'Alaska' Category
Tuesday Sightseeing
2010 Stitchin’ Safari
Becca asks what the current status is of a 2010 Stitch-N-Safari.
Answer: Not happening.
Mike and I are ready, and we could still make it happen if we can get enough people committed! That’s the tricky part, see. Many people have expressed interest, but picking a year–let alone a month and week–and an itinerary that works for [...]Ice and More Ice
Most of the time, the stream that connects the upper lagoon to the lower lagoon flows from upper to lower. Hence the names “upper” and “lower.” Yesterday, however, we floated from the lower lagoon to the upper lagoon without paddling. So that means the water was flowing uphill, right?
Um…no. It sure seemed like it, though. [...]Home Sweet Lodge
We’re here at the lodge. Just the two of us now. Ahhhhh.
We’re about fifty miles from Seward…
…as the Dall porpoise swims, only about fifteen miles as the raven flies, over mountains and icefield.
Dall porpoises might be my favorite sea animal out here. They look like little orcas, and they approach and follow boats [...]Out to the Bush
Here we go again!
We’re caretaking for the Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge during the month of October. It will be much like our adventure last Jan-Mar. Same cabin, similar conditions, similar plan, but shorter duration. Only a month.
There is a satellite dish for the Internet, but it’s weather- and luck-dependent. I will post here when [...]See?
I wasn’t kidding.
Calendar, schmalendar. Fall’s over. Betcha don’t miss this part about Alaska, do you, Anna? Or do you?Autumn’s End
Autumn ended on Sunday. Until Sunday, September seemed unusually–and wonderfully–mild: the garden was still growing and producing; we were in short sleeves and sweating as we worked outside. Suddenly it’s cold, the trees are bare, and termination dust is sweeping down the mountains like an avalanche.
It’s okay. We’re almost ready. We’ll put the garden to [...]Disaster or Design?
You say “disaster”; I say “design.”
It’s a fine line between a royal screw-up and a fascinating development, between failure and discovery.
I attempted to turn my six quarts of lowbush cranberries into jellied cranberry sauce. I even used a recipe this year; I tripled a recipe that called for two quarts of berries. After boiling and [...]September
Someone on Facebook asked recently if anyone was starting to see fall colors. Um…starting? We are at the peak of fall colors just now. In a week, or as soon as it rains or the wind blows, the leaves will be gone. Red is the prevailing color on the tundra, while yellow is the prevailing [...]
The Lion King
Oh-oh-oh! We saw The Lion King at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts in Anchorage last night. It’s in town for six weeks (Sept. 2 – Oct. 11).
The ads toss out phrases like “visually stunning,” “technically astounding,” “spectacle,” “phenomenon,” and “landmark event in entertainment.” I’m not going to argue with them.
The [...]
