Alaska by Merrill Weber
NOT FOR SALE
My father is in his 90s, living comfortably in a small log cabin in the woods of rural Alaska.  He spends his days enjoying skillet breakfasts with his friends, raising chickens, growing vegetables and fishing for salmon and halibut.  When the salmon are running, I might get a surprise gift box of frozen, freshly caught fish via overnight delivery.

Alaska by Merrill Weber
I painted my father's portrait from a photo I took during our Kenai Fjords National Park boat tour in Seward, Alaska.  The sights were breathtaking.

Photos:
My father on the front porch of his log cabin
Merrill Weber Kenai Fjords National Park boat tour
Star of the Northwest, Seward, Alaska
Merrill Weber Kenai Fjords National Park boat tour
Sea lions
Merrill Weber Kenai Fjords National Park boat tour
Otters
Merrill Weber Kenai Fjords National Park boat tour
Seals
Merrill Weber Kenai Fjords National Park boat tour
Puffins
Merrill Weber Kenai Fjords National Park boat tour
Glacier
Work in progress

I highly recommend the day cruise if you are visiting Seward.  Seward is also home to the annual Mount Marathon (that's really 5K) that dates back to the early 1900s.  The marathon is a race, as you may have guessed, up a mountain.  The average speed uphill is 2 mph, downhill is 12 mph.  It's every fourth of July.

Alaska by Merrill Weber