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A Very Unscientific List of the Top 5 Places to Visit in Alaska
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. ...

Karl Sander
Feb 4, 20197 min read


The Voyage South - Part 5
Ketchikan calls itself Alaska’s First City – doubtless because it’s the first Alaskan city northbound travelers come to on the Inside...

Karl Sander
Oct 17, 20186 min read


The Voyage South - Part 4
On my previous two trips through the waters of southeast Alaska, the skies were overcast. It had still been scenic, with wispy low clouds...

Karl Sander
Jul 16, 20183 min read


The Voyage South - Part 3
Uncivilized arrival and departure times were more common than we’d have liked. We guessed it was because of the tides or currents....

Karl Sander
Jun 25, 20184 min read


The Voyage South - Part 2
M/V Kennicott got underway just before noon on Sunday. A low overcast obscured the higher elevations of the land surrounding us as we...

Karl Sander
Jun 11, 20184 min read


The Voyage South - Part 1
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...

Karl Sander
Jun 4, 20184 min read
Reflections on North by North
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. ...

Karl Sander
May 1, 20183 min read


Hauling Halibut and Slaying Salmon
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...

Karl Sander
Sep 16, 20176 min read


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

Karl Sander
Jul 26, 20178 min read
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