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Hoka Toa and also the tour company provided micro spikes for walking on the glacier.
As far as the feet, they feel fine, no issues there. No issues to start with either.
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Pacific NW/AK/BC Pugs off to Alaska
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As far as the feet, they feel fine, no issues there. No issues to start with either.
Did you have a foot problem a couple months ago?
He did, while we were at A-Basin the last week of April, but he forgot.
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Today we spent some time at the Iditarod Museum and with some of the dogs that actually have done the race.
Guess it wasn’t a big thing!!He did, while we were at A-Basin the last week of April, but he forgot.
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It was at the time. Seriously, I completely forgot about it.
Heading to Seward and Girwood today and tomorrow.
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Fun facts as you watch the sea otters in the bay:
- Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal, approximately 1 million hairs per square inch. Their thick hairs trap air next to their body to keep them warm. Their skin never gets wet.
- They float on their back with their feet out of the water to keep them warm.
- Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don't float away from each other.
- They are known as the "dirty old men of the sea" to locals in Seward (not sure how far this term travels).
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You can have one too!Orange helmets? Where's @Andy Mink ?
While you're in Seward look for my daughter Anne. Not sure how you'll recognize her, but pretty sure she's there.
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That’s the color I wanted but they didn’t have if available for my enormous cranium. …although I think I could have gotten by with a size smaller since they seem to run a bit large.
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They do tend to run a bit large at least in my limited experience. I tried on a large in the ski helmet I got and it was like a tent. For $99 you could try it and sell it if it doesn't work.
Tell her to look for us. We are wearing our SkiTalk jackets .
And my hair is a mess !
Checking in:
We were awoken by a phone alert that we were in an area that was at risk for a tsunami.
With in a few minutes we were alerted by local alarms that said a major earthquake was detected off the coast and that we needed to move to higher ground immediately.
We quickly packed our stuff and loaded it in the car. We are headed back to our family's house and are bailing on all of the activities we planned on for Thursday before our flight.
I guess this is a "I'm safe" check in.
Details will follow.
We were awoken by a phone alert that we were in an area that was at risk for a tsunami.
With in a few minutes we were alerted by local alarms that said a major earthquake was detected off the coast and that we needed to move to higher ground immediately.
We quickly packed our stuff and loaded it in the car. We are headed back to our family's house and are bailing on all of the activities we planned on for Thursday before our flight.
I guess this is a "I'm safe" check in.
Details will follow.
United States
Huge quake of magnitude 8.2 on Alaska Peninsula triggers tsunami alert
Reuters
July 29 (Reuters) - A shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula late on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings in the region, authorities said.
There were no immediate reports on loss of property or life.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake, which struck at 10:15 p.m. local time (0615 GMT Thursday), was at a depth of 35 km.
In Alaska, the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) issued warnings for southern parts, the Peninsula, and Pacific coastal areas from Hinchinbrook Entrance to Unimak Pass. It also issued a "tsunami watch" for the U.S. state of Hawaii.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said the possibility of a tsunami threat to the U.S. state of Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam was being investigated.
Japan's Meteorological Agency was investigating whether there was a possibility of a tsunami hitting Japan, the public broadcaster NHK said.
Authorities in New Zealand also said they were assessing if there was any danger to coastal regions.
The U.S. NTWC said it was evaluating the level of tsunami danger for other U.S. and Canadian Pacific coastal areas.
The tremor struck about 91 km east-southeast of Perryville in Alaska. It was about 800 km (500 miles) from Anchorage, Alaska's biggest city. It was followed by seven aftershocks, two of them above magnitude 6.0, according to USGS.
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2:00 AM we are safe back in Wasilla.
Instead of heading to the safe zones where the masses were parked waiting for news to return, we headed back to the family's home in Wasilla and are going to try to get some sleep before our flight tomorrow.
Thanks for checking in. I woke to read news of a tsunami warning being called off for an 8.2 and came here to check. Glad to hear everyone's safe.