Fairbanks Days 6 and 7
Woke up bright and early Saturday to go to Denali National Park with two co-workers, a 2 hour trip down. It's a beautiful area, and the Denali Camp/Fort/Park whatever they call the little resort area by the park was very beautiful. We got in free because David Bowen has a Golden Access Pass, which gets him into every National Park for free. After some time-consuming misinformation, we purchased tickets for an 8 hour bus ride that left at 1:00. The ride took us 65 miles into the park, and we saw doll sheep atop the mountains, a single fish in a stream, carabou, scat, and a bear. Oh, yes, and bugs.
The bugs weren't quite so bad at Denali. On the way home, we stopped at the little town of Nenana to use go to the bathroom. The gas station with the bathrooms was closed, so we decided to go in the woods behind the station. Big mistake. The mosquitos were EVERYWHERE. I was panicing. Not only were there bugs touching every part of my body, the viper was out of his nest and unprotected. I ended up pulling my hood over my head and sticking my hands in my pocket, trying to keep as much of my body from the bugs as possible. After zipping, I sprinted back to that car. The first five minutes of the ride after that was killing the bugs in the car. I can still feel them on me, and I have been swatting at phantom bugs all day.
Got home from Denali at about midnight. I was zonked and ready to sleep.
Unfortunately, my scheme to sleep until 11:00 or 12:00 was thwarted. I awoke to my ringing telephone at 8:00 or 8:30. "Hello?" I answered.
"Hi! It's Annie!"
"Wrong number."
"Sorry!" *click*
Back to sleep I went until 9:00. Woke up again and Layed in bed for about half an hour until I got up. Spent today doing--NOTHING AT ALL. I alternately sat and laid on the couch watching TV all day, except for about 30 minutes when I went to Safeway. I managed to nap for about 35 minutes, missing Static Shock (which has a terrible theme song) and the first ten or so minutes of Teen Titans.
Gotta go back to work tomorrow. I swear I'll hvae pictures up eventually.
P.S.--I have so far counted 5 bug bites on my body, two of which are on the knuckle of my big toe.
Postscript #2--I forgot to post this last night. Woops!
The bugs weren't quite so bad at Denali. On the way home, we stopped at the little town of Nenana to use go to the bathroom. The gas station with the bathrooms was closed, so we decided to go in the woods behind the station. Big mistake. The mosquitos were EVERYWHERE. I was panicing. Not only were there bugs touching every part of my body, the viper was out of his nest and unprotected. I ended up pulling my hood over my head and sticking my hands in my pocket, trying to keep as much of my body from the bugs as possible. After zipping, I sprinted back to that car. The first five minutes of the ride after that was killing the bugs in the car. I can still feel them on me, and I have been swatting at phantom bugs all day.
Got home from Denali at about midnight. I was zonked and ready to sleep.
Unfortunately, my scheme to sleep until 11:00 or 12:00 was thwarted. I awoke to my ringing telephone at 8:00 or 8:30. "Hello?" I answered.
"Hi! It's Annie!"
"Wrong number."
"Sorry!" *click*
Back to sleep I went until 9:00. Woke up again and Layed in bed for about half an hour until I got up. Spent today doing--NOTHING AT ALL. I alternately sat and laid on the couch watching TV all day, except for about 30 minutes when I went to Safeway. I managed to nap for about 35 minutes, missing Static Shock (which has a terrible theme song) and the first ten or so minutes of Teen Titans.
Gotta go back to work tomorrow. I swear I'll hvae pictures up eventually.
P.S.--I have so far counted 5 bug bites on my body, two of which are on the knuckle of my big toe.
Postscript #2--I forgot to post this last night. Woops!