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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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A Run-In with the Locals on the McHugh Creek Trail
With the weather forecast looking good for this past weekend, I decided it would be a good time to hike. Of course, the adventure-mobile...

Karl Sander
Jul 17, 20173 min read
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