with two days left here
i was hoping to share this
forest walk; paddle
my trip isn’t hers
(i’m trying to make it mine)
the one sunny day
she briefly emerged
to shop and model by bay
at least i have that
Seward loves murals
though they’re few and far apart
capturing life here
a redemptive hike
tolerably steep, pretty
to a glacier’s start
disappearing ice
is one reason for this trip
cold is beautiful
snowfields beat out scree
a challenge i can live with
and get to slide down
i’m hours faster
than the warning on their map
hiking solo wins!
marmot friends tease me
better than seeing a bear
top of world views
acceptance settles
as we see the bright blue sky
(first time in two weeks)
An expensive hike
yet easy, green, glacial blue
make it worth millions
where can you see ice
floating from nearby glacier
as You eat your lunch?
Alaska wins us
though it can’t fully win her
(my pup will save me)
she’s bought the ticket
leaving me brokenhearted
as more rain plagues us
no blue sky peak views
in this cold and dreary state
matching my sad mood
a bit of comfort
At Homer vacation home
(luxury send-off?)
i can’t change her mind
Yet can face the great alone
(i know how to drive)
every pretty pic
from our day in Anchorage
is marred by her news
tears will follow me
across Alaska, Al-Can
till I’m in his arms
the Al-Can won us
as we drove through Alaska
to these perfect peaks
how many glaciers
will there be left in our lives?
the thought is scary
twelve hours feels short
with this hot springs in the mix
five-dollar heaven
driving Canada?
getting gas is exhausting
perfection elsewhere
glacial blue-gray lakes
mountains shrouded in dawn’s mist
so many rivers
the Al-Can delights
with curves, trees, hills, and mountains
to aid a long day
puppy is tired
yet he lives for where we are
so he truly lives
hiking to high tea
(a different version of high)
altitude wins sips
perfect alpine lakes
to start and finish the day
as we drink in views
glacially made mirrors
waterfall motivation
for the long walk down
a glass reflection
to start Canada travels
cold, bright, beautiful
Banff captures the crowds
who come to see Lake Louise
with its glacial blue
pup’s living the life
that most dogs only dream of
lake dips and air licks
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