1 Year in Sitka!

Wow, time fly's when you are having fun! Hard to believe we have been here a year already! I never thought in my wildest dreams Michael and I would ever live someplace so beautiful. As you have seen over the past year we have done some pretty amazing things and seen even more. I feel so lucky to be on this adventure with the love of my life and my best friend.

It started on a ferry

Thru the inland passage

We hike

We explore

We found Mosquito Coves beauty

We have Volcanoes and bridges

and snowy days

We have beautiful wild life

And cute ones too

We discovered Lake Eva, our favorite remote cabin

But we also travel afar to discover more cabins

Always looking for more

We have gifts from friends far away

and far away family that came to play 

Sitka is our home now and we are no longer called Chicharoo's, we are now called sourdough's as we have been through a winter. We are now residents, we are Alaska! I look forward to the next year and hope you all enjoy the next year of our great adventure!

New Walkway

Sitka put in a new walkway this summer so when the cruise ships come to town the tourists can get off the boat and walk down through town, then go all the way to Totem Park easily and safely. It was not completed before the last ship came in but it is now and we will enjoy it all winter and into the next tourist season. My friend Terry sent me a really cute sippy cup that looks like a wine glass,The company she sent it from is having a photo contest if you bought one of their cups. You had to have their logo in the picture at a winery, but since we do not have wineries, I took mine down to the new walkway and included it in my beautiful day. This path will be awesome next year when all of our visitors come. A beautiful job was done by all that constructed it.

This keeps you off the street

You can now walk out to the end of the Jetty

My new sippy cup! Thank you Terry!

Oh and it was a beautiful day!

Me and my shadow! haha and my sippy cup!

Love love love it here ! My cup loved going for a walk! haha

Indian River Waterfall

Michael was off today and since we went and saw Bad Grandpa at the movies yesterday, which was hilarious! We are still laughing!  We decided to get an earlier start to our day and go hike to the water falls up Indian River trail. Jo had gone part way with us when she was here but we decided to go do the whole hike. 4.7 each way although Michaels app said we did 12 total.It did kind of feel like it though. haha  It is a nice easy hike for the most part but we hit some wet spots that were a bit slippery. I slipped and fell 3 times while Michael slipped only once. I win! haha We are both pretty tired and sore tonight but I am always so proud of myself when I make it all the way! Rum shots fix anything though. haha

Up river

Saw no bears but we saw this. Michael loves to follow bear trails!

Made him turn around in the middle

I think he would have crawled across if he could have  Hahahahhaha! Anyone mention I don't do heights?

Pretty river

little waterfall

Whew, made it across!

So happy that I made it to the falls, I had to hug a baby tree!

Do I look like I'm having fun? I was so tired I was not. LOL

Resting before we have to beat night fall back

We went all the way!

Alaska Day Festival 2013

Alaska, the vast domain of sea and mountain, polar bear, brown bear,Walrus, whales and fish. The northern lights that shine in the sky above and scenery that defies description. A land of hardy, brave and industrious people. This is our home. We love it.
Early explorations placed it in possession of Russia until purchased by the US on October 18, 1867. A price of $7,200,000.00  was figured to be about 2 cents per acre. Quite a deal for such a desolate and out of the way terrain, but it all seemed to work out!
Every year on Oct. 18 Sitka celebrates Alaska Day with lots of fun things to do for about a week before. Folks wear clothes from the period and the entire pageant is policed by "Keystone Cops" which is a young lady's group enforcing the Mayors resolution that all males must have a beard. Alaska Days is highlighted annually by a re-enactment of the official transferring of Alaska to the US . It is held atop Castle Hill here in Sitka which is where the original signing of transfer took place. The parade is the highlight of the day and it did not disappoint.It rained the entire time, but hey it's Sitka, it rains. Hahaa

Restored fire engine

Coast Guard

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Keystone Cops

Everyone showed up to be in the parade!

Fire rope entertainer

Seattle Firefighter Bag Pipe players

They were awesome!

The end!

Kayak Races

Alaska Days festivities has officially started today! The festival runs through the 19th with tons of activities for the young and older. I started it off going down our street to Swan Lake to catch the oh so exciting kayak race. There were 4 categories. Adult, high school, middle school and elementary. Of course the adults won but when you only have 5 boats racing seems like the adults can run away with it. Lasted about 15 minutes but was fun to watch. I bought my festival pin to wear because apparently if you're not wearing one folks can pinch you. Haha  wait till Michael gets home!

Beautiful start to the day

And their off!

The leaders

1st & 2nd place

she was cute 3rd place

4th place

And bringing in the rear. haha

Festival police

I bought my pin from her so I won't get pinched, unless I want to be! hahahaha

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