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The Hunt for the Northern Lights
Every once in a while I look up, and I’m reminded that I live in Alaska. That reminder may come in the form of a stunning view, or as a large mounted animal head (they’re everywhere), or as a sign along a hiking trail that only I seem to find funny. (Another sign I couldn’t…
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Living Danger-ishly
Small Plane Culture: My son Anders and I are on a small propeller plane returning to the Peninsula from Anchorage where Anders just got braces. Yes, we flew to Anchorage for an orthodontist appointment. I am seated right behind the pilot. If I leant my head forward I could nap on his shoulder. But I…
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Seward in the Off Season
How long should one stare at a Puffin? It’s a question we all ask ourselves. Personally all the Puffin time I need is two minutes. For my husband it is at least an hour, so in Seward he was in Puffin heaven. It was the first weekend in October and we were in Seward for…