Photo courtesy of Beverly & Pack, flickr Now I’ve done it. I just signed up for the April 2013 A – Z Blogging Challenge. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the challenge, the idea is to post on your blog six days a week during the month of April. We get Sundays off […]
Alaska
Foraging Fun with Jennifer Hahn
Author. Poet. Teacher. Naturalist. Forager. Jennifer Hahn packs an impressive resume after more than 25 years as a wildlife adventurer whose travels span hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Northern California to Canada and kayaking solo from Ketchikan, Alaska to Bellingham, Washington where she now resides. Along the way she’s also led tours throughout the […]
5 Fun Ways Seattleites Beat the Rainy Blues
If you have never lived in the Pacific Northwest, you might wonder how Seattleites cope with so much regional rain. We who do live here ask ourselves the same thing, of course, especially by the time January and February roll around. But true Seattleites find a variety of ways to ward off the seasonal blues. […]
Photorama: Alaska’s Tenakee Springs
If you read my last post, you know how I feel about Tenakee Springs – a community where time is on perpetual holiday, tucked away in the heartland of Southeast Alaska. Since I’m not quite ready to let go of my Tenakee Springs daydream, I’m sharing a few more photos of our visit . . […]
Alaska’s Tenakee Springs
The Island Spirit For cruise travelers looking for waterways off the beaten path, it’s hard to beat Alaska’s Inside Passage. Bays, coves and inlets draw small ships to their shores where time is measured by incoming tides and seasonal shifts. Among the small, remote communities found here, Tenakee Springs stands out. Within this peaceful enclave, […]
Chasing Rainbows
“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” – Lyman Frank Baum Call it the luck o’ the Irish, but I’ve had the good fortune to capture a few beautiful rainbows in photos on my small-ship cruises and travel expeditions. See for yourself . […]
Sitka’s St. Michael’s Cathedral
With its rich Russian history, the city of Sitka has long captivated my imagination. Before my visit, I wondered how much of its Russian influence is still visible today. I didn’t have to wander too far to discover the heart of that dominance: St. Michael’s Cathedral, Alaska’s most famous Russian orthodox church, located in the […]
Scenic Sitka
I was nursing a beer at Victoria’s Pour House in downtown Sitka. Behind me loomed a large sign, gong attached, inscribed with these words: “If you touch it, and it makes a sound, Be prepared to buy a round.” Pub visitors beware: patrons of the establishment take this warning seriously. No tom foolery here. If […]