You don't even want to know, Ribeye... But here's a very short version of it...
Lost phone at DIA, flew to Anchorage, food was very expensive, my meetings with my company's office in Anchorage were fine, but were substantially shortened due to unforseen circumstances in the office. Found out that my cousin's bachelor party and wedding were called off. Went to Kenai anyway (where they live), ended up having to hitchhike about 10 miles at the end of the bus/van trip... Found out about a restraining order, found out their townhouse was a complete disaster. Stayed with my cousin at his friend's place (along with his two kids and his friend's two kids). Slept on a sofa for 4 nights. Flew a red-eye back from Anchorage to Denver. Got home. During this time, I did manage to see an awesome glacier, see Dall's Sheep on a rocky ledge, see a few momma moose with babies in tow cross the road, saw a bald eagle perched in its nest about 20 feet from me along a trail, made a good friend who lives in midtown Manhattan who's offered me a place to stay whenever I visit NYC, met my cousin for the first time (along with his kids and his ex-fiancee), and had an overall crazy time...
Needless to say, thank goodness I'm back to the controlled insanity of my life in Denver!
Aaron (Glowrock)