PRAISE THE LORD..HIS MERCIES ARE NEW EVERY MORNING!!!

Annie and I had a fantastic trip to Fairbanks this weekend. We left on Friday morning and returned home Monday evening. We saw beautiful fall colors, gorgeous mountain scenery, and even a black bear. We went to Chena Hot Springs on Sunday and then picked blueberries in Cantwell on the way home.


We stayed with the wonderful Hirn family. Mr. and Mrs. Hirn were very gracious and hospitable. I so enjoyed the stories from Mr. Hirn's adventures of when he first came to AK in 1949 to when he met his lovely wife and married her in 1961. They have a total of eight children and many grandchildren. They have a beautiful homestead on 160 acres complete with a large vegetable garden and greenhouse that Mr. Hirn still gardens. Both Bob and Mary Hirn are awesome cooks. They live on mile 18.5 Chena Hot Springs Road. They kept us both well-fed with sourdough pancakes, homemade bread and biscuits. Now I see where Annie gets her love of cooking.