The Beginning Revisited

Hi, All!

This past week has been a ton of fun; both Tammy and Steve's families were in town and we had a great time showing them around Alaska.  Pictures and stories to come soon.

In the meantime, we wanted to tell you about an exciting event that happened last week.  As some of you may know, this year was not Steve's first time in Alaska.  In 2001 he traveled with a group of 20-or-so soon-to-be high school seniors and staff on a bus trip through Canada and into Alaska.  The trip had us spending a lot of time backpacking, kayaking, and simply exploring the state.  Steve fell in love with Alaska from that trip, and decided to return.  Hence, our year here!  (If you want more information on the trip, it's run through Tamarack Camps in Michigan: http://www.tamarackcamps.com/Programs/TeenAlaskanAdventures.aspx?S=SP&P=AA&PP=TV)

Fast forward to last week, ten years after Steve's initial journey here, the Tamarack Trip 2011 came to visit.  The group went to a baseball game in Anchorage, and we decided to go say hello.

They pulled up in the "Blue Lakes" bus as Steve remembered, although in the last 10 years the bus has become more modernized.  You can see the Tamarack Camps bumper stickers in the lower left hand window.

The campers and staff decided to dress in funny costumes for the game.  They must have increased the attendance five fold!

One Anchorage Bucs fan (the baseball team here) stopped by to say hello (and to presumably find out why all these people were dressed so strangely).

It was really awesome to get to see another generation of Tamarack campers experiencing the trip that essentially led to us being here.  We're hoping they continue to have a great trip and we look forward to hearing all about it!