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Rocking the Red Postcard from Alaska

By  -  July 20, 2008






Hi folks! Winding down a fantastic two weeks in Alaska with my wife and we're having a blast. Not much hockey up here in the summer months of course, but I'm still Rocking the Red 3,000+ miles from home.

This first red-rocking photo is from a trek across the frigid wasteland of the Mendenhall Glacier outside Juneau. The second is the obligatory goofy tourist shot in Anchorage with a "how far from home" sign. Today we're steaming along the Inside Passage toward Vancouver after a stop in Ketchican, AK.

That's all for now; the wireless connection on this ship is about as expensive and unreliable as a Jaromir Jagr contract, so hopefully this postcard will reach you successfully. I'll be back soon – as much as I'm enjoying this trip it will be good to return home, and to OFB and Capitals hockey.

Talk to you soon, and GO CAPS!

Mike










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4 Comments on "Rocking the Red Postcard from Alaska"

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Posted by Lee (PTO), July 21, 2008 1:02 PM

What? No shots from the deck of the Cornelia Marie?

And hey, Kevin Smith called and he wants his likeness returned...

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Posted by OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki), July 21, 2008 2:14 PM

Heh, good call Lee -- I've done a few Halloweens as Silent Bob, just by adding a trench coat, backwards ball cap, cigarette, and a tall-skinny-hyperactive friend dressed as Jay. Though not talking all night (except once) was incredibly difficult...

As for the Deadliest Catch I didn't set foot on its slippery decks. Though while whale-watching on a local's boat I did see a little fishing boat named "Dirty Oar" which made me laugh. Was even better when our captain mentioned that the Dirty Our is owned by the local high school's principal.

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Posted by Brad Smoley, July 22, 2008 4:39 PM

Hope you've enjoyed Alaska! It's beautiful country. My wife and I enjoyed our honeymoon there on a cruise last May. Now, while it was too early to "rock-the-red," I did manage to spread my Caps spirit in Ketchican in front of their own, angry swooping eagle! Here's a pic:

http://www.bradsmoley.com/ketchican.jpg

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Posted by OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki), July 22, 2008 5:33 PM

Terrific photo Brad! Thanks for sharing it.

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