Friday, October 3, 2008
Life in Allakaket
At some point I would like to put some photos on my blog. Well, I am in my senior yr at UAF and enjoying all of it. On our off time we run dogs, yesterday we ran 2 teams of 4 about 3 miles. My husband, Harold Sr., has a knee problem so he holds the leaders while I take the dogs to the line and harness them. That is a lot of work, but great way to keep our 50+ bodies in shape. He is pushing 56 but you would never tell. Our 5 children all have participated in kids/jr. mushers 4 mile races and snowshoe races. These are always fun to watch. We enjoy spring carnivals during the spring, they are a blast! They seem to be substance fueled events, but I am living proof that you can enjoy them w/o anything except what the Good Lord gave you! We stay in fishcamp 20 miles below Allakaket during the summer (I've got to post a pic of us cutting for Alice to check out). Beautiful place. We do some trapping in the winter. This is how my late father made his living and I tell you it is a wonderful feeling to stay near where he lived and to wake up at 7am and see the sun and smoke rising out of our tent. I love it. Last February Harold stayed up and kept the fire going (it gets cold) and then I get up at 6 and make breakfast and read a book that I had to do a report on. Yes, I take course materials on every trip if I have to.
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One of my favorite things about blogging with my students is the fact that I learn so much about lifestyles and places that are not familiar to me, so I'm really looking forward to seeing some of your photos in your blog. I like to think that we're all telling stories that are important to tell. The more that people know about life in Alaska, the more they will understand the about special circumstances of living here--particularly about rural lifestyles and traditions. I'd love to see this kind of task undertaken by more K-12 students, telling stories about subsistence activities, traditional ceremonies, etc. We have a lot to teach.
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