Welcome to Butte, AK!

This is Butte taken from on top of "The Butte." Our house is cut off, but would be located on the right side mid-way up the picture. Technically, our community is called South Knik River, but both us and Butte have Palmer, AK postal addresses.

Each Wednesday, Wyatt, Gus, and I take turns picking an activity to do in the evening and everyone else has to do it. I picked hiking "the Butte," as everyone calls it. The elevation gain is about 800 feet and it can be done in about 2 hours, including the 10 minutes of car time travel. The kids half-heartedly joined in on my plan, but once on top discovered how much fun it is playing in the strong wind.

For more pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/jillcaho/TheButte