Ketchikan

Howdy! Greetings from Ketchikan! Lots of fun and beauty up here! Took a really fun flight in a small float plane today, did a little bear watching! Here's one...
First day where i can actually send email.
Love to all,
Dad/UR

Out of Office

Greetings All; 

I will be out of my office for the next 2 weeks....

Holland Am Staatendam, destination Fairbanks..

Thanks to Erica and Jeff, putting the Montalto's and us up for the night, prior to take off from Phx! Alaska Air, Flight 643, then 231, via Seattle.

 Next stop, overnight in Vancouver, then board:

9 Sept, Ketchikan, then Jeaneau, then Skagway, then Glacier Bay, then at sea, then Anchorage overnight, then Denali for a couple of days, then Fairbanks for a couple of days.

 Cell and email should work, most of the time.

I'll be in touch!

Love to all, UR/Dad

Fwd: letter from ESU and Augusta Shepherd "Mom's' induction into the Beach Hall of Distinction.

 Hi All,

 Thought you might be interested in Joyce's note to me, if you haven't already seen it. It's nice to see A Augusta get recognized this way.

 Hope all is well around the country! Here in a couple of weeks, Alaska bound!

Love, Dad/UR

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Joyce French <JoyceF@ssoilpropane.com>
Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 2:18 PM
Subject: letter from ESU and Augusta Shepherd "Mom's' induction into the Beach Hall of Distinction.
To:

Hello cousins,
Thought you would like to be in on some exciting news.  Mom is being inducted into the Emporia State University, Beach Hall of Distinction.
Each fall there is a benefit concert, and at the concert there is a special inductee during the intermission.
This year mother is being recognized, and I thought you would all like to know.

Mom and Dad have been strong supporters of ESU, in all areas, and the Department of Music has been special to them.
I thought you'd like to see this letter and announcement that we received.  I am sure I'm missing emails, and couldn't copy some,
So please feel free to share!

I know this is coming soon, but if it works for anyone's schedule I know mother would be thrilled to see you.
There is a lot going on.
Thought you'd like to hear good news!!!

Love Joyce

Stuff

Greetings from the ranch...Lynn got away to come up from Tucson and we've had a great week end.
First, Happy Birthday to U Ken! And many more!
A few pics to share..from the couple of days.
Love to all,
Dad. UR

Stuff

Looks like more nail biting! (Just in case you might have missed it).

Now if we can only get through football...

Hi All, guess I'll just put the plans for the next few months out there so you (and I) will know where I'm supposed to go next...

 August: I'm open. It's really nice up here in the cabin in the cool and rainy mountains. Really nice. Getting the lawns mowed, gravel spread, weeds pulled, pasture mowed, tractor fixed, all the fun stuff.

 September:

    Spending the night w Erica and Jeff (remember??) on the 5th with Lynn AND Nick and Judy Montalto, en route to Alaska and Canada.

 We come back from that sojourn on the 19th, same deal.

    26th: to a Sabino High School football game where Ashley and Erica will be inducted into the Sabino High School Sports Hall of Fame for their successful endeavors on the tennis courts in high school! Now That's exciting. I don't think anyone in our family has that on their spreadsheet yet!!

    October: this gets problematic...the Topeka West High School 50th reunion starts the 2nd, on Thursday, goes through Sunday am with BBQ's, tours, dinner party. My Phi Delta Fraternity is also having a reunion that week-end in Manhattan, complete with free tickets to the Kansas State-Texas Tech football game on Saturday. Can't miss that, of course. There is also a little reunion of my tennis team mates from those days. So, From the 2nd of October to at least the 5th I'll be in Kansas, plus some travel time in front and back. Big doin's back home!!

   Also in October is my Los Charros horse ride, 21-26th.

   And that's all there is.

 Hope all is well around the country!

  The mountains are really really nice this time year; just beautiful. Somebody come visit!

Love to all,

 UR/Dad

At the ranch

Re filled the hummingbird feeder. We've counted 23 humming birds.
Good grief.
The mountains are truly wonderful this time of year.
Hope ASL is well around the country!
Love, Dad/UR