Dillingham Haggblom
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Impressions from living in a 2400 strong rural Alaskan town on the north shore of Nushagak Bay.
Loose Dogs—09/01/10
Might as well start the month off with three loose dogs on the commute in. Dogs 1 and 2, a long-haired black lab type (could it be a flat-coated retriever?) and a dog I’ve seen before in this neighborhood, and it’s companion, a chocolate lab (I think), were carousing around mile 4.5 on the Lake Road at 7:30 am, at the private road intersection with the Dillingham B&B bear sign. Dog 3 was a black lab (no dispute there), on the median between the Kanakanak sidewalk and the road at the “pedestrian crossing” at Kenny Wren Road. It’s collar had a blue tag. From my height, I couldn’t tell it’s gender.
“Pedestrian crossing” because that means motorized vehicle stop to let non-motorized folks cross here. Uh-huh—I waited and waited last night for incoming cars to stop, none of which did. So much for that bright idea—it only works as good as the motorized vehicle operators do!
