Archive for the 'Bethel' Category
Remember meeting the postmasters?
How do you suppose the mail gets to people when there aren’t any roads?
In Bethel, the mail isn’t delivered at all. Everyone goes to the post office to pick it up.
Groceries delivered by sled.
Mail destined for the surrounding villages can’t be trucked (no roads).
There wasn’t any Pony Express (no roads and very [...]
Early on I went to the Visitor Center for the Yukon Delta Wildlife Refuge. It is one of the biggest protected areas in the refuge system.
You can see the funny stilts the building is on. And, yes, that is snow falling in the picture, well after the first day of spring. There aren’t any wooly [...]
While I was watching the river, the Senior Bus showed up. Everyone asked about where I had been and how I got my name. I think they liked that my badge was just like their photo card.
Elders get to ride the bus around town to do errands–
shop
bank
post office
pay bills
special events
health clinic (across from the Refuge [...]
I have my own hammock! If I get cool at night I use a blanket or sleep with the cat, Qiviut.
This is a picture at 10 PM (nightime!!).
I use sleeping shades. Some people cover their windows with foil or cardboard or buy special shades. Others get used to it. Most people use the late [...]
Can you imagine it! Just step ouside your back door and start skating around your backyard!! Well, probably not in Horsham!
In Bethel, when it snowed, the road crew piled the snow up on the sides of the road. The warmth of early April melted a bit of snow, then it got cold again and froze [...]
Here is Bethel City Hall. It is built on stilts.
The stairs look funny, too.
Further up the one paved highway is the post office (I met the postmaster and assistant postmaster!)
Imagine you are small and flat like I-Quad visiting the post office. You accidentally get posted with the mail! Tell of your adventures!
Visit Australia Post web site [...]
I think I landed through these satellite dishes, but there are 2 more dishes out of view.
This is the only 3-way stop in Bethel. It is a large town compared to others in the region, but not a big city at all. There are no movie theatres and only 2 grocery stores plus 2 [...]
