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Nov 7 Small Craft Warning on the Chilkat
Lordy mercy, land of goshen, shades of gray out on the ocean, don't you dare take that boat out to sea. Old friends, they shine like diamonds. Old Friends, you can always call. Old Friends, Lord, you can't buy 'em -Guy Clark from his songs "Blowin' Like a Bandit " and...
It Has Not Been a Quiet Ten Days
The local folks no doubt know this, but many of you don't-- and seem to be worried. I apologize but I didn't even think to grab my computer when I left in such a hurry. (Heck, Stoli and Sarah and I didn't even pack pants for Chip- when I got to Seattle I looked in the...
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...