It was special to me as I saw Avery’s growing appreciation for the yawning vastness and quiet intimacy of the Tongass’ forested hillsides, turquoise waters, rocky shores, and remote wilderness.
Read MoreThe surging current expressive of the consigned state of confusion and reflection I found myself in.
Read MoreA photo essay of summertime Southeast Alaska
Read MoreThis morning started a bit before three, sure to give me enough time to make a round of the ship, fill my coffee cup, and grumble up to the bridge for a four-hour watch.
Read MoreThe grey-gloom characteristic of Southeast Alaska hung low on the town; all the way down to the shoulders of the people walking the streets.
Read More2019: a year like I have never had
Read MoreMaybe someday my strength and determination will be tested by walking from the beach onto the Tyndall Glacier’s toe and up to the summit of Mt. Saint Elias, a quick 18,000 feet above.
Read MoreClouds, I think, are collections of quicksilver dreams, cast loose by the hopeless and the hopeful from seashores or mountaintops or, really, anywhere between.
Read MoreThese are some pictures I’ve grabbed since I landed here in Alaska. None are especially notable and the place that gives them life hasn’t meant breathing to me just yet, but they are all filled with a couple months’ worth of warm memories.
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