Crow Pass Overnight

Yesterday we woke up early to go play soccer. At 11 am the kids got picked up from the field and we started driving in the car that we had packed the previous night. After a drive of about an hour we got out at the trail head that was just north of Girwood. We put on our packs and started hiking. The trail was only about 2.5 miles but it took up a really long time to finish because it was really steep and our packs were really heavy so we stopped a lot. We got really tired and we stopped at a moderately flat area where we thought we should camp. We all put down out packs and, as the three older people went on to explore for a different place to camp, Zander, Kayley and Sarah sledded down the snow on the foam pads. We just hiked over a little hill and we found the awesomest cabin ever. It had been built the week before and it smelled like sawdust. It was really nice. So we got all our stuff over and set stuff up. Dad made Ramen and quesadillas for dinner and it was super yummy. Then I made a fire and we had s'mores for dessert. We roasted them on a fork that we clamped in the pliers of a leatherman. It was really good. There is something about camping that makes food taste really good. Maybe its all the dirt... just kidding. But after dinner Zander and the parents went and shot the gun at snowballs while Sarah and I did the dishes and Kayley read Twilight (not fair, I know). Then Zander made a few snowmen that were killing each other and Sarah made one that looked like Shrek. After that we all went to bed. During the night I got really cold so I kept waking up and putting on jackets (backwards... oops). So all night I was at that stage of sleep that is so shallow that you can remember every bit of your dreams. I love that.. its like watching a movie all night long except weirder and more random. The next morning we hiked back out after a good breakfast of that kind of oatmeal that comes in little bags like hot cocoa.

Its really weird how the hike in seems like twice as long as the hike out. Maybe its because you can see little things along the way that tell you where you are. Like hey I remember that tree, we're almost there! or hey isn't that where daddy pegged Zander really hard with a snowball and he started crying? we're really close! So the hike down was a breeze even though my pack tower about a foot over my head so I kept falling in the snow. When I made it to the parking lot Zander and I had to wait for like ten minutes for everyone else to catch up. This is really wrong because mine and Zanders packs were way heavier then everyone elses except for maybe dads because he was carrying the gun and that thing weighs like ten pounds. Anyway when we all were finally at the car we dumped out stuff in the back and got in the car and drove on home.

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6-17-11 2 shoting range tripe

         Today after volunteer we went to the shooting range. This time it was only my dad, mom, and me. But before we could go we had to get more ammo. Our SKS assault rifle shots that same round as a AK 47. The Russian bullets are really cheap. For a pack of 20 hard point it is about 7 dollars but for the regular 30 caliber Remington bullets, a pack of 20 rounds is almost 40 dollars. So we got 100 hard point SKS rounds and 40 full metal jackets which are about 19 dollars for a pack of 20. When we went to to the shooting range. We shot 80 rounds. we shot at 50yards and at 100yards. I did pretty good at the 50yard but at the hundred yard I missed the target a lot.
        In Alaska every one has a gun and the shooting ranges are usually pretty crowded. Plus every one knows a lot about guns and ammunition. When we went to Sportsman's The kid behinds the coater knew what round we should use to shot a bear and what gun and scoop we should get to be able to take down the black bear.
Zander

Rifle Range with the New Gun

On Wednesday Zander, dad and I went  to  the rifle range to try out the new gun. It was the second time we went there with it but the first time we couldnt shoot because there were paragliders out over the beach that was in front of the range. I guess they were afraid someone would get shot. At the range it was really loud and it smelled of gun smoke. The guys loved that smell but I thought it was gross. It must be a guy thing to like anything and everything that has anything to do with guns. And the noise was crazy in the picture you can see Zander cowering in the background with his hands over his ears... he must not be entirely guyish. We had a bunch of little stick on targets to shoot at. There were really little ones that were about an inch in diameter and bigger ones that were around three or four inches in diameter. We all practiced on the big ones and at the end we had a little contest with the smaller ones. We got three targets each and four shots (dad got 5 because he is bigger than us) and we tried to hit the tiny targets. Zander and I both hit one of the targets but dad hit none so we all got to make fun of him. It was pretty sad because he got more shots than us. Afterwards we went into the shooters lounge and bought candy for this vending machine that kept stealing our money. Fun stuff!!!

The virticle hike June13,2011

Today we went on a really steep hike. At first the trail was flat and paved. Then the paved trail stopped by a restroom and became a dusty trail. The trail was really slipery and dry. There was lots of trees and vine type thingys. After a while the trees stopped  and there were lots of pretty flowers like purple violets and dandylions. Soon I got tierd, grumpy, and mad. I stopped a lot to rest. Neer the end Daddy pulled me up, at a bunch of rockes we stopped to let some people pass us . I didn't start again so 
daddy left me with Mia and we had go up together . But we didn't have to go all the way because they came back down.       -Kayley Rolph   

buying fishing poles May30, 2011

We bought two fishing poles on Saturday. I bought a teliscopic pole that has a red reel. Sarah bought a regular one with a red reel. I haven't caught a fish yet with the pole.   -Kayley Rolph

buying a used gun on the internet 6-12-11

       Today we looked on the Internet for a used hunting rifle. Since craigslist does not have a section for guns we went on Alaskaslist and they have everything. We were looking for something that was a bolt action 30 caliber hunting rifle. But what we came up with is a old SKS assault rifle it had a bayonet and a grenade launcher. It is an semiautomatic 30 caliber military rifle that can hold 10 bullets in the magazine.

       It is the gun that the Russians made before the AK 47 and was bought brand new recently. We got the rifle and 100 rounds for 375 dollars then the man the we bought if from gave us a trigger lock and another 200 rounds but we had to replace a of the 200 rounds that we used.The SKS was made in Poland and he got it from a dealer that brought a couple hundred new from Poland.

       The guy we bought it from was a nice man that had a house so full of guns he couldn't go 2 steps without having a gun. He also kept all of them loaded and was a experienced fire arm teacher and law informent profecional. When he was showing us he had the SKS on the couch and a hid in cabinet with a pistol and some clips in it. Then there was a 30.6 hunting rifle siting loaded right by the door. His wife said that her husband likes to clean his guns...

Zander

THE AWESOME LIBRARY IN ANCHORAGE!!!!!

           The library in Anchorage is awesome because its huge and has tons of books. The library has at least 3 floors. The kids section is on the 2nd floor and I'm always there. That library has all of my favorite books and a Cafe where we buy a snack (I usually get a cup of noodles). We've gone there practically every day in the morning except on the weekends. Mommy's geting sick of it, but every one else still loves the library.

-Kayley Rolph