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Writing Contest

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One of the foul beasts in Dahab, Egypt!

I have been getting a load of responses to my Egypt story that I submitted to the Roadjunky 2007 Writing Contest. I made the top 10, but we’ll see where it goes from there. They announce the winners on August 1st.

Thanks for all the comments!

- Greg

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Aiming for Alaska

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Alaska by Greg Rodgers

Alaska is our largest state and it would take years to explore all the treasures this magical place has to throw at you. Last year I spent 3 of the most amazing weeks of my life there and I think I left a little piece of my heart in the cold ground when I left.

I leave on Monday, but unfortunately this time around I only have 8 days. I am traveling with my father, an avid outdoorsman, and it has been his childhood dream to go to Alaska. I can’t wait to see the look on his face when we land.
This is our loose plan for the trip:

- 2 day float fishing trip through God’s country followed by camping
- Lots of hiking and walking
- Staying in an old trapper cabin on a remote lake
- Explore Anchorage, hang out with my friends up there.
- Drive up to Denali park to Mt. McKinley
- Stay at Tangle Lake and do some fishing in the north

Last but not least, GET A PICTURE OF A BEAR! I diligently hunted bears (almost to the point of stupidity) last year and never encountered one. I did find the remains of salmon a grizzly was eating by the river before he bailed out, but close only counts with hand grenades.

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It’s here!

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I almost broke my legs getting to the door fast enough.

Standing there in the July sunshine, looking like an angel, was the FedEx woman with an envelope for me. I already knew what was inside, but I tore into it like a starving hyena.

My Chinese visa is here!

Occupying a whole page of my last 3 pages left is a beautiful, glorious, 60 day entry visa to china. Woohoo! This was the last variable out of my control that could have dashed my trip on the rocks. I am now good to go!

With Alaska waiting for me on Monday, life just keeps getting better and better.