Toninght we sit at the kitchen table mapping out the route we are going to take tomorrow. We want to end up at the top to watch the sunset; this late in the season, sunset is around 10pm and lasts a long time. We want to do some berry and mushroom gathering. This wasn’t going to be [...]

Alaska is home to a wide variety of birds and with 471 species positively identified, Alaska is a popular destination for birders the world over. Let’s start with the Gulls. Quick differences in Arctic Terns (the longest flight migratory bird) and Bonaparte’s Gulls – The Gulls have black heads and bills, whereas Arctic Terns have [...]

  The weather changes so frequently and yet it’s like the same thing everyday. I have learned while living here for the past 11 years, that rain does not matter when you have a vacation to complete. Alaska Rain is not thunderous, no light shows hardly any wind will accompany it. Looking on the bright [...]

Frolf.  Yes, it sounds silly, and is quite the conjunction of mediums.  It’s sometimes called Frisbee-golfing or Disk Golf.  Not something that conjures up traditional images of plaid-wearing Floridians with carts. Nope, this past-time should instead fill your mind with college students flinging weighted disks into chain-clad baskets.  This isn’t just a game though, it’s [...]

Wasilla, Alaska, located just 40 minutes north of Anchorage, is the last civilized stop on your way to Denali.  In this town there are 3 lakes visible from the main road, the Parks Highway.   The fist lake is Wasilla Lake, the second is Nancy Lake and the third is Lake Lucille.  On Lake Lucille is [...]