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Feb 5, 2019
7 min

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 Pas...

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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. Otherw...

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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 eas...

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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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