Well spring is finally here for good and for certain. Most of the snow is gone, except where it has been piled, or is in shadows. And today it reached 60 degrees!
Last week I purchased a 2006 Kawasaki KLR 650 motorcycle, and I have started riding this to work. Interestingly, the 6 gallon fuel tank on the motorcycle has roughly the same range as the 31 gallon fuel tank on my 1989 Chevy Blazer. The difference I demonstrated this week, was a $15 fill up, versus a $75 fill up! Even with only a 5 month riding season in Alaska, the bike will pay for itself pretty quickly. Not to mention it's a whole lot of fun to ride. This coming weekend a friend and I are going to ride our bikes down to Anchorage for the Alaska Airmen's airshow. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for weather like we had today... the mountains 100 miles away were crystal clear. We will be tent camping, so I hope it doesn't turn out cold and rainy.
I also made it out to our R/C club flying field on Sunday. It was an absolutely beautiful day, only spoiled by the fact that vandals had dumped our trash barrels all over the field, then shot them full of holes. So I spent a couple of hours cleaning up trash, and a couple of hours flying. It was still a terrific day. This is the first opportunity I've had to fly my Fomojo (previously commented on) in an open space. After the careful flying in my driveway and school gym, it was a blast to cut loose with it... what a great little airplane. I can see a lot of fun flying in my Fomojo's future.
I find myself energized by the spring weather, spending more time out and about accomplishing things I've been putting off... what a wonderful feeling. I think if anything this feeling is amplified by the long winters we have in interior Alaska. With the long day light hours, and warmer weather it just calls to you to get out and enjoy it.
