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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  • Green for Days

    When I first arrived in Anchorage, AK, it was the end of April. Mounds of snow were still visible around town. The mountains still covered. We even had a couple of days of snow in May. Winter keeping its hold on Alaska despite the spring calendar. The first trip up to Denali, the rivers and… Read more

  • 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