spring has arrived on the kuskokwim- after a particularly long and brutal winter- the river finally broke several weeks ago. the much anticipated event is cause for a pool- and a celebration. the ice classic refers to pool created- everyone in town is eligible to buy tickets to bet on the date and exact time that the river will break. to determine the actual break- a large tripod with a string attached to a clock is put in the middle of the frozen river. when the ice breaks and shifts enough- the string pulls and stops the clock- spring arrives, ceremoniously- with the "break up bash." the ice chunks and flows out to the sea- makes for some awesome sounds and views.
enter the jvs, a flat bed truck, and hundreds of hot dogs. when not slinging dogs & defrosting frozen hot dog buns- we jvs take the stage for our first ever performance- outside of our living room. with the cheerleading of glacial erratics alum martha scott-stey, our adoring fans aka friends, we performed a short set of wagon wheel, boil them cabbage down, and yukon women. well received.
a close up:
our neighbors, josie & martha arrived too late to the bash to get their free hot dog- so we had them over to our house for break up bash part deux- with free hot dogs and i had a chance to hang out with my 3 year old boyfriend, christian.
