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Juneau

I felt tired today... Finding a place to live in Juneau is like pulling teeth and the hostel allows only a five-day stay. It was discouraging and bummed me out because I there is no way I was going to stay at the homeless shelter. I'm gainfully employed.... not hopeless (that is the environment of a shelter in my opinion and once a long time ago, experience). So I bought a cheap car to at least stay dry and to store my stuff. To test the car, I drove it across the bridge to Douglas Island and… Continue

Added by akscootr on April 21, 2007 at 1:29pm — 3 Comments

Spring Time in the Rockies

Everything feels like it's at least a month ahead of the calendar down here in Gardiner and out in the park. But we heard there was still decent snow above Cooke City so we checked it out yesterday.



Cool and overcast for starters. Just into the North Entrance at Gardiner we saw a dozen Elk, one Pronghorn Antelope and maybe 30 bison in one eyefull. Got a pretty good look at a lone wolf between Mammoth and Tower. By the time we got out towards the Lamar Valley it was starting to clear up… Continue

Added by CoolWorks® on April 9, 2007 at 6:41am — 1 Comment

October - A Change of Pace

Currently I'm Human Resources for Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson, WY. It's the first full-time, year round, 8-5, desk job I've ever had and I hate it. Don't get me wrong, I love the company and all the people I work with, but I've never sat behind a desk or worked those normal hours like most of the world and that's the part I'm not so in to.

So, I've decided to leave here in October and find something new. I'd REALLY like to spend a season…

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Added by Ren on March 26, 2007 at 3:56pm — 2 Comments

Sheep Mtn Lodge Owner Zack Steer Takes 3rd in 2007 Iditarod

Anjanette and Zack Steer own and operate Sheep Mountain Lodge, on the Glenn Highway in Alaska. We hear it's a great place to work.



Zack just took 3rd place in the Iditarod, getting it done in 9 days, 12 hours, 46 minutes and 47 seconds. We got a vicarious thrill out of tracking Zack on the web during the race - Cool… Continue

Added by CoolWorks® on March 25, 2007 at 3:33pm — No Comments

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Added by CoolWorks® on March 1, 2007 at 10:00am — No Comments

Part 3: McMurdo Bay - Ice Breaker& Scott's Cabin

While on

R&R the Swedish Ice breaker ship “ODEN” was in McMurdo Bay breaking ice for the cargo vessel to

bring our fall supplies. Our Swedish friend Sven who works for Ice Cube use to

work on board the ODEN too and was able to arrange a tour for us one afternoon…

beautiful ship! Here the ODEN is port at Scott’s Point.…





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Added by Terry on February 20, 2007 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Part 2 - The Greenhouse, The Odds & the Royal Navy Expedition

This is the

growth camber, the lower racks are drawers, and they pull out when the sun lamps

are on and pushed back so you can walk through the

chamber….







Below facing is Hedi our station P.A. physician’s…

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Added by Terry on February 5, 2007 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Last Plane from the South Pole Feb 24th then nothing til Oct or Nov!



February 4th 2007



Hello,

February 24th is the last plane out of here, and no mail in or out until October, now they are saying maybe November…

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Added by Terry on February 4, 2007 at 1:00pm — No Comments

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