At play where the midnight sun holds court
To the uninitiated, the perception of Alaska is strongly shaped by popular culture, mythos, and one’s own wild imagination. My view was shaped by similar notions prior to becoming familiar myself. What does the land hold within its dark and icy clutches? One can be somewhat forgiven for the common perception cold takes hold of … Read more
Since moving to Alaska, I’ve made a point of heading back to Chicagoland to visit family around Christmas. It’s always been a special time in my family and has only become a richer experience as I’ve grown older, where I’ve been able to introduce, start, and continue traditions with Alana and now our kids*. Logistics … Read more
“Man always kills the thing he loves, and so we the pioneers have killed our wilderness. Some say we had to. Be that as it may, I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?” -Aldo … Read more
Eight years ago, I shared my favorite Alaskan books and media. Many more pages have passed through my fingers since then and a glance at my Goodreads page shows 117 books read on my “Alaska” shelf. You’d think that after reading 117 books about one state I’d long have run out of all the good … Read more
In the far north, winter keeps a tight grip on the land. By early April, the thermometer’s mercury on many a day still finds itself below the freezing point. With the cold refusing to yield its icy grip, one begins to wonder if spring’s warmth will ever come—nearly all of winter’s snow remains on the … Read more
In roughly a week, Alana, Din and I will embark on our next adventure, hiking southbound from Washington near the Canadian border to Mexico along the Pacific Crest Trail.
“Are you really going to make this old cowboy put his pants on?” I lumbered out of the tent, hatchet in hand. The moon shone brightly across the flat shrub land as I tried to peer amongst the shadows and find where they were.
This is the sixth post in a series of posts about our southwest trip during Winter ’22 with our 6-week-old daughter. The rest of the posts can be found in order below: New Beginnings and Horizons To the Desert We Go Around San Rafael Swell Hole in the Rock and National Park Foibles Above the … Read more
I was interviewed by my friend Tyler, for his podcast Advanced Retroadaptics. Check out the link below to listen or go to Spotify, Apple etc. Many thanks to Tyler for asking me to be on his podcast and for the fun conversation. I recommend checking out his blog for experiments in living and tales of … Read more
This is the fifth post in a series of posts about our southwest trip during Winter ’22 with our 6-week-old daughter. The rest of the posts can be found in order below: New Beginnings and Horizons To the Desert We Go Around San Rafael Swell Hole in the Rock and National Park Foibles Above the … Read more