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!

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  • It’s Friday and I wake up about 30 minutes after Derek. I’m hoping the mouse is stuck the one of the mouse pad traps. But no. It is not. So I go about getting ready for a short day of training at the rail yard. We arrive at 8am and go to our respective train Read more

  • Bartender Training

    First, I have to update the mouse in the apartment situation. Every single noise I heard last night I thought for sure was the mouse. Every speck I saw this morning I was sure was mouse poop. But no dead mouse. Sadness for me. Today was training for individual positions. We arrived at 8am to Read more

  • Short Day!

    Today we only had to be at the rail yard for a couple hours. We are getting our uniforms. I threw my black pants and shoes away at the end of last season because they were worn. I neglected to get these items in time for tomorrow when we have to show up in uniforms. Read more