#Trips

Karl Sander

Feb 5, 20197 min read

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. ...

Karl Sander

Oct 18, 20186 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

Jul 17, 20183 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

Jun 26, 20184 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 11, 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 4, 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

Jul 27, 20178 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...