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.

Dark news on a bright day

Everyone in town was talking about the accident yesterday, an avalanche that killed a 35-year-old Colorado heli-ski guide and badly injured a client, apparently, although news on the survivor is still sketchy, according to Trooper Josh on the KHNS radio news. It was...

e-reader pros and cons

 Algonquin Books, my wonderful publisher (I mean that, they are great) has just jumped into the ebook world. I have mixed feelings about this, as I  am a real book person. I love holding them, looking at them, moving the piles of them all around my house. At Christmas...

Sunday’s Thought

Mary Oliver wrote, “Real prayers are not the words, but the attention that comes first.” I think the same is true of gratitude. It is not in the saying of “thank you,” of course that is always nice, and a proper response to most anything–...

Sitka Postcard (And a baby picture or two. Can’t help myself.)

 As you can imagine, it has been a little busy around here. What with the baby being born, Chip’s trip to see Grandma Joanne in Florida, Eliza is here now too taking the wilderness medicine class while I babysit  her much higher energy Golden Retriever than my...

Say Hey, More Snow on the Way!

Well, this sure is good news for heliskiers– and for the keepers of the record books–  Winter Storm Warning URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE   HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF…HAINES   …WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

Home Again Dancing a Jig

It is hard to believe that it has only been a week since I left for Sitka with a hunch that the baby was coming– and now we are home safe with her. The ferry arrived at 4:30 this morning.  (Chip is back too, he flew in from visiting great-grandma Joanne in...