I didn’t really want to get all 9/11-y, as so many people are. I experienced the same horror that day that so many others did. Hell, at the time, I was a volunteer ambulance attendant — I almost jumped in a car and headed to New York to help. But I decided that I needed… Continue reading Perspectives on 9/11
Going to the Dogs of the Iditarod
TALKEETNA, Alaska — Until now, Iditarod was a word that we always found difficult to spell and harder to say, but that was before we had a hand in training the dogs that run 1,049 miles in temperatures of minus 60 degrees. Yes, indeed, better them than us. So when the first Sunday in March… Continue reading Going to the Dogs of the Iditarod
Alaska's Memorable First Glacier
KENAI FJORDS, Alaska — It was our first time. Never before had we seen a glacier. All that you need to know about it is that we took 202 pictures. Okay, maybe they weren’t ALL of the glacier and, yes, there are other firsts in our lives that fortunately weren’t recorded by 202 photos. Or… Continue reading Alaska's Memorable First Glacier
Alaskan Wildlife Sanctuary a Hit
KENAI, Alaska — The three bears, said the young man from the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, are called Hugo, JB and Petrone. In a strange quirk of giving bears names, Hugo is female while JB and Petrone are male. Their names do indeed have something to do with alcoholic beverages. And why is a female… Continue reading Alaskan Wildlife Sanctuary a Hit
Anchorage: Gateway to Education
ANCHORAGE — In most of North America, this would be considered a small city. In Alaska, where everything else is big, it is the largest…and home to about half the state’s population. Along with its temperate climate — relatively speaking — that makes it something of an oasis in the wilderness…and a wealth of information.… Continue reading Anchorage: Gateway to Education