Talketna

We rolled into Talketna, Alaska in the evening, just as shadows were starting to become a little longer and the sun was getting a little lazier. Being a proper road trip, we did not have a place to stay yet, which made dad a little more nervous than me probably. Dozens of times while vagabonding [...]

Fishing, cabins, and bears (almost)

I felt the line go tight in my hands and gave it a sharp but jerk which proved to be too little too late. About 5 feet from the boat an enormous rainbow trout, even larger than the one I caught last year, jumped straight up out of the water, cleared its full body length, [...]

Back in bear country

Somewhere in the midst of my sleep induced head bob that was kinking my neck, I peeped out the window at the low cloud cover hanging over Alaska. I watched intently until the layer of cotton started presenting tears, through which I could see the land that stole my heart the first time around. In [...]

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