July 15, 2010
- Girl, 3, floats Yukon River
READY TO ROCK? — A Fairbanks girl rests before embarking on another 25-mile stretch of Yukon River. (…)
July 13, 2010
- Q & A
with me.
here
July 3, 2010
- On the big river
Details after they occur. Better pack the car. Chicken for dinner, Eagle by 10!
June 21, 2010
- Chena Dome Solstice thru-hike
The Chena Dome trail is 30 miles of dome, dip, dome, dip until you've summited about 15 hills, the largest of which is 4,400 foot Chena Dome. (…)
June 12, 2010
- another miracle spotted
Don't have to look any farther than the yard . . .
June 5, 2010
- Farthest north
Is the title of a great book by Nansen. I got the farthest north I've ever been while visiting Barrow. (…)
June 2, 2010
- Barrow
It's breakup in America's farthest north town. Still chilly enough for there to be plenty of snow, and sea ice is still cemented to shore more than one mile thick along the coast. (…)
May 29, 2010
- flying through a mushroom cloud
Just flew from Barrow to Fairbanks on Alaska Airlines. A giant smoke plume was wafting up from around Hess Creek, just south of the Yukon. My GPS told me the location (don't tell the stewardess). (…)
May 27, 2010
- Way Too Far North
Was the name of a fun band that played summer nights in Dawson City. Many moons have arced through the sky since those guys headlined at the Pit. (…)
May 18, 2010
- out the window, 8
When covered with the last bit of rotting ice, the Copper River looks like the dying glacier it once was.
May 12, 2010
- Out the window, 7
Yukon-Kuskokwim delta, home to a billion new birds
May 10, 2010
May 9, 2010
- out the window, 6
Skilak Lake
May 6, 2010
- out the window, 5
lobe on the Holitna River. Might be quicker to portage.
May 3, 2010
- out the window, 4
frost polys, Tanana Flats
May 1, 2010
- out the window, 3
The birth of another summer. Where Paxson Lake turns into the Gulkana River.
April 30, 2010
- out the window, no. 2
Neat junk, Golden Heart City
April 29, 2010
- Out the Cessna window, No. 1
Delta River
April 25, 2010
- Travels with Kenji — Igiugig
As part of about 3,000 miles of air travel in a week, we landed in Igiugig, on the vast Iliamna Lake.
Lots of migrating birds were moving through, but no swallows yet. (…)
April 24, 2010
- Travels with Kenji — Koliganek
We dropped into Koliganek, on the lovely Nushagak River, so Kenji could download his permafrost temperature sensors and speak with students. (…)
