Sedona: The Ultimate High Desert Getaway I was looking at all the lifeThere were plants and birds and rocks and thingsThere was sand and hills and rings … America – A Horse with No name My wife and I spent Thanksgiving week in Sedona, Arizona and enjoyed the desert mountain air and clear dark sky…
I’m way past the point in my life of getting cheap souvenirs or tchotchkes or t-shirts. I prefer things of beauty, utility or consumables like local food. Here are the gifts I bought in Alaska for me and the family. I am also including links to these great Alaskan products if you want to purchase…
I drove 3,000 plus miles in Alaska along some (not nearly all by a long shot) of the most iconic roads, including: Alaska roads driven (so far) Beat the Crap out of the Truck Favorite Alaska Road Trip My favorite is a combo ride, taking the Seward Highway to the Sterling then heading on that…
This trip wasn’t all fishing and exploring, mostly, but not entirely. I did take some time to visit a few museums and to enjoy native Alaskan art, culture and history. Here are my personal highlights: Anchorage Museum The Anchorage museum was the very first place I hit up on my trip. It is a great…
Every veteran’s day I post the following and today I want to share it on the blog. Band of Brothers “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he today that sheds his blood with me, Shall be my brother” Quote from King Henry V William Shakespeare There are places I’ll remember All…
Knowing where your food comes from and how it made its way to your plate is nearly impossible in today’s world of factory farming and mega-supermarkets. Unless one fishes, hunts or grows their own food you are at the end of a long line of companies and middlemen who handle your food, especially protein. Ocean…
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge is one of the oldest wildlife refuges in the United States. Established in 1931 as a wintering ground for migratory birds, it encompasses 68,000 acres (280 km2) and is located in Florida’s panhandle just south of Tallahassee. In the middle of a business trip that took me to Tallahassee, I spent a…
Mosquitos are the state bird of Alaska, so goes the joke. And Mosquitos are no laughing matter in Alaska. They are thick. They are everywhere. They are annoying AF. Mosquito Gear I have all the proper outdoor clothes and gear for these pesky critters: But did they live up to their hype? In preparation for…
Last day in Alaska, spent it on a glacier in Denali National Park.
