 I never grow tired of this view. I moved to the Peninsula in the early 1980s. When I empty nested, I migrated north for a time, but this grandeur always pulled me back to its resplendence. I've walked these beaches and cliffs with my children and friends, family and in solitude more times than I can tell you. I fished Cook Inlet for ten plus years pulling shrimp and crab, halibut and salmon and various rockfish from its waters. Last night a friend and I met at the gazebo that overlooks this sight. We strolled the bluff in the evening sun chatting just as we have done for more than thirty years. We stopped in at the Senior Center, whose wall of windows looks out over this splendor, and we listened to Ole Timers play music that is unfamiliar to me. A gentleman in a wheelchair approached and invited us to move in closer with the crowd. We are on the cusp of winter; leaves are turning, the temperature is cooling and darkness comes earlier on the clock. But even covered in white, this place takes my breath away. Whatever conditions the weather presents and no matter the state my life seems, whether peaceful or challenging, I am grateful to be a part of such beauty.
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The morning hours, I'm learning, is often the time when wildlife make their appearance - especially along the Escape Route. Caribou are such beautiful animals.
Just down the road from the house, I stopped and watched this bull and his cow enjoying breakfast in the wake of morning light. And when I turned down the Escape Route, this brute of a bull lumbered across the road in front of me; a breathtaking sight.
I've recently passed by a few camouflage clad gents scanning the woods. Moose must know who has the ability to place them in their freezer for they allowed me a gander. A beautiful way to start my day.  Taking a leisurely drive in the evening sun, a sow and her two cubs crossed the road in front of me. I do so enjoy Alaska.
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