We left North Pole with plans to stop overnight in Palmer to stock up a bit before we headed down to the Kenai for fishing. Go Home got sick along the way and threw up several times. We were waiting for news about our newest grandchild and between the worry and the dog's misery it was a tense drive. Our son called about Celeste's birth, saying that everyone was doing well.

We decided to spend an extra night in Palmer to take Go Home to the vet. After several hours at the vet and Xrays it was determined that he'd eaten foxtail bulgur, a beautiful grass with really wicked stickers, and that some was embedded in his throat. He's doing much better now and tomorrow we head for Ninilchik. The red salmon are running and Breland plans to catch a few.

The photo is of one of the many pullovers along the highway south of Denali. We stopped here for a picnic on our way to Palmer.