500 glorious miles from Sitka to Kodiak Island
Sailing fast on a broad reach, volcanic Mt. Edgecume slid by our starboard side while Yahtzee tracked northwest out into the expansive Gulf of Alaska. We…
What to bring when cruising Southeast Alaska
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…
Glacier Bay | Taking time to watch the world
While Yahtzee leaned gently with the wind, I stood on the edge of the cockpit and took a long, awe-inspired look at my surroundings —…
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.…