Welcome to my travel blog begun in 2004 when I spent 6 months in Antarctica. At the top of this page you can also access my publishing company Ranger Doug’s Enterprises or jump directly on board my 1899 tugboat, Katahdin, currently under its second restoration. Directly to the right is an archive which now contains about 250 posts ranging from Barrow Alaska to the South Pole so scroll away and enjoy!
Latest Blog Posts
Abercrombie’s Ranch
When I was little, my mamma always reminded me that I had an uncle out west with a ranch. When you're young, you don't pay attention and as I grew older, I had always assumed that this uncle and his ranch was a simple two-acre hardscrabble plot somewhere in Nebraska...
Tow Winches, Pig Wars, and Butte Montana–Part I
The 52 year old Alaska ferry Columbia nudges into Petersburg's dock at 9:45pm Tuesday evening. To make the trip to Bellingham, it needs to capture two narrow passages at slack high tides: one here in the Wrangell Narrows and a second at the Seymour Narrows near Port...
Totland is (reluctantly) For Sale–by owner
I searched for years to find this ideal piece of property and now, after 20 years living here, it's time to sell. The property is ten acres in three parcels in Alaska's smallest city of Kupreanof (population 23). A slough winds behind the house--or conversely--a...
Tarantulas and Tacos–End of an Arizona Winter
This was a crazy winter yet productive. Some new "lodge" furniture, desert critters, staying active, great friends, a kidnapping, and dealing with neighbors dog pooh. I'll focus on the positive--Remember, the worst winter day in Tucson is still better than the best...