Perils of Caffeine in the Evening

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Perils of Caffeine in the Evening
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Thursday, August 19, 2004

Adak Trip, Non-Tech Geek Version
Although I only flew the very southern edge of Alaska, this coastal plain and the profligate meander of its rivers provided an unmistakeable sense of the unseen vastness beyond.
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The weather on Adak, which I expected to be uncomfortably cool, relented while I was there, and I saw the tops of mountains that had been completely hidden when I was there before. Despite the lack of trees or foliage, there's an otherworldly beauty in the terrain. I wish I could have spent some time biking or hiking a bit, but missing the Sunday plane would have meant laying over until Thursday.
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If you do tromp around on the island, you might want to watch your step. I met some folks who had a contract to locate and dispose of unexploded ordnance, left from decades of military presence on the island dating back to WWII.
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Halibut is unloaded from a fishing boat into totes for transfer into the processing plant...
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...to join others awaiting cleaning and freezing in preparation for its journey to your plate at Anthony's.
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