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.

In honor of the 19th annual Kluane to Chilkat International Bike Relay, which a Lende family team ( and 1175 other cyclists from Alaska and the Yukon ) completed with flying colors yesterday:

“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” – H.G. Wells