Category Archives: Alaska Life

Reflections
It seems not so very long ago that we were enjoying our summer family vacation in Alaska. Visits with Aunt Judy were magical when I was aView full post »

Fishing in Seward, Alaska
As spring approaches, my thoughts turn to fishing in Alaska. We dearly loved fishing for halibut and rockfish when we lived there andView full post »

Alaskan Odyssey: A Talkeetna Winter
When it comes to mountains majesties, it’s hard to imagine that Denali has any competition and there’s no better view of itView full post »

Making a Copper Still
One of the benefits of living in Alaska is that distilling your own liquor is perfectly legal as long as you don’t haveView full post »

Alaskan Odyssey: Kachemak Bay
“the love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earthView full post »

Alaskan Odyssey: Homer
Homer, Alaska is “…like that star of the waning summer who beyond all stars rises bathed in the ocean stream to glitter inView full post »

Koviashuvik, A Time and Place of Joy in the Present
We point to the ravens, fox, and moose right outside of our ice-framed windows and delight in his excitement. As his breath fogs the glass,View full post »

Be Here Now
If you were given the option of turning in your cell phone forever in exchange for the third world country of your choice to receive food,View full post »