This past week my volleyball team competed in Regionals in the Village of Kokhanok. We played and won all of our games and are now the Regional Champions! We are heading to the State Championship for Mixed 6 High School Volleyball December 9th - 12th! In between all the volleyball games at Kokhanok, we finally found an hour to get out and go for a nice walk around the village. It was nice to be outside the gym for a few minutes. Below are pictures from that walk.
Me, waving along the edge of Lake Iliamna. Kokhanok is a village on the south side of the lake. Whereas, Newhalen, my school, is on the north side of the lake. The lake is over 90 miles long. We have to take an airplane to get to Kokhanok. In this picture, we are walking on several feet of solid ice over the edge of the lake. The whole lake freezes over in the winter and people drive across it from village to village, but it's not all frozen just yet, as you can see. It was a beautiful day out.
Me, waving along the edge of Lake Iliamna. Kokhanok is a village on the south side of the lake. Whereas, Newhalen, my school, is on the north side of the lake. The lake is over 90 miles long. We have to take an airplane to get to Kokhanok. In this picture, we are walking on several feet of solid ice over the edge of the lake. The whole lake freezes over in the winter and people drive across it from village to village, but it's not all frozen just yet, as you can see. It was a beautiful day out.
Walking up to the village again - from the lake area. On our way to the one village store.
The Russian Orthodox Church in town. Most of the villages were first visited by Russian Orthodox missionaries and have continued to worship in that faith ever since.
The Orthodox cemetary in town - next to the church. Be sure not to miss the gorgeous view of the mountains and lake in the background.
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Congratulations on your team doing so well! Looks like it has been a great season!
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