I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.

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November 6 on the Chilkat

November 6 on the Chilkat

Could it be possible that a landscape might have a deep friendship with you? That it could sense your presence and feel the care you extend towards it?- John O'Donohue Monday morning 8:35, almost snowing, a light drizzle and 33 degrees. North wind. High tide. It feels...

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Viewer Discretion Advised: Fabio’s Demise.

Yesterday the sun came out and the wind kicked in enough to dry out the lawn to mow.  But now it is raining again.Everything seems a little unsettled from the weather to the wildlife. The rain has swelled the muddy Chilkat, and the full moon tides are extreme, making...

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Good Morning Haines, Postcard

When Robin Williams visited Glacier Bay, a few miles as the the eagle flies from here, he supposedly said that if this isn't God's backyard, he certainly lives nearby.  The bigger question, is would we recognize God at the harbor, or Main Street, or even in our own...

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Sunday’s Thought

The Love a Life can show Below Is but a filament, I know Of that diviner thing-- Emily Dickinson

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Little and Big Passages

My very pregnant daughter Eliza (she's due Oct. 9) and her dog Annie are on the ferry steaming up from Juneau for Melina and Tim's wedding, and so is friend Mario from Seattle-- the sheets are changed and rooms straightened out. I set up a guy named Tony and his...

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