A beautiful day for Bob's memorial

Friday was the most beautiful day since Kila, Deva, and Mark arrived and it was the last day of their visit.  So today was centered around Kila's wish that we scatter some of Bob's ashes here in Kodiak on the 10th anniversary of his passing.

We started off the day at Harborside Fly-by coffee shop watching the planes take off from Island Lake.

We knew we wanted to take some of the ashes to the beach that was a 10 minute walk from our old cabin and where I walked almost every day while I was pregnant.

The tide was out so we were able to walk and explore along our beach and around several points.

This is also a shot of the North Sister that Deva had been wanting to climb since they got here.

And then we picked one of the spots to put Bob's ashes.

And another spot

And another

There was a Bald Eagle that flew over when Kila tossed some ashes into the sea.  Bob always said if he believed in a god then it would be the wind.

Next we walked up to our cabin that is now deserted to look around again.

And Kila put some ashes along the window sill.......

We drove out to an overlook that was near where we got our water many years ago and Bob loved to sit here and write poetry.

I threw some of his ashes into the wind.

The day just kept getting lovelier and we decided to start the climb up then front side of the North Sister along one of the bear trails.  I knew I wouldn't go all the way, but wanted to make up to a stand of trees that stood about 1/3 of the way up.

Our car is that little silver one parked at the overlook.

The trail was steep, narrow, with bushes up to our shoulders.

I got up to just opposite that stand of trees before starting back down.

The young ones continued....

Mark is on ahead, but I could see the girls along the ridge.  When it got really steep it was all fours to scramble up.

Now they are on their way down.  Of course, I have no pictures from the top, but Kila did a collage of Bob's Memorial Day.

Upper left at the overlook, upper right and lower left at the top of the mountain, lower middle at our cabin and lower right at our beach

It was a wonderful and special  day!!!!

That evening we went over to Marty's to take photos of all of the girls and to have salmon berry tart.

The three babies that were in the belly picture, now 32 years later,

And then with the Mom's, too, except for Janice.

Emmi, Deva, Kila, and Lily all born in Alaska and all back visiting at once.

Kila combing Marmalade