Last night i went to a Ratatat show in Salt Lake City and it was amazing. now i must say that the first two bands weren't anything special. i went with some buddies and waited in line and when we got there we met some other people that we know very well from a similar interest in the computer game of Peggle. anyways when we got there as a big posse we listened to two bands one was named Panther which wasnt to great just a lot of repeating electronic beats. after these two bands we probably listened to at least 45 minutes if not an hour of good hawaiian island type music. it was great dance music and we started dancing like animals and enjoying the beats. when Ratatat got on stage there was no question why we came there, we were there to dance. i probably danced for a good hour and a half. it was great. i highly recommend seeing this band live, they are very good. they are all instrumental, meaning no vocals, and they can keep you very much engaged in their music with thier creativity and catchy beats. I love them.

Alcan Road Trip 12:15 AM

So on tuesday night this last week i left for a 4 day trip on the Alcan highway. those of you who dont know this is a full flege trip from alaska through canada to the united states. out objective was to arrive in provo on saturday afternoon in time for the 4pm BYU football game. so we started our trip, on tuesday night we left with a subaru outback completely full. we camped in glenallen which is only like a 4 hour drive from eagle river. the second night we stopped at like 2am at laird hot springs for camping. we pulled in late and left right when we got up so we never got to take a dip in the best hot springs ever. the next night we camped right outside of edmonton, alberta. then the next day we stopped in calgary at my sisters megans place and hung out for like 3-4 hours at her place and played with her kids and ate some of her freshly baked goods. it was delicious! that night we camped in Montana. the next day we made it in time for the game in provo. the best thing we camped out every night for free. we parked on the side of the road every time and jsut set up the tent or just slept under the stars. here are some photos:

this is ryan with a road kill owl we found near glenallen.

this is when we crossed over the 9999 miles for the trip

a random buffalo off the side of the road in British Columibia

the best purchase ever made in edmonton: summer sausage with ritz crackers.

The Alaska State Fair 3:18 AM

So this weekend i went to the Alaska State Fair with some friends. i figure for the last weekend of being in alaska for the summer it would be a good thing to go out with friends and go have a good time. the fair was a blast we ate food like nothing else and it was sooooo good. Gyros and onion blossoms and burgers and tacos and ice cream and especially corn fritters, who could deny any of these food groups.

this is a knitted jacket that i found at the fair that was actually knitted in nepal. i was gonna buy it but then i was rememinded ny a friendly motherly email that knitted wool does not wash very easy and i know that this orange jacket mixed with my lifestyle would get dirty quite fast. but its a good looking jacket dont you think.

this of course is me and mike vanorden at the lumberjack show. everyone was saying that i would be a good lumber jack and should enter in the contest but i dont know. what do you think carter the lumberjack.

these are the girls with their cassidy the hottest lumberjack. he also was the winner of the lumberjack show.
so thats it the fair was spectacular. we were able to ride this new ride called the apollo and it was super good i screamed the whole time. it was this ride that was like the zipper only better. i recommend it for all you fair goers out there. although mike had some balance issues afterwards. haha. well this week is my last week of work. i leave for utah on monday after work so i'll be sure to post some pictures once i get to utah. GOODBYE ALASKA

My Mullet 8:01 PM

this is a mullet that I rocked for two weeks. I decided it wasn't exactly what I wanted in a mullet so I cut it off and I'm growing my hair out to get another mullet.

Happy Day for Jared and Lacey 3:50 AM

I was able to enjoy a night with my childhood friend Jared Whitehead and his new fiance Lacey Heap. we went out canoeing in eklutna lake and we had quite a good adventure. Jared and Lacey are planning on getting married the 13 of September so i wanted to congratulate them on my blog because i can. Congratulations and have a good marriage!!

me?? on etsy 7:43 PM

so today i was searching for some good vintage style and i was on etsy. i then remembered that seth was gonna post some things before he left to central america. and thats where i found this. hahai really liked this shirt i want it. ahah
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_9&listing_id=11163449
this is a lnk to the store

fourth of july weekend 3:25 AM

so i was blessed with a good fourth of july. i was able to get a little fireworks action down at lions park with like everybody else in eagle river. and then put in some time playing rock band. the next morning after three hours of sleep i was able to go biking on mt. baldy. it was one of my favorite rides so far for the summer. i enjoyed the tundra riding and the single track portion of the trail. then after pulling an all-nighter at work i drove down to my cabin to relax and to put some time into kayaking on kenai lake. so all in all it was an awesome weekend.