
Endless Afternoons
The afternoons in Alaska are long. Its great because you can get a lot of things done and take a nap between each chore. In fact, a...

Ship Creek Walkabout
The kings are beginning their run up Ship Creek, the winding tidewater slough that runs through the industrial heart of Anchorage. Both...

Ptarmigan Peak
I had an enjoyable mountain ramble up Ptarmigan Peak starting from Rabbit Lakes Trailhead. Hiked ~2 miles up Rabbit Lakes Trail, then...

Mat-Su Drive
Chickaloon bridge Mat-Su coal country. The high Chugach Peaks rise abruptly above the river all along the road from Palmer to Glenallen....

McHugh in Winter
Lucy and I celebrated the return of daylight with an ascent of McHugh Peak in semi-winter conditions. Lots of bare rock and firm cornices...

Automobile Museum of Bear Valley
Lucy likes me to take pictures of rusty old trucks when we're out for walks around the valley. "Targets", she calls them. This is...

Bull Moose
Walked out of the front door yesterday to find a stout fella staring at me from the bushes. He stood and admired the neighbor's H3 for...