We are now in our 11th
day of a 27 day residency, and we have definitely settled into a routine. We
hike up a steep road to a blue bridge that overlooks the West Creek Glacier
every morning, accompanied by three or four Alderworks dogs and a can of bear
spray. We return to the cabin and work most of the day and then hike to the
flats of the Taiya River after dinner. It’s very simple, and one day merges
into the next.
Mixing it up some is
the North Words Writers Symposium in Skagway this week. Ed is participating.
Nancy Lord of “Early Warming” joined us for breakfast this morning, and Susan
Orlean of “The Orchid Thief” will be speaking later.
Also adding a new
twist to the mix, Allison Nichols, a photographer from New York, arrived at the
residency yesterday. She is a delightful hiking companion and an insightful
artist, with a gifted swing for throwing sticks to the dogs in the river.
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