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.

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...

Happy Thursday!

Chip is stretching on the living room floor, pre-bike, and Pearl is snoring up on our bed. (As soon as we leave it, she hops on and stays there until we return from our morning bike ride.) And I want to remind you that there will be a gala ribbon cutting for the...

The Earth Moved Under the Bed

The earthquake was at 3:58 AM  49 miles west of Haines, just over the mountains from my house, toward Yakutat. I suppose on a clear morning I could almost see it from here. It woke me up with a jolt, and as soon as the rolling quit I checked to see if there were...

Goodbye to Glenn

It’s a rainy morning, which means a day off from the cycling. I mean, why ride in the rain when you don’t have to? We’ve had so many nice days this spring that a little rain is a relief.  It’s a good day to finish the obituary of my friend...

Sunday’s Thought

“For today, each moment is prickly with detail and can only be made sensible by love.”- John Straley from the poem “The Map and Territory of Love.”

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