Off the Rails in Alaska

Join me on a journey through my adventurous summer in Alaska – where work meets wilderness and every day is a wild ride!

  • Ramblings

    My season on the rails ended at the end of September. The move back to Denver was uneventful. With the exception of needing to get rid of many of my clothes to make room for the souvenirs I had purchased. Alaska has some fabulous socks and I felt the need to have them all. To… Read more

  • The End of the Journey

    My summer working on the railroad has ended. My final train was southbound on September 16th. I cannot believe the summer is over. I cannot believe it was all real. As it has been such a fabulous journey! I had significantly less free time than I expected to have. And when I did, I was… Read more

  • Termination Dust

    It was only the middle of August. I still hadn’t been warm enough to wear shorts. And I only wore short sleeves briefly one day. Yet there it was. On the top of the mountain peaks on the way up to Denali. Snow. It looked as if God Himself had sprinkled powdered sugar on them.… Read more