Position: 48°34’04.8″N 123°28’11.3″W There were two last stops on our Alaska inside passage itinerary. The first stop was Wrangell. Founded by the Russians in 1811 and later named for Ferdinand von Wrangel, chief manager and governor of the Russian-American Company …
Position: 57°03’09.4″N 135°20’13.8″W Icy Strait Point survives on cruise ships. The little hamlet sits at the crossroads of salmon migration in and out of Icy Strait. For years its economy was built around a salmon cannery. When that finally closed, …
Position: 58°25’37.8″N 134°32’14.8″W Our feet had fully dried out, and an excess of lubberliness filled in around our waistlines. Our respective conditions had grown serious enough that only a spell at sea would ameliorate our symptoms, if not the underlying …
Position: 47°35’22.4″N 122°22’47.4″W Der zwischenzeit: literally ‘the time in between’. In English we would say ‘in the meantime’. I like the literal translation. That’s where we have been for the past couple of weeks. Somewhere between here and there. Our …
Position: 44°03’32.6″N 121°18’54.6″W Compared with the Byzantine Empire, the city of Bend, Oregon, has had a short history. For millennia indigenous peoples lived, gathered and hunted the wide plains and foothills surrounding the “Towarnehiooks” river. They also fought each other …
Position: 45°54’58.9″N 6°51’19.9″E Saturday Pulling up outside our turn of this century chalet flanked by steep mountains on either side of Chamonix’s narrow valley, we were glad that we had driven. Our house guests, a motley amalgam of relatives, friends …
Position: 47°50’54.1″N 120°46’40.8″W We left Albuquerque and Carol’s Dad Bob in the capable hands of her older brother, Chris. Our departure met with a little trepidation on all sides, but we were confident that Bob would train Chris quickly and …
Position: RUFFHOUSING Having learned during the pandemic that any time spent sitting still leads to acquiring stuff, we spent a good part of last summer offloading Aleta’s excess cargo. Of course, as keen readers know, Marlon was unceremoniously booted off …
Position: 35°11’52.0″N 106°35’49.1″W The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is one of the premier draws for visitors to the city. This year marked the 51st gathering of balloon enthusiasts from all over the world. Beginning with 13 balloons in 1972, by …
