Graduation from Citizen Academy

Graduation from Parker's Citizen Police Academy.

Shooting Range

Receiving Glock Shooting Instructions

Mayflower Gulch

Mayflower Gulch (11,560 ft)

Niagara Falls

Canadian Thanksgiving in Toronto / Niagara Falls

Climbing Mt Sherman

Climbing Mt. Sherman, one of Colorado's Highest Mountains

Mt Sherman

We made it! (14,036 ft)
Check out Aaron's website for more information.

Durango Train

Naomi the Nomad at the Durango Train Museum

Ziplining

Ziplining! (between Durango and Silverton, Colorado)

Airport

Naomi flying out of Fairbanks to Tanana, Alaska, where she lived as a little girl.

Friends

Naomi and friends in Tanana, AK.

Hospital

Hospital where Naomi's father, Elmer Gaede, practiced under Public Health.

Elder

Naomi savoring Pilot Boy Bread with an elder in Tanana, AK.

Old Mission and Cemetery

Old Mission and cemetery near the confluence of the Tanana and Yukon Rivers.

Luggage

On the flight into Anaktuvuk, Naomi flew with a 4-wheeler. From Fairbanks to Tanana, she sat across from a hamster. On the return flight from Tanana to Fairbanks, she flew with two chickens — in the nose compartment.

Sally

Transportation in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. Naomi with missionary.

Anaktuvuk Pass

Rhoda Ahgook and Naomi. Rhoda is a new friend and an actual character in the Anna book project

Chapels

New and Old Chapel of the Mountains in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska.

Silver Dollar Lake

Silver Dollar Lake (12,200 ft)

Tenmile Creek

Crossing North Tenmile Creek on Log Bridge (11,800 ft)

Hanging Rock

Springtime run-off bursts over Spouting Rock at Hanging Rock Lake, Glenwood Springs, CO (7,100 ft)

At Lily Pad Pond

A rainy hike to Lily Pad Pond, Silverthorne, CO (9,905 ft)

Nenana Ice Classic

Naomi at Nenana, Alaska where the high stakes on the river ice going out takes place.

Cabin in Talkeetna, AK

Naomi unexpectedly discovered a cabin in Talkeetna, Alaska, where she'd stayed in as a nine-year-old, and has noted in her book Finding Home in Alaska, p. 148.

Paula Poncho

Meeting with Paula Poncho in Eagle River, Alaska to discuss the historical documentary about the demolition of the Tanana hospital, where Doc Gaede served 1957-1959.

Naomi at Shooting Range

Naomi now has a Hunter Safety certificate

Red Rocks

Aaron and Naomi hiking behind the Red Rocks of Denver

See more of Naomi's adventures from 2010 and 2008.