

Through this gorge, the glacier drops nearly 2,000 feet over ten miles and is raked with crevasses. Add in the solid granite cliffs that tower 5,000 feet above the glacier's surface, and you create an abyss that is deeper than the Grand Canyon.





Here we are at the famous Alyeska Oil Pipeline. It seemed strange to me that it was seemingly so vulnerable - I never thought you'd be able to touch it. Apparently if anything happens, computers can shut it down immediately into 100 ft. sections. By the way, gas is cheaper up here by about 40 cents per gallon!
Sarah and her boyfriend Brian took us to brunch at Manresa Castle in Port Townsend. Beautiful place - apparently its past history includes use as a convent and a monastery. We spent the night in a hotel that used to be a brothel, so I guess we have the whole spectrum covered!
The last Saturday of April each year we volunteer with Rebuilding Together. Mike's company - Rainier Investment Management or RIM is the sponsor (pays for supplies) and RIM employees volunteer, along with friends and family. This year we fixed up a Boys and Girls Club in Seattle - new paint job, replacing sod in a play area, building a retaining wall in the driveway and funding the purchase of a new couch and lights for their teen room. Local Ironworkers and Carpenters volunteered their time along with us - a fun and rewarding one day project.