Greg -
I had the strangest experience yesterday. We had just returned to our site and I was standing at the edge of the road checking my email when a robin flew out from behind our camper and landed on my head. I was wearing a hat and it didn't feel like it was acting as if it were defending a nest but, instead, just sat there silently. I'm feeling at one with nature......maybe I'll see if I can get a wolverine to sit on my lap later today.
Last night's potluck was a good one. We had around twenty people show up for the potluck and about fifteen more for the ranger program. Two representatives from Whale Bay Woods, a wood supplier to musical instrument manufacturers, spoke to us about their company and its connection to Wrangell. They started the company back in the 80's on the Olympic Peninsula. The founder's uncle was a violin maker and he would cut and process the wood himself. As the number of requests for this wood from other artisans increased, the business began and has been growing ever since. Whale Bay provides wood to companies like Gibson and Fender, and has had a request for wood for pianos from the Steinway company. He said that the only the highest quality instruments are used from Alaskan sitka spruce due to the high cost of processing and the fact that the supply is still very limited. Because of the quality of the wood, he foresees a day when spruce from Wrangell island will become the most sought after wood in the industry. See the link below for more information.
Whale Bay Woods
It's been raining since around eleven o'clock last night. The forecast calls for rain through Tuesday. It should be a quiet day on the road today.
I had the strangest experience yesterday. We had just returned to our site and I was standing at the edge of the road checking my email when a robin flew out from behind our camper and landed on my head. I was wearing a hat and it didn't feel like it was acting as if it were defending a nest but, instead, just sat there silently. I'm feeling at one with nature......maybe I'll see if I can get a wolverine to sit on my lap later today.
Last night's potluck was a good one. We had around twenty people show up for the potluck and about fifteen more for the ranger program. Two representatives from Whale Bay Woods, a wood supplier to musical instrument manufacturers, spoke to us about their company and its connection to Wrangell. They started the company back in the 80's on the Olympic Peninsula. The founder's uncle was a violin maker and he would cut and process the wood himself. As the number of requests for this wood from other artisans increased, the business began and has been growing ever since. Whale Bay provides wood to companies like Gibson and Fender, and has had a request for wood for pianos from the Steinway company. He said that the only the highest quality instruments are used from Alaskan sitka spruce due to the high cost of processing and the fact that the supply is still very limited. Because of the quality of the wood, he foresees a day when spruce from Wrangell island will become the most sought after wood in the industry. See the link below for more information.
Whale Bay Woods
It's been raining since around eleven o'clock last night. The forecast calls for rain through Tuesday. It should be a quiet day on the road today.
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