Four-hundred and seventy-five miles from my warm bed, four days since a hot shower, and 30 minutes since the last time I could feel my toes I couldn’t help but think, Well, this sucks. Checking the silent faces for frostbite, I took the flashlight batteries out from the inner layers of my sweaters and slipped it back into [...]
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A few tips for maintaining peace and order at meal time that must be kept at all cost.
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A month from announcing her vice presidential candidacy, then Governor Sarah Palin came to the Alaska Pacific University campus to sign new legislation. At the time we lived on the campus in housing units a short distance from the event. Everyone came out to watch and the kids scored a front row seat. A great [...]
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On the trail, away from the house and the distractions of modern life we find peace and yes even total harmony.
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Anxiously waiting for the dogs and mushers at mile 67 of the Iditarod trail the kids kept warm by the fires. Just south of Skwentna the lead teams came through strong. A bright flash while capturing some detail completely fails to capture the experience. The overcast sky darkens and the forest becomes a blackened mass. Even the [...]
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A birthday on the trail creates a unique experience with a memory of the event that follows on forever.
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We were welcomed by the stunning snow sculpture of the crucifixion of Christ at this year’s Fur Rondy. A local artist created the scene working alone throughout the week. We love to take our time at events especially when contact and conversation with the artists is readily available. The kids had lots of questions and enthusiasm. The GCI [...]
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I just realized why we can eat anything no matter how old or worn out. Imperviousness to food poisoning takes a life time of preparation. My cooler tells why: They packed me nice and snugly, Each item wrapped twice. Stacked with vacuum sealed packages neatly, Each item counted thrice. Breakfast to the right, Dinner atop a bag [...]
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The cabin is tucked within the thick woods leaving the north end of the lake with a feeling or wilderness.
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On the trail with the Iron Dog racers this weekend we had a front seat view to the action. Avoiding the thousands of people watching the start of the 2013 Iron Dog race we choose our seats at the bottom of Red Shirt Lake. The trail was ripped up through the woods from weeks of [...]
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A beautiful location inside Alaska’s back country, the Stiles Creek cabin is a well maintained and relatively easy to reach site.
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Driving up the road to my brother’s house was frightening. We couldn’t see anything while Nemo sent wind whipping the snow around. Everyone was yelling – LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT SOME MORE. “Dad your going off the road turn left!”. Under my breath I’m telling myself, “I’m gonna die”. Nemo has struck I woke up this [...]
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