tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post6195978148578661521..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Gone 'til NovemberJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-30720166522889480932007-11-21T01:46:00.000-07:002007-11-21T01:46:00.000-07:00...huh...and yet Alaska has brought many people to......huh...and yet Alaska has brought many people together...like the ones without whom I wouldn't exist...<BR/><BR/>Alaska isn't for sissies with weather phobias, that's for sure!<BR/><BR/>;) (wink, wink)<BR/><BR/>But the desert is nice, too, in its own way - there is a time and place for everything...Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12866053304972928398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-30799450563518764882007-10-31T12:08:00.000-06:002007-10-31T12:08:00.000-06:00Well it was chilly here this morning in St George....Well it was chilly here this morning in St George. I rolled out to ride Paradise Canyon with Nate, Geoff and Dave wearing arm warmers. It took a good 10 minutes of riding to warm up enough to take them off. Geoff was smiling in the direction of the sun...Lynda Wallenfelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794970198414492308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-85014048593930092402007-10-31T11:50:00.000-06:002007-10-31T11:50:00.000-06:00This photo of you is photoshopped, and fake! Yet a...This photo of you is photoshopped, and fake! Yet again!Gino Zahndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275140649410336549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-85076653758284074272007-10-30T05:25:00.000-06:002007-10-30T05:25:00.000-06:00Juneau IS beautiful. But Fairbanks has roads.... a...Juneau IS beautiful. But Fairbanks has roads.... and $600 RT plane tickets to Europe (ok...in summer).brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146637278213017034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-18465134937060483712007-10-30T01:30:00.000-06:002007-10-30T01:30:00.000-06:00I think a lot of people, including myself, have ro...I think a lot of people, including myself, have romaticized the idea of moving to Alaska, believing it to be some other-worldly dreamland that will leave us coated in bliss. Many of us, again including myself, have never even been there, but still have the dream that is Alaska. In the dream Alaska is just this mythically beautiful place - bigger-than-life snow-capped mountains, water everywhere, grizzly bears, wolves, caribou, etc. Sounds and looks like a little slice of heaven! Load up the truck! <BR/><BR/>The problem though, is that dreamland doesn't include seemingly endless periods of gray sky, rain and cold, not to mention long periods of too much light or too much dark. I think once you experience the reality along with the dream, you then have to ask yourself, is the dream powerful enough to justify the reality? That may be where you two are right now.<BR/><BR/>Or perhaps I'm being overly melodramatic and you both just needed an escape to the desert for a little sanity check. :-)<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Fonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504462046067745769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-51455793119198224932007-10-29T23:25:00.000-06:002007-10-29T23:25:00.000-06:00Couldn't you guys move to another town in Alaska, ...Couldn't you guys move to another town in Alaska, where it rains less and the biking, running, hiking, etc. would be better?? Not that I know enough about your job situation (and Geoffs) but you always sounded more content in Homer....<BR/>But then again, it is easy for us (far away) to tell you, what s right for you...VeloCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836521203444947951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-10863216239390759552007-10-29T15:49:00.000-06:002007-10-29T15:49:00.000-06:00I like Anchorage because I think it's a middle gro...I like Anchorage because I think it's a middle ground between Juneau and Fairbanks...both latitude wise and weather wise! Everything is also a lot more accessible here -- it's easier and cheaper to get flights out, but you can drive to a wide variety of outdoor activities. Not that I'm biased or anything!<BR/><BR/>That having been said, Juneau really is beautiful and has a wonderful small-town friendliness you don't find as much here. I considered moving there but realized I just couldn't take the gray.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711055149111463847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-21520493466885433082007-10-29T12:54:00.000-06:002007-10-29T12:54:00.000-06:00Just randomly surfed into your blog. I'm a Rocky ...Just randomly surfed into your blog. I'm a Rocky Mtn native thinking about a move to Alaska (actually just sent an application off to a job in Palmer). I'd take the snow/cold/wind/rain to the opressive heat and sun day after day after day.Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409767497696978361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-3622017181052709432007-10-29T11:53:00.000-06:002007-10-29T11:53:00.000-06:00Either warm or cold, I need the sun to survive.Either warm or cold, I need the sun to survive.Danohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932290410576111792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-69148622579329969842007-10-29T11:13:00.000-06:002007-10-29T11:13:00.000-06:00After a few years in Flagsatff I'll be good in the...After a few years in Flagsatff I'll be good in the Pacific Northwest for a long time, I expect. Though some friends and I have talked about going further north, I don't really see it happening.<BR/><BR/>Y'all be sunny to each other in the gloom...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-78674017793268287492007-10-29T10:18:00.000-06:002007-10-29T10:18:00.000-06:00Juneau is beautiful.Juneau is beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-12415237337781229442007-10-29T09:54:00.000-06:002007-10-29T09:54:00.000-06:00I don't think I could handle Alaska either. But, ...I don't think I could handle Alaska either. But, one of the main opportunities for employment in the 48 states is in a large city like SF or Boston and escaping to the epically beautiful riding that you post about daily is nearly impossible.Kevin Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097430070454262074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-64894246041226661282007-10-29T09:44:00.000-06:002007-10-29T09:44:00.000-06:00I'm pretty sure I couldn't take Juneau. I like th...I'm pretty sure I couldn't take Juneau. I like the sun too much. Anchorage might be doable. My sister just moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Actually she moved back to Colorado for 3 weeks in between. I'm not sure I could take Fairbanks either. Here we have fairly mild winters but aren't far from deep snow.UltraRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668877846125357272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-75002158186751501072007-10-29T09:29:00.000-06:002007-10-29T09:29:00.000-06:00Hi Jill - just wanted to say thank you for opening...Hi Jill - just wanted to say thank you for opening me up to the world of the Clif Bar. Though I'm not nearly as active as you, I always find packing food difficult, and have never been able to stomach other energy bars. I feel like I'm on a whole new plane of awareness! Ha. <BR/><BR/>In response to this particular post - that weather would probably make me insane within a year, so I give you guys kudos for holding out this long, at least. And you don't sound too, too serious about even considering leaving anytime soon. :)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073080246593042144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-44792684007985929482007-10-29T09:18:00.000-06:002007-10-29T09:18:00.000-06:00don't worry jill, i'm coming back as planned on th...don't worry jill, i'm coming back as planned on thursday. i'll call you later tonight.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238385683129822240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-20950719209446606632007-10-29T08:12:00.000-06:002007-10-29T08:12:00.000-06:00Jill,Juneau is a hard pill too swallow! (I am a tr...Jill,<BR/><BR/>Juneau is a hard pill too swallow! (I am a transplant to Anchorage via 5 years in Juneau) It does eventually grow on you and you learn to cope with the gray, rainy, cold days. Juneau is definitely a love hate kind of place…………………................Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-23312740765860022762007-10-29T07:13:00.000-06:002007-10-29T07:13:00.000-06:00Weather drove me out of Portland, OR before I qual...Weather drove me out of Portland, OR before I qualified for my own Buddy Holly frames.Juanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283672346601878803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-23615616708631301962007-10-29T07:04:00.000-06:002007-10-29T07:04:00.000-06:00Love the stories and pics from Alaska, but I am a ...Love the stories and pics from Alaska, but I am a desert junkie and kinda think anyone who chooses snow and rain over sand and red rock is a little nutty - but in a nice way!...=-)Vikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214932277372519931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-10259235234799315472007-10-29T04:57:00.000-06:002007-10-29T04:57:00.000-06:00Jill,Alaska can be a real relationship killer. I w...Jill,<BR/><BR/>Alaska can be a real relationship killer. I would take the threat seriously. It forced me out of Alaska twice. Once too late. Alaska is a hard habit to break, though. Good luck,<BR/><BR/>DillonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-25998777577209591492007-10-29T04:49:00.000-06:002007-10-29T04:49:00.000-06:00I guess thats the reason bars are so populated thi...I guess thats the reason bars are so populated this time of year in Alaska, and in Minnesota. I bet St. George has a fairly steady bar population year round.rocking R rusticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173461420385700988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-63527672435707062432007-10-29T00:35:00.000-06:002007-10-29T00:35:00.000-06:00The oppressive heat and glaring sun are overrated....The oppressive heat and glaring sun are overrated.Dr. Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542493767359114575noreply@blogger.com