AUTUMN FLOATHOUSE LOGGING
AUTUMN FLOATHOUSE LOGGING
At this time of the year, when the tides are high, we like to run the beaches for firewood logs. Today was a little different, though. Today we were looking for float logs. I love […]
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SKIFFS (part 1)
THE IMPORTANCE OF SKIFFS (part 1)
A skiff is a small boat, usually powered by an outboard motor, and it is to rural Southeast Alaska what cars are to the rest of the world. There are no roads here, only waterways. […]
A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
Once a week we dressed up in long skirts, gloves, handbags or suits to walk through the Alaskan night, flashlights in hand casting shadows along the narrow forest trail. The windows glowed yellow in the […]
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TSUNAMI WARNING
TSUNAMI WARNING
A slow but steady siren cycled between a low pitch and a high frequency. The siren was coming from the direction of town and had to be loud enough in order for it to filter […]
MIDNIGHT RUTABAGA RAIDS
MIDNIGHT RUTABAGA RAIDS
You know what I’m talking about, right? Pinching a carrot from the garden when you were a kid? How sweet, how juicy it tasted–a bit gritty from the soil you couldn’t quite brush off–out in […]