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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  • Into the Wild

    One of my favorite moments of being up here in Alaska is being able to place visuals to one of my favorite books. “Into the Wild”, by Jon Krakauer, is the story of Chris McCandless leaving society and hiking various parts of the US. The place he most wanted to go was Alaska. And he Read more

  • Memories

    The day passes quickly. As we pass through Anchorage, I begin the task of closing out tabs. The WiFi connection for my credit card device isn’t working. I use my iPhone hotspot, which I occasionally drop signal on. This process makes me anxious that I won’t finish closing passengers out before the port. As the Read more

  • Saturday we are up early. We have to catch the bus to get to the train at 6:10am. Breakfast at the nicer employee dining isn’t an option due to time constraints. So we head downstairs to grab a quick bite. We head back up, strip our bedsheets and place them in the appropriate bins. Downstairs Read more