Rotation B- for "bad ass"

Hmmm so you may be wondering what exactly Alaska is like. Alright, well I would try to start at the beginning, but once again, forget it. I'll just throw it all out there and you can decide if it's a state worth visiting. Alaska is....actually, Alaska HeliMush is....begging for a ride to and from Era, it's dog drop with 210 dogs, it's bathing out of a bucket for 6 days a week. It's $2 for a load of laundry and 25cents for six minutes in the drier. It's finally having internet in the apartment- because before that, it was walking over the bridge into Juneau to find a cafe...while at the cafe, it was hunting for an outlet. It's pretty crazy weather. It's living on a glacier, "in someone's back pocket," where the sun is about two times stronger than in Florida. So, pretty much, it's crazy raccoon eyes and an insanely attractive farmer's tan. It's NOT soliciting tips, but bending over backwards to receive them :-) It's using "the modesty pit” instead of being caught using the guest porta-poty. It's moving tents by grunting in unison and acting like a football team....once the tents begin to move, it's avoiding the ropes. It's never being the "shovel person" in front because of the near death experience that one time. It's being a "carrier" at dinner so that you're first in line! It's "hey folks, welcome to dog world" and snapping a dozen pictures beside the aircraft in a very thin timeslot to avoid delaying the pilots. It's NOT getting the rotors or windows or engine in those pictures. It's holding the camera VERTICALLY and removing lifejackets FIRST. It's Sandy Beach and Outer Point. It's counting the cruise ships to prepare for your next time on the ice. It's Jet Dry in the tent :-) and trying to teach Kona how to play frisbee. It's "bringing it in" for rotation (and that one time we brought it in for Jenny...a good night) and rallying at the dog food. It's pounding poo and avoiding the shrapnel. It's judging "the ceiling" and timing the two miles perfectly at 20 minutes. And, to be very honest, it's knowing that this whole thing sounds insane and that no one will have a clue, but it's the truth.