My family moved to Alaska in 1989, when I was 10 years old. My dad was in the Air Force and I think he followed where his sense of adventure took him and that is how he ended up here. We lived on Lazy Mountain in Palmer and even as recently as that, the Mat Su Valley was a small collective of towns with wide open lands between them. No one who was around back then would imagine the size of life here now. I attended Butte Elementary and was in the first class of 6th graders at Palmer Junior Middle School, just after it had been changed from Palmer Junior High School. Two years into high school at Palmer, my family moved to Delta Junction and after graduation my exploring phase of my life began.
I lived in Fairbanks from 1997 until 2000. My time there was not much different than most individual's lives directly out of high school with the exception of my wanderlust. I have many fond memories of Chena Hot Springs visits as well as random trips up the Elliott and Dalton highways, down to Southcentral to Chitna, Valdez, and Homer, and even random trips down the Alcan just because it was there. Like most young people, I had a thirst for adventure and although I didn't know it at this young age, the seemingly random trips that I made around the state at whim would set the tone for my adult adventures that I now dream of and live as much as I can. Because I thought my sense of adventure was so big though, I had bigger plans. I joined the US Coast Guard.
My brief time in the US Coast Guard lasted from 2000 until 2003. My favorite patrols that I went on were our "Alpat" patrols that we did in the Bering Sea. On these patrols we did search and rescue standby for the crabbing vessels that participated in the fishery that was later featured in the show
"The Deadliest Catch". My experience there and visitations to Unalaska could only be described as awesome, using the word in the most literal sense. Anyone who has seen the show should know that there is no real way to do the real thing justice, but only because the magnitude of the anger of the sea can not be imagined by a TV audience. Dutch Harbor itself is also a fascinating place, with still-existing World War II emplacements existing on the beaches. I look forward to visiting again with my family.
"The Deadliest Catch". My experience there and visitations to Unalaska could only be described as awesome, using the word in the most literal sense. Anyone who has seen the show should know that there is no real way to do the real thing justice, but only because the magnitude of the anger of the sea can not be imagined by a TV audience. Dutch Harbor itself is also a fascinating place, with still-existing World War II emplacements existing on the beaches. I look forward to visiting again with my family.
When I returned to Alaska in 2003 permanently, I knew that I was home. My wife, Stephanie, my two daughters and I all immensely enjoy the outdoors. Everything and anything outdoors is our favorite thing to do. We currently live in the Meadow Lakes area outside of Wasilla. We couldn't possibly be any happier with the life we live here in the Mat Su Valley. It is truly paradise. We have year round fishing, aviation in our own back yard, off road ATV adventures, and hiking at any time. What in the world could anyone ever want more?
If you too, have a thirst for adventure like I do then give me a call today or shoot me an email, even if it is just to see what we have planned for this next weekend.
If you too, have a thirst for adventure like I do then give me a call today or shoot me an email, even if it is just to see what we have planned for this next weekend.