Minnesota, and a Bit of Alaska

5 August 2009

My travels have begun! I have been on the road now for 6 days, though it seems like more, and they’ve all been full of adventure, excitement, laughter and insight—just like I was hoping. Alaska I had one last Alaska adventure before I left, kayaking with my sister near Portage. We paddled lakes and rivers […]

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Leaving Hope

22 July 2009

It’s funny how my hometown sits so close to my heart, but when I’m here I can hardly wait to leave. The things that I love most about it are also the things that I can’t stand, especially when I’ve been here for longer than I’d hoped. The fact that everyone knows me is simultaneously […]

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First Alaska, then the World

7 July 2009

I’ve been an Alaska resident now for about 16 years, minus the time I spent in Portland, Oregon, in college, and some time spent traveling, plus that 3-year stint in Hawaii, when I officially changed my residency. But despite my location changes, my heart has lived here, and though I’ll probably always have the travel […]

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Bear Protection

11 June 2009

Back in Alaska, back in Seward, back at Bear Lake. Trooper and I have had a couple of small adventures since I’ve arrived, but most of my time has been taken up with the operations of the B&B, so I haven’t been able to start my “New Things in Seward (or the Peninsula)” project. I’ve […]

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North

19 May 2009

Well, my time here has drawn to a close. Tonight I head back to Alaska, back to Seward for a summer of B&B’ing and, hopefully, a little adventure thrown in. While there were parts of running the B&B that I really enjoyed — meeting fellow travelers from all over the world, each with their own […]

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