As long-time members of the CBBQA, Ric, Harry and I were eager to share stories with our Alaskan brethren. We did learn that California and Alaska share a similar geographic distance between its two major cities (SF/LA vs. Fairbanks/Anchorage).
The first trip in April fostered a growing relationship between our two organizations. Tracy Allen, our business membership/backyard contest coordinator in California, worked with Javon Haines who is the head judge in Alaska. The three of us worked on some concepts via Zoom to smooth out the 4-meat contest, Golden Days State Championship in July. And we heard back that it went well. We look forward to Mike, Amanda and Jason visiting us in Simi Valley for an SCA contest and wish them luck as they and other Alaskans continue in their BBQ journey.