Berries and Mountain Biking (Sept. 11-12, 2010)

After a hectic week of school plus our Thursday evening school open house followed by a Friday evening student activity night the weekend was much needed. However, I'm not sure where it went. The weather was gorgeous minus the thick fog that set in at 6:30 on Saturday night and didn't lift until 10:30 Sunday morning. We went to the Tsalteshi Trails and mountain biked. This is the first time we've done somewhat real mountain biking since arriving in Alaska. What a thrill to coast those hills! While out there we also pulled off a couple times to pick lingon berries and crowberries. We plan on making a pie out of the crowberries and are yet deciding what to do with the lingon berries (low bush cranberries). Other than that, Jon has been busy studying for his Middle School Science Praxis Test and coaching pee wee hockey and I have started two online classes through Hamline University. Life is keeping us busy and we savor those moments when we can take a deep breath. The leaves are beginning to change, making us miss fall in Minnesota. Yellow aspen and birch leaves just don't do much for you once you've been spoiled with the beauty of the maple leaves.