Alaska / USA / Washington
Bonus Day
We first heard the term “bonus day” during a fly-in trip to Alaska a few years back. We had gotten an InReach (satellite) message that our plane would be late …
Category: Alaska
Fire and Ice
We always seek contrast in our travels, but we’ve never done it quite like we did this summer. The Arctic and the Tropics are worlds apart (sort of), but what …
Alaska / Food and Drink / Packrafting / Paddling / USA
Arctic Community
Anthony Bourdain once said he was drawn to travel because “food, culture, people and landscape are all absolutely inseparable.” That may explain why my foodie blog wanders so much. I’ve …
Bridge to the Yukon
Regular readers (yes, all four of you) know that I write a lot about how food can be a bridge to another time and another place. Sugary breakfast treats are …
Biting Cold
With the country–and the world–locked down with the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, I caught myself thinking back to simpler times earlier this year. It was just a few months …
“How’d You Get Involved in THAT?”
I’m back in Alaska after heading up from Virginia yesterday. I came here to volunteer at the Yukon Quest dogsled race, which is an unusual hobby for a Virginia kid, …
Alaska / Cabins / International / USA / Yukon
Time Travel
My buddy Rick and I just got back to Virginia after spending a week touring the Yukon by dog team. Friends of ours, Wayne and Scarlett Hall, run a dogsledding …
Alaska / Cabins / Food and Drink / USA
Magical Place, Magical Pace
After attending a great wedding in Homer and then visiting Tutka Bay Yurt, we closed out our recent Alaska trip with a stay at Water’s Edge Cabin–a fabulous property near …
Alaska / Cabins / Food and Drink / USA
An Odyssey In Homer
Souzz and I were just at a wedding in Homer, Alaska, a few hundred miles south of Anchorage. Traveling to Homer from Virginia is a bit of an odyssey—9 hours …
Alaska / Food and Drink / USA
Twice Baked Alaska
A few months back, we blogged about making a dessert called Baked Alyeska. We were inspired by a feature in the Alaska Dispatch by Suzanna Caldwell. She wrote a great …