE one...we were close, but no cigar!) It happened this morning (August 19th), almost exactly 10 hours after we left. The epicenter was about 30 miles from Anchorage, and the tremors were felt throughout the Kenai Peninsula (which includes Homer, Whittier, Seward).

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n191557

Note: The AK earthquake of 1964 measured 9.2 on the Richter scale; 10,200 times as powerful as today's! (No wonder my father had a hard time staying on his bicycle while on his paper route back in '64.)

It appears there were several much smaller earthquakes in the areas of Alaska we were visiting while we were there: http://www.aeic.alaska.edu/Seis/recenteqs/index.html