It has been over two months since we crossed the border from British Columbia into the great state of Alaska. From Ketchikan to Sitka, Glacier…
Paradise found at the amazing Ford’s Terror
It’s June and I’m cold. A heavy rain pelts my black Musto jacket and I pull the brim of the hood down slightly to let…
End of the line | A journey up Lynn Canal and beyond
Brakes hissed, horn sounded. The train lurched slowly forward away from Skagway towards the mountains. With a clickety-clack, clackety-click, we climbed from sea level up through…
A whale of a time at White Sulfur Springs
“WHALE! There it is!” Jill shouted while pointing ahead of the bow. Mere boat lengths in front of us rose the unmistakable fin of a…
A new favorite port | Sitka
Sitka, Alaska is a flat out cool spot. Pulling into the harbor’s western anchorage through the breakwater, we could instantly tell the place was special.…
From rocky passes to warm tubs — getting in our cruising rhythm
Sliding sideways with the flood current through a narrow, rock-strewn channel called Devil’s Elbow, I watched the depth sounder read 6 feet under the keel…
Falling in love with Alaska all over again
The wind was up and lunch was on the stovetop when I hoisted Yahtzee’s mainsail outside of the tiny cove and community of Meyers Chuck in…