If you wish to move a mountain, you must first begin by carrying away small stones.
A warm Saturday bike ride
Temperatures were almost hitting 40 degrees, so it was an easy ride. I went up the Tuluksak trail maybe 5 miles, then cut over to the river and up a slough chasing the sunset (which was around 4:30 pm).
This is a major “road” connecting Akiachak and Tuluksak, about 30 miles away. It cuts straight across the tundra, and just about starts at my backdoor. There’s hardly a trace of it in the summer time.That’s Cemetery Hill. At some point this was a high river bluff, but the river has changed course long since. It is the highest point for miles around.Cemetery Hill.This is the point I decided to turn around. It just boggles my mind: it looks like I’m taking this picture in any old field, but there are literally THOUSANDS of uninhabited miles behind me.These guys came up one me fast.I think a snow machine would be way more comfortable than a dog sled.On the Kuskokwim. Hard to tell from the picture, but the river has a big bump in it here where the ice was pushing against itself.Here’s a fishing hole. We go here for “manaqing” in Yuplish.
