The First Run
The yellow leaves of birch and aspen are falling from the sky in the breeze. And my silly dogs are trying to eat them out of the air as they continue running down the trail. My leader has a bladder problem. As in, she can’t control it. Well, I suppose actually she can, because she […]
Chasing the Aurora Borealis
It does not matter how many times they appear in the sky. When the aurora ripple up through the heavens you simply stop and watch. I have spent many evenings over the past twenty-five years trying to capture the aurora and despite a few great pictures I have consistently failed to encapsulate the awe you […]
Atigun Pass
The Pass rises to 4739 feet a mere one hundred and sixty miles from the Arctic Ocean. When I reached the bottom I was already a bit shaken because the climb before the actual pass was a solid six inches of mud. I should have thrown the truck into four wheel drive, but I just […]
The Haul Road
I moved to Alaska in 1997, but until 2020 I had never set foot north of the Arctic Circle. In 2020, I embarked on the final two years of my educational career as a principal in Point Lay, Alaska. That is another story, one I am hard at work on. However, crossing the Arctic Circle […]