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It has been a few years since I regularly blogged but I’m want to get back into it.  I first started blogging in 2012 to catalog  my adventures in Seoul, South Korea, and…

An easterly wind previewed tomorrow’s storm but promised calm seas today, and our best chance for a Kenai Fjords kayak to Northwestern Glacier.  Fiona, our park ranger and defacto professor for this…

Glaciers permeated mountains hidden behind the fog as katabatic winds cooled the air around the Dreamcatcher, our vessel for the week.  I joined nine other Alaskan teachers aboard the boat for Alaska Geographic’s Floating Teacher…

The Alps are known around the world for their mountain majesty, famously home to year-round adventures at ski resorts on well-maintained trails.  When Elizabeth and I pieced together an itinerary for our…

Chasing the northern lights has been a passion of mine ever since I moved to Alaska in 2017.  I have captured some incredible night skies over the past four years and began dabbling in…

Summer brings unique Alaskan adventures like putting all your food into bear-safe containers and hiking 30 miles on a ridgeline with a view of Denali.  Some might consider a trip like this…

At the end of the month, Elizabeth and I are getting married!  If this post is how you found out about our wedding then I’m sorry you weren’t invited. Rather than dwelling…

Haleakala National Park should be on your radar if you’re visiting Maui.  The park is home to lush rainforests and dynamic cinder cones coming out of the volcano that created the island of Maui, Hawaii.  You…

Springtime is finally here in Alaska with snow and ice almost completely melted in Anchorage.  Trees and bushes are beginning to bud as greenery slowly takes its hold, but the mountains are…

I will choose to remember 2020 for my wonderful adventures with Elizabeth in Alaska and not to dwell on the negativity from 2020.  Looking forward to 2021 and continuing a tradition that I…