Alaska Girl Photography

I started a Facebook page for my photography! 2012 calendars, prints, and greeting cards with my photos are available to purchase. So go check it out, think of all those people you want to send Christmas gifts to but don't know what to give them, and send them a 100% Alaskan wall calendar this year!

NY - Part 2

So my plan was to finish telling you about the trip that next morning. Yeah, well, it didn't quite work out like that. Like so often happens, I jumped right into the busyness of life, work, and car problems, forgetting to get back on here until now.
Going back to NY. We spent 2 great days at my parents' farm, hanging out with the family, letting my little sister show off the new calves and sheep, and exploring the land. I even managed to attract a ton of mosquitos, and came back from a walk with Scott with a forehead all swollen from mosquito bites! All in all, a fun trip, and we made the drive back to Boston with no problems. As we traveled for over 24 hours to get home, I was reminded yet again on our trip back how long of a journey it is from coast to coast!
It was a wonderful trip, and so good to get back and see my family again.

Vacation to the Northeast

Hi all! It's been a busy few weeks, though that shouldn't surprise anyone, considering the fact that most my weeks are super busy, or at least eventful in some way.
I just returned home from a week's vacation to Massachusetts, Maine, and New York with my  boyfriend. We also stopped for an extended layover in Portland Oregon on the way there, and drove through New Hampshire and Vermont en route to our other destinations. Stepping outside in Portland was wonderful, partly because it was sunny and warm, and partly because I was tired of the plane and just needed a break. We arrived in Boston and instantly did NOT like it! Driving there is madness, and I'm of the opinion that all the other drivers there were certifiably insane. Thankfully, Scott was driving, so all I had to do was get him lost through my fantastic navigation skills. Actually, the GPS was our lifesaver many times, though not so much in Boston. The first two days of our trip were raining, but warm. As we wandered around Salem, it wasn't long before I was drenched. Not a pleasant experience, but we both survived, and drove up to Maine that afternoon. Spent some time at Head Light, saw some sights in the area, and had lobster for dinner. That evening we decided to take a drive to see town and the light houses in the dark. Instead, we saw a skunk in the road, all the lighthouses were blocked off, and on our way back to the hotel I managed to get us lost...and that was using the GPS! Actually, I DID get us back to the right hotel, it just happened to be one in a different town. Not quite sure how that happened, but Scott took over and we made it back safe and sound. It was a fun drive though, and a memory made. The next day we took off going south again, I navigated us on a couple little detours (unneccesary but pretty, so it worked out), and we walked around Freeport, which happens to have a ton of outlet stores and several HUGE L.L. Bean stores. Portland was our choice for the night, and it was a relaxing evening.
On our way over to New York to see my family, we made a slight detour to see Nubble Lighthouse near York, Maine. Beautiful, sunny, and warm! I could have stayed there awhile longer, but I was also anxious to see my family, and have them meet Scott. So we figured out which road in Vermont wasn't closed (due to hurricane Irene, most of the roads were still closed to thru traffic at some point), and headed inland.
More to come later...