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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  • 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

  • Bore Tide

    The Seward Highway runs alongside Turnagain Arm for several miles. It’s truly one of the prettiest drives I’ve taken. It is here that I first saw a bore tide. As we traveled this highway to catch the train and head to Whittier for the passengers. Then road alongside the inlet on the train as we Read more

  • Morning to Whittier

    It’s 5:06am. I have been awake since 3:15am. As I board the bus, the driver is playing Ozzy Osborne. I’m not a fan of Ozzy’s music. Especially at this hour. I think about our orientation at the beginning of the year. How it was mentioned over and over again to BE ON TIME for the Read more