Alaska trip

Ready or not

Not sure that I'm ready for this trip! I am caught up on my work and my house is cleaner that it's been in a long time. I do need a vacation, but this is also a research trip for my book <i>Arctic Lace</i> to be published by <a href="http://drobson.info/nomad.htm">Nomad Press</a> in 2005. I also hate airports, so today will not be a fun day.

Once we get past the "getting there" phase, I'm sure the trip will be fun and exciting! Here's what we have lined up on the agenda:

Sunday - Free, explore Anchorage

Monday - Visit the <a href="http://www.qiviut.com">Oomingmak Knitter's Co-op</a>

Tuesday - Visit the <a href="http://www.alaska.net/~moxfarm/index.html">Musk Ox Farm in Palmer</a>

Wed-Fri - Fly to Unalakleet, a village with 700 people on the coast, to visit some knitters

Saturday - Attend events at the <a href="http://www.alaskanative.net/">Alaska Native Heritage Center</a>

Sunday - Check out the exhibits at the <a href="http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/">Anchorage Museum of History and Art</a>

Monday - View exhibits at the <a href="http://www.wellsfargohistory.com/museums/alaska.html">Alaska Heritage Library and Museum</a>

Tue-Fri - Go to Farbanks to visit the <a href="http://www.uaf.edu/lars/">Large Animal Research Station</a> and the <a href="http://www.uaf.edu/museum/">University of Alaska Museum</a> where we will see a musk ox skull and some hides as well as Yup'ik artwork and artifacts.

On off days, we will spend more time at the Co-op and Musk Ox Farm, and check out the local scenery.

Check back every day if you want to hear about it all and see photos