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November Walks
"Let us bless the imagination of the Earth"- John O'Donohue I have decided to post a picture of my morning walk every day in November. I may post some from other times of day too, and some that are sort of linked to walks, if that's okay? The world is so hard right...
Breaking News: Wow! The Golden Circle Cycle Record?
Juneau's John McConnochie has cycled all day and night from Haines to Skagway (and through Haines Junction, Whitehorse and Carcross) covering the Golden Circle's 360 -some mostly alpine highway miles in less than 24 hours-- about 23 hours his crew informs me. That's...
News of Bikes and the outing of a Bully
It's going to be a really big weekend beginning Friday as all the cyclists roll off the ferry and head up to Haines Junction, and then Saturday as about 1350 of them (us) pedal the roughly 160 miles back down to Haines, finishing up on the Parade Grounds in front of...
A Postcard of a Windy Walk
Glenn’s Obituary
Sometimes I write obituaries for friends, which is not a fun thing to do. Here is the one for Glenn Frick that ran in the Juneau Empire last week to announce the memorial service that will be held at the ski area there this weekend. We won't be able to make it, as...
Rain at this Wedding is a Blessing
They say rain at a wedding is good luck, and there is something about rain that makes a wedding more memorable. Everyone knows that the sunny skies that follow June storms are that much more appreciated because of the weeping clouds that preceded them. Thank goodness...
Sunday’s Thought
One way to make sure your children grow up to be kind and productive people is to have had a kind and productive father, and then marry a man who is as kind and productive as he was. If that is not the case, then marry up-- not for wealth or status or good looks-- but...