Alaska, Canada (eh), and Colorado

Now that I'm back in Zion for the foreseeable future, I thinks it's time to make a few casual observations about the areas and the people I've encountered over the last few weeks. I have no poof positive about anything I have observed or will comment on. There are no double-blind studies to validate what I have to say. I have no data to corroborate any my of statements. It is just the ramblings of someone who likes to observe.

1. Bicycles are found in abundance in Colorado and in Skagway. In Skagway, they are the primary means of transportation for many of the townsfolk. The town is only 4 blocks wide and 28 blocks long so they are very useful there. Bicycles are found in abundance in Colorado usually on top of a Volvo or a Range-rover or some other like vehicle that will attest to the owners high ranking in yuppieville. You will never see a bike on the top of a car in Skagway. That area is reserved for the latest dead big-game animal as it is paraded around town to be envied by all the locals. If you need to transport your bike by vehicle, it is usually done in the back of a 1968 vintage pick-up truck that is so rusted you can't tell the original color of said vehicle. I believe Colorado has laws against vehicles older that 3 or 4 years. You might, however, see rust on the bike rack on top of the cars in Colorado. It's there because the bike has been up on top of the car for more than a year without being taken off. You must have a bike in Colorado. It is not, however, necessary to ride said bike. You need only to make people think you are eco-friendly and health conscious. There are not very many bikes in Western Canada. The Principal for of transportation after the automobile seems to be an ATV. They are everywhere in rural Canada. No more herding cows or sheep with horses and dogs. Now the round-up is done with A Honda Bone Rattler 500 or a Suzuki Cow Puncher 300ZXT. So much for idyllic images of the old west.
2. Observations concerning the fairer sex. I would not want to make a living by trying to sell make-up in Western Canada. I think most of the women there think the Clinque Counter is a government official who is in charge of counting and keeping track of the Clinque's. Blush is the name of a rash contracted by scraping up road kill and eating it before it is fully cured. They all, however, have great personalities. By way of observation there are far too many women in Colorado who look like the before photo for the eating disorder clinic. If being healthy means weighing 83 lbs. and having legs that look like 7-11 slurpee straws, I guess I just don't get it..Alaska women are a different lot. Healthy to say the least. As an added bonus, they provide heat in the winter and shade in the summer.

That's all for now. I've included this picture to show 6 of the nine reasons I decided to come home early.