Lauri Stumph Photography Blog » Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota based natural light newborn, children’s and senior photographer.

I just wanted to let everyone know about an online auction going on now until June 13th to benefit The Caring Tree.  From their website;  

The Caring Tree’s mission is to promote educational success for Minnesota’s K-12 students in-need by ensuring that they have the appropriate school supplies.

Check out the auction items by clicking their logo above.  Just do a quick sign up to get in to view all the items donated by local businesses (including a photo session of course!)  There are Twins and Wild tickets, restaurant and cooking class certificates, vacations, landscaping, theatre and tons more!

We just got back from Alaska and had a great time and the most amazing weather.  It was sunny every day but one and the temperature was perfect.  Alaskans had suffered through a long, cold spring like we had here in Minnesota, so a lot of the trails were not cleaned up after the winter and snow was still on the ground so we did change up our itinerary a bit.  It is still a little slow up there with the salmon not running and the cooler temperatures but that left plenty of lodging and campgrounds open for non-planners like us!  Here are a few of my favorites from the trip.

Early morning driving along the Homer Spit.

I am so intrigued by fishermen who spend months on the ocean.  I don’t know how they do it!  I can’t even imagine the seasickness, cold and stormy seas that they are used to.  We had a chat with a couple fishermen who were in preparing to go out for their next catch and it’s just like a whole other world to me. 

In just a couple of weeks the Kenai River will be filled with salmon and fishermen.  I’m glad I got to enjoy it quietly! 

The last ‘touristy’ stop on the trip, Crow Creek Mine, where you can still grab a pan and head down and search for gold.