A newcomer comes through the door and calls: “Hey, Charlie.” “Nope. The name’s Ted,” Ted smiles. “Charlie’s not here anymore”. It is a sparkling clear Sunday morning, the sky so blue it could freeze in place. No matter cold or hot, rain or shine, spring or fall,...
Bill Ahearn
We do all live in a yellow submarine!
Adventure. Fantasy. Wonderment. Sense of Discovery. Camaraderie. Tolerance. Ingredients, all inclusive, when the Beatles ran up the flag on the song "Yellow Submarine." As a statement, a philosophy, it spoke to our sense of playfulness. It was written purposefully as...
A cautionary tale: cape flattery, washington; dark night, kind stranger
The walkway steps were made of coarse, rickety, irregular shaped, unevenly spaced spruce planks. Hand-bumping knots and dips decorated rustic pole handrails crafted from young, strong saplings. As if in a Harry Potter movie, the winding stairs seemed to lead down and...
Like Heaven’s Gate, Archangel Valley, Hatcher Pass Alaska
Archangel Valley is richly decorated with extraordinary low-to-the-ground, colored vegetation, intermittent with tough green bushes on a stony landscape. This encapsulated mountain environment is remarkable for its unique plant variety, rich texture and vibrant earth...
Miracles Happen
I met a new friend last week at Alaska’s Seward Harbor. I saw his boat name and had to ask, “So what was the miracle?” Dave replied, “Me. I am Dave Miracle and miracles do happen!” I laughed, “Guess that’s true. What we need is a miracle in Washington! “
Just for the HALIBUT…. or perhaps for two King Salmon.
. It’s all about the fishing. Alaska is THE fishing ground of the Northwest. The warm months bring fishermen from the northwest true, but really from everywhere: Florida, Ohio, Vermont, Minnesota, Colorado, and even Germany. RV Camping is the lodging of choice, and...
Daniel from Quebec
Daniel from Quebec passed through my life yesterday. It is sad that circumstances steal opportunities to know people whom you find interesting. This pleasant Canadian had a way that was sincere, honest and compelling… Click “See all Observations from the Road here” button below to read more.
Mike Berkey
Michael Berkey is a forest fire fighter. The sort of man you are certain could repair any break, ford any stream, pitch a tent in a windstorm, and keep you up ’til all hours telling adventure stories. Click “See all Observations from the Road here” button below to read more.
The Mysterious Missing Mama Moose
Most everyone knows a wild animal with her young, even a small bird, can be a fierce protector. While driving along the Kenai Peninsula Highway toward our campground, I spied a little, brownish red moose calf standing on a dirt driveway. I stopped. The driveway was...
“I been working on the railroad, all the live-long day…”
Settin’ astride the tracks in Palmer, Alaska is the ol’ Engine 3006. In Alaska, as in so much of rural America, the railroad is a powerful presence. Throughout this journey trains have rattled not far off, whistled so close, made themselves known to any who would...
