I’m not sure how early I started mentally counting down to the end of various things. I distinctly remember doing so toward the end of my...

Alaska fascinates people. It wasn’t just a preference for colder weather that led me to try and get an assignment up there, after all. ...

Most writers know – or soon learn – of the importance of using social networks to build their audiences and even get writing work. There...

The past 12 months or so have been fruitful for people I know publishing books (see here and here). My friend and former colleague Peter...

Ketchikan calls itself Alaska’s First City – doubtless because it’s the first Alaskan city northbound travelers come to on the Inside...

On my previous two trips through the waters of southeast Alaska, the skies were overcast. It had still been scenic, with wispy low clouds...

Uncivilized arrival and departure times were more common than we’d have liked. We guessed it was because of the tides or currents....

M/V Kennicott got underway just before noon on Sunday. A low overcast obscured the higher elevations of the land surrounding us as we...

Written with the skill of a historian, the heart of a baseball fan, and the soul of a Wisconsinite, Home of the Braves chronicles the...

The trip home began in mid-May and took almost two weeks. The movers had come and gone. I'd hired a maid service and carpet cleaner to...

Over the weekend of the 27th, 28th, and 29th of April, I had the chance to attend the second annual North by North Festival and Summit. ...

No, that’s not a typo. It’s a pun. But it's not my pun, mind you. It's a trade name, so it's the manufacturer's. So don't groan at me....

A couple of weeks ago, I saw a post from another writer on Medium that mentioned “co-working.” That wasn’t the focus of her piece, but it...

As a teenager, Davin Douma was tried as an adult and convicted of murdering someone who – we would find out much later – had abused him....

After a 24-year career flying KC-135 tankers, retired Lieutenant Colonel Mark Hasara has made a unique contribution to the field of...

Last week, the snowsports world - and, for that matter, the outdoors film-making world - lost a legend when Warren Miller passed away at...

Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by Giles Milton came to me via a Goodreads Giveaway, and was grateful for the chance to...

I'd like to take a moment to wish family, friends, readers, and supporters a Happy Thanksgiving. This year, as I approach some pretty...

One of the things I’m asked when people find out I’ve been living in Alaska for a while is how much fishing and hunting I get to do. The...

For this last weekend’s adventure, I took my trusty warhorse to Valdez, Alaska. We discovered the waterfront town the previous year, when...