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Spent some time in the saddle yesterday - ahhhhhhh. I went on a "Snarfari". Yes, it really is a word. A friend of mine has set up a fun way to see the world around you - the town you live in - or even towns far away.

Visit Markeroni to see what I am blathering on about. Fellow "Markeroons" from all over the country are out "snarfing" up markers. We look for historical markers, take a photo of them, write a little blurb about them and post them on the Markeroni site. So far I have two snarfs.

One is a "wild card" marker I found on the way home from Anchorage on my last trip - it is a memorial to a man who lost his life while clearing up avalanches along the Seward Highway. The second I visited yesterday - the Russian Orthodox church.

I hope to ride to Seward on Saturday - there are 9 historical places on the national register there. And, there are a couple on the way, also.

Anyway, it is lots of fun. If it sounds like something you might like to do, drop by White Raven's site and check it out - then sign up (it's free) and have a ball. I look forward to seeing what is in your neck of the woods.

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As I rode up to my house, I saw hubby and a physician friend of ours - out in front of the house - with the other two bikes. They invited me to come along for a ride - didn't have to ask twice. No matter that I had already put in 65 miles. ;-) Nope, I was ready for another ride.

Stopped to catch our breath - grin a bit - check out the scenery - and then headed back to grab a cold drink and on towards home. Ahhhhhhhhh.

Tonight after dinner, hubby asked if I wanted to go for a ride - I beat him out of the door to get geared up. We rode over to a buddy's of his to visit for a bit - see his new boat (missed it - it's in for a tune up) and his new out buildings. Had a nice visit before heading back to Kenai.

It is gorgeous out - sunny and warm. Only one problem - it is D.R.Y! And, we understand that, in addition to the fires up around Fairbanks, that there is now one burning closer to us at Skilak Lake. That's not a good thing. The Kenai Peninsula is a tinderbox just waiting for a match - we have acres of beetle killed spruce that are going to act just like roman candles when a flame gets close to them.

But, we'll not borrow trouble - right? Right!

Have a great Wednesday - gonna be a short week. Yay!

Posted by Purplemoose at July 6, 2004 09:58 PM