So we visited the Denver Zoo back over Memorial Day weekend. Clearly, I was highly motivated to upload the photos to my computer. We decided to take a day trip to Denver and to explore the Denver Zoo. It’s a pretty standard zoo and is similar to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. One…
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2015 Scavenger Dash
One of my 30 by 30 goals is to complete a race each year. I originally planned to do a few more Rock’n’Roll series half-marathons, but our move and my new job threw those plans out the window. There aren’t a lot of 5Ks here in the Springs beyond running clubs. I happened to check…
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Kenai Fjords cruise
After a bit of research, we booked our Kenai fjords cruise through Major Marine Tours (you can see their building on some of the Seward episodes of “Buying Alaska”). They offered a discounted package with round-trip train fare and the five-hour wildlife tour. Most of the tours offer a buffet lunch, and we didn’t pre-buy…
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Alaska Railroad to Seward
We woke up at 4:45 am on vacation. Because we’re crazy. We booked a fjord cruise and had to catch a 7 am Alaska railroad train to Seward for it. At the train station, we actually met three Hokies (who know a friend of mine from Richmond) and picked up at our tickets at the station…
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Denali to Anchorage: 8 hours on a train
After our quick hike in Denali, we headed over to the train depot. We boarded another train for the last leg of our Princess tour from Denali to Anchorage. The trip lasted about 8 hours. We again had a tour guide, a bartender, and servers. The weather broke, so we had some nice views. I…
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To cherish friendships
Given that I now work in Greek Life as a job, I am often asked why I do what I do and why I love my job. Many people’s opinions about Greek life are shaped by the bad stories you see on the news: racist or inappropriate chants or songs, hazing deaths of new members,…