The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: Alaska

  • I’m Cold. You Should Put On a Coat.

    You can always put on more clothes, but you can’t always take more off.

  • Revisiting Northern Exposure

    Aside from the Handmaid’s Tale, my favorite television series of all time is Northern Exposure. I loved all the quirky individuals on that show. I know what it’s like to be a square peg in a round hole. I’d have fit right in in the fictional Cicely, Alaska. I would have loved to hang out…

  • The Invasion of the Ghost Forests

    You’ve most likely been haunted by one without even realizing it.

  • March of the Waddling Grey Penguins

    On our cruise to Alaska, we were some of the youngest passengers aboard, by decades. I get it. It’s an expensive trip. It’s the trip of a lifetime. But there’s something to be said about doing your major trips while you’re still able-minded and able-bodied. We often shared a dinner table with strangers, as is…

  • Goose Creek Tower

    The world is a more delightful place with this tower in it.

  • The Hard Truth about Coal

    There’s no point in propping up a dying industry.

  • Haines, Juneau, and Ketchikan

    Visiting three towns along the inside passage, in Southeastern Alaska.

  • Glacier Bay

    Sometimes I have no idea how I get so lucky.

  • Denali Encounters

    I have always wanted to lay my eyes on the tallest peak in North America.

  • Ziplining

    I mean, hoo! What a rush!