'08 Dobson Family Reunion

The Dobson Family came together for a few days at Bench Lake.  We had a great time!  I helped mom paint the doors red to match the roof of the cabin.  Mom, Dad and Craig worked on the kitchen cabinets, and we got to do a bit of fishing as well (I caught two).  Craig and I saw three black bears while we were in the canoe - a momma and two cubs.  It was cool!  Mom worked on her "goddess" statue... It now has a head and some hair.  Craig built a nice bench for around the big fire pit that Mom dug out.  Craig and I put up the hammock we got Dad.  Sure is nice!  We walked out behind the cabin to a pretty spot and took a family photo... We all looked fabulous!  Wish Mark coulda been there! 

4th of July 2008

This year for the 4th of July, Mark and I drove down to Trail River Campground to meet up with our longtime friends Michael and Katelin Walker.  They had been down there all week, so they already had a primo camp site staked out for us.  Their parents, Steve and Stephanie, weren't there for the camping because they were out in Resurrection Bay on a sailboat... Too bad for them!  Us "kids" had a good time taking over the motorhome, having camp fires, playing games, and going into Seward to watch the big Mount Marathon race on the 4th.  These people are crazy - the winner of the men's race went up and down a 3,022-foot-tall mountain in less than 45 minutes.  How is that even possible?  It would probably take me half the day. ;)

We took our two dogs into Seward with us, and they both did surprisingly well around the crowd of people.  Both Mark and I were really surprised.

Our campground was about 25 miles north of Seward, and situated right next to the beautiful Kenai Lake (16 miles long and 600' deep in places -- tidbits from my tour guide days coming out!).  Here are some pics from our 4th weekend.  Enjoy!