Summer Break

Sorry I've been kind of pathetic with posting lately. Here's the update for the last month and I promise I'll make it up with a couple awesome pictures.

Organic chem lecture is done! Yes, yes yes. And with mostly all help from God I pulled an A both terms which was critical in having my past grades overlooked when applying for school. I took the MCATs on Aug 22nd...and then it started. Summer (weekend) Break! It was wonderful and everything I could have hoped for except longer.

Day -1, Friday: Got done with the test, not quite as well as I wanted, but I'll wait til scores come out to stress more. Went immediately to the library to work on the school application and waiting on some friends to call for the Moose's Tooth. The day ended with beer, pizza, and good company. Ross's friend Camille came down to hike with us the next day and stayed at my cabin. I'm always thrilled to show people a true Alaskan experience.

Day 1, Saturday: We started at 8am bushwhacking up the side of Goat mt. Actually it was some of the best and easiest bushwhacking I've ever done in Alaska. But that doesn't say much, its always extremely demanding. At around noon we made the ridge, ate lunch, and enjoyed the view and invigorating wind. We hiked up for another 2 hours and then hit a place that we would have to rope up for. Although we brought rope along, it was snowing and getting worse and we had a great day anyway. It just wasn't worth the risk so we swallowed the pride and ambition and went down. It was a good thing (my shoulder really hurt by the time we got back to bushwhacking) We made it down after 10.5 hours. Ordered some yam fries from Jack Sprats (they should be more famous than the Double Musky), opened a bottle of wine, and grilled some salmon fillets from Ross's family. Perfect.





Here's the rest of the pics if you want: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=152427&l=13a4b&id=652755300

Day 2, Sunday: Ross and I drove up to the state fair at not quite as early, but still a little too early. We got to go see some friends play good music, eat food, and then drove up to Hatcher's pass and scouted some climbing routes. It was raining but we were tired anyway.

Day 3, Monday: Oh no, 830am lab, here we go again...