These are all pictures taken at Eagle Beach in Alaska during the summer of 2010.
Eagle Beach is located about 30 miles outside the small capital city of Juneau and it is one of the most amazing and beautiful places I have ever seen.
We amazingly got within 10 feet of this eagle. He watched us closely as we slowly approached but he did not seem to be alarmed that we were there. Way cool.....
Over the past month or so we have built shelves, built walls, taken doors down and put other doors up, painted and sanded and stained. We have scrounged wood and bought wood. Scrounged shelves and bought shelves. Scrounged nails and screws and...........well, you know the rest.
Cleaned and cleaned and cleaned some more.
The place is still bare bones right now. No decorations. No clothing. No pictures. No headlamps or back packs or swim fins. No heat.
A little over three weeks from opening, Outdoor Adventures Revived (and the reality of this) is really starting to hit home.
All the doubts and hopes and excitement and anticipation is starting to kick in big time!
There's still a few more shelves to set up, but once that is done (and I start digging through boxes to itemize and lay out what merchandise we have on hand until consignment items start coming in) it will really feel like "We're Doin' This!!".
One day at a time.
REMINDERS:
1. Begin accepting consignments Monday November 5
2. OAR opens Thursday November 15
3. Grand Opening Saturday November 17
RFI (Request For Information)
I have little technical expertise re: skis and boots (both downhill and cross country).
I have some skis at the store right now that I need more information about.
There will also be skis and boots coming into the store for consignment at some point and I need to know what I am looking at.
If someone reads this blog and is willing to spend an hour or so walking me through the technical aspects of boots and skis please call me at the OAR number: (307) 250-0001
