Eklutna Lake!

Good afternoon!

Welcome back.  Life in Alaska is beginning to slow down; the snow has almost hit us and every day we are now facing 20-30 degree weather.  However, for those of you interested in politics, the senatorial race is heating up and we highly recommend you check out some online papers if you want to see awesome political antics.

Anyway, last weekend we decided to take advantage of one of the last nice weekends before winter and went for a hike around a lake near Anchorage.  We went with a few of Steve's co-clerks, and it could not have been more gorgeous.

After a few hours, we decided to take a lunch break along the lake.  The views were simply amazing.

It is beautiful here; you all should come visit!  We'll take you hiking.  And we'll make sure to bring our bear spray as well.

I know some of you have been asking about our day-to-day lives in Alaska.  You want to know what our jobs are like, how it is different living here versus the lower-48, and if we can see Russia from our apartment.  We promise that in our next post we'll minimize pictures and increase text about living in Alaska, including a discussion of how the state PAYS Alaskans, instead of having them pay the state via taxes, through a cool program called the Permanent Fund Dividend.  We'll also talk about why we purchased a SAD-Lamp (and what it is), the big new movie being filmed here, and the Alaskan obsession with Costco.  Stay tuned!