Karl Sander
A Very Unscientific List of 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. ...
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Karl Sander
- Oct 18, 2018
- 6 min
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...
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Karl Sander
- Jul 17, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Karl Sander
- Jun 26, 2018
- 4 min
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....
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Karl Sander
- Jun 11, 2018
- 4 min
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...
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Karl Sander
- Jun 4, 2018
- 4 min
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...
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Karl Sander
- May 2, 2018
- 3 min
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. ...
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Karl Sander
- Sep 17, 2017
- 6 min
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...
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Karl Sander
- Jul 27, 2017
- 8 min
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...
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