Travel plans & HIking

Progress has been made on my travel plans! The Traffic Management Office? (TMO) has been a constant headache for the last month or so, but I finally made headway yesterday. I was able to set up my household goods shipment, so Mom and Dad can finally have their dining room back. As my orders stand now, I can only move 1000 lbs up to Alaska. My commander is trying to straighten out my orders so they allow me to take more poundage. Otherwise Cody and I will be living off the land! I got more information on shipping my car too. I plan to drive to San Diego in April, drop my car off and fly back to Phoenix. It should only take about 28 days for it to arrive in Anchorage. And lastly, I booked my plane ticket to Anchorage. I leave the evening of April 21, to arrive in Anchorage at 2:30am on the 22nd. It makes a long night for Cody, but I'm sure he'll have no problem coming to pick me up :)

Sarah, Erica and I were able to take some time and hike yesterday too (after they were so kind as to accompany me to base for the morning, in uniform even! :) We decided on Squaw Peak since it was close and moderately strenuous. Here are some pictures:

First stop on the way... very sunny and hot

A view of the valley

And of the landscape

Celebrating at the summit!

Yep, still sunny

and no, we aren't going to apply for law school

Time to enjoy another day off! :) and get some errands done. Happy early weekend! (I'm on the OB unit all weekend, followed by another two days off! very welcome, indeed)

And the turned not-so-monthly update on ticket prices:

OMA-ANC: $591
CHI-ANC: $454
STL- ANC: $603
CMH- ANC: $602
MSP- ANC: $615

I just searched on Expedia for a week stay, cheapest roundtrip pricing.