Methinks it possible to incorporate bartending into my travels. Good libations and their purveyors have been kind to me recently. Here’s a sampling… I had the good fortune of meeting Bill Howell (2010 Beer Drinker of the Year) at Seward … Continue reading
Looks like I got out just in time. Seward is getting hammered by torrential rains and flooding. The local EOC is advising people to stay off the roads. Intrepid construction crews are busy clearing debris to prevent bridge blowouts from … Continue reading
I often read and hear descriptions of the Last Frontier State as “pristine” and “wilderness,” and I must admit being smitten with Alaska’s vast dimensions and sparse population, but the hand of man has undoubtedly made its mark here. Most … Continue reading
Alaskan slang for the first snow that marks the end of summer. We saw it on the mountaintops this morning, my last full day in Seward. How apropos. Jan and I did a little fishing (no catching, though) and just … Continue reading
With a name like that, I should have known this hike would get cold. I was forewarned about a storm system pushing through Alaska, but I chose to follow some advice that sounded good at the time. As it happens, … Continue reading
“This is crazy!” I said aloud too many times to count. “People seriously run a race on this trail?” More unbelievable is the record time of 43:21. I tried running, but that didn’t last long. It took this flatlander approximately … Continue reading
After two months of daddy duty, I left NYC on July 29 for a brief stop at home in Tampa, then packed my bags and flew to Alaska on August 6. Now I’m visiting friends in Seward who have kids the same ages as Teo and Kyle, so the adventures continue–this time with Evie and Oliver. Most are chronicled on my travel blog, but I did want to give a shout out directly to my friends in Sunnyside. Or, as Oliver likes to announce in a smiling, singsongy voice: “Hell-loooooooooooo!”
On my first full day here, Jan took us fishing. (Besides the kids, “us” includes my friends and travel companions, Rick and Ellen.) Oliver rode in Jan’s modern-day papoose and Evie combed the rocky shore for feathers while the big boys tried to snag salmon. When fishing turned into catching, Ellen graciously took over Ollie duty. Evie reeled in her…
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Weather in Seward is rarely sunny, but the clouds parted when we took a half-day cruise with Major Marine Tours. The captain, crew and a ranger from the National Park Service made it a very interesting experience. Animal sightings included … Continue reading
In Alaska, scores of miles are reduced before your eyes. It doesn’t help that most continental maps of the U.S. shrink the state to make it fit. Tina-Fey-as-Sarah-Palin’s infamous “I can see Russia from my house” statement almost seems plausible–until … Continue reading
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