and I may not write again before we depart! Although Book #2 of Children of Glacier Point [homesteading in Alaska in the ’50’s] is officially released, our trip means no actual publishing until we return!
Meanwhile…..watch for updates on our journey. We are hoping for non-stormy weather so that we can explore more freely and get lots of pictures.
Some have asked if our old cabin is still there. No, it was already gone in the 80’s. Places that are not lived in and maintained deteriorate rapidly, especially in very damp climates. The cabin was unique in that it had originally been built across the water, from logs that were hand squared. Then they numbered them all, took it apart, floated to Glacier Point and reassembled. This was long before we were in Alaska.
There were a number of other smaller cabins to the north of us that were constructed right on the spot, also quite old.
Never heard the story of how the quonset hut at Teston’s was brought there, but imagine it also must have been taken apart and reassembled. Then, there was the fascinating [to us kids] two story house at the old Gorham place. Wish we knew the history of all those places, and why they were no longer lived in.