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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  • He can’t drive 55, or at all really

    Today is our first trip up the mountain with paying customers. I’m excited. Not as nervous as I thought I’d be. Perhaps it’s because we were told we were hired based on our personalities. And I’ve spent my life pretending things are ok. Even when they weren’t. So I feel confident I can fake it Read more

  • Downtown

    Having a day off and trying to save on Uber/Lyfts, we took the city bus to downtown Anchorage. We would go to the mall, the mint and the trolley tour before getting a bite to eat. We set off walking to the stop. If I had to guess, I’d say it was five miles away. Read more

  • THE TRAIN IS LEAVING THE STATION

    Thursday morning we were up at 5:45am. It was raining lightly and had snowed a little in Anchorage. We arrived at the rail yard by 7:30am. Dressed in our uniforms, complete with name tags and black tie. Overnight bags packed. Ready to depart on the fam (familiarization) trip. We clocked in and went to our Read more