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Beauty After Devastation

September 20, 2021 • Leave a Comment

On June 5, 2019 we had a fantastic round of thunderstorms that ripped through South Central Alaska. The storms demonstrated mother nature’s power and beauty but also started one of the largest wildfires on the Kenai Peninsula burning just over 160,000 acres over the course of three to four months, The Swan Lake fire. Left behind in the wake of the...

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Monday Mutterings: Prince of Wales Island (Southeast Alaska)

March 29, 2021 • Leave a Comment

Prince of Wales Island is a hidden gem at the bottom of the Alaska Panhandle. It is the third largest island in the United States and boasts a variety of communities along is borders. It is a bit difficult to get to as there are no roads to it. But there are a couple options to get you there; you can take a ferry to Ketchikan and then take another...

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Monday Muterings: Utqiagvik (aka Barrow), AK

September 16, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Last spring I visited Utqiagvik, aka Barrow, AK in March and to be honest I wasn't sure what to expect. Barrow sits about 700 miles north of my home in Anchorage, Alaska and is nestled up against the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea (both of which are part of the Arctic Ocean). My first worry was the weather, I had heard that the wind could be relentle...

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Monday Mutterings: Aurora Season has begun!

September 17, 2018 • Leave a Comment

My Aurora season has begun!! Just like any hunter, I look forward to Aurora season! To be honest there is no "season" for the Aurora, it actually occurs throughout the year but I live in a place that limits when I can see it because of our daylight hours during the summer. From late April through late August it is nearly impossible for me to see th...

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Monday Mutterings: Scout Ridge & Overlook Trail

September 10, 2018 • Leave a Comment

I had a little time to kill while in Wasilla and so I headed down to the Palmer Hay Flats and decided to take the Scout Ridge and Overlook Trail. I am so pleased that I did, the trail is well marked and beautifully set in the woods above the Flats. As its name states it does have a look out over the flats though and it is quite stunning. After t...

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