Thanks, Cooky. I saw the post from Fastfoot. Hope truckfixer posts some more! Kind of fun to be hearing straight from the field.

I'll discuss the possibility of a trip next fall with my husband. He would like to get back to Nome but also thought he'd like to try Fairbanks. There is a piece of land up there we might be interested in to head to for summers. Finances are a problem as he lost his job earlier this year and the job market is pretty tough right now. I'm working two jobs right now. One of them I set my own hours so evenings and weekend are when I do it. Can work as many or as few hours as I want. No one looking over my shoulder either so I enjoy it.

The doctors said if he didn't have the surgery and just left it set in a cast it wouldn't heal right and he would have serious problems down the line. I suppose he isn't going to be comfortable for a while. I'll give him your best wishes.