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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...
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...
Lucky Friday the 13th
Yesterday I forgot to mention the tower next to the Guardhouse! I don’t know how I could forget that. Joanne and Phyllis (and the crew) have done a great job. It is Haines own mini- Washington monument. Maybe a Seward monument. (I really liked Lincoln’s secretary of...
So Much to Celebrate
Wayne Price is having a really big week. Two traditional Tlingit canoes that he supervised the construction of have successfully paddled to Celebration, the annual gathering of Southeast Natives in Juneau. That's no easy coast down the 90 mile Lynn Canal, North...
I’m Playing Hooky Today
I'm riding my bike today with a friend on one last long ride before the Kluane to Chilkat on the 21st. I find rest is good for me, and that I tend to overdo things-- so today-- 10 days out, is a good one for a five hour ride. Plus it is cool, not too windy, and...
Sunday’s Thought
"I don't care how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. It's enough to know that for some people they exist, and that they dance." -- Poet Mary Oliver
Why I Wake Early
This morning at 4:30 Jess and Kevin paddled a yellow canoe to our backyard from an overnight adventure across the inlet. Chip went out and helped them carry the canoe up to the driveway. This is what they don't tell you about midnight sun: it's the mornings that are...