Welcome to my travel blog. I’m just reorganizing things so you may find a different look from time to time. On the top of this page you can access my publishing company Ranger Doug’s Enterprises or jump directly on board my 1899 tugboat, Katahdin. Directly to the right is an archive beginning in Antarctica in 2004 which now contains about 250 posts, so scroll away and enjoy!
Latest Blog Posts
How to build a bentwood box (which isn’t actually bent)
Having fixed my propane leak by replacing 60' of piping, rebuilding a chainsaw, trading out all the pulleys on my outhaul, hauling wood, practicing piano and baking pies and otherwise slacking off, I decided to be productive for once and build a bentwood box. You've...
South Kupreanof Yacht Club-Summer of 2024
Home at last. The first thing I do is build a fire--my woodshed is full of dry wood and the house is damp as ond dishrag. My arthritis is acting up--moving out the desert to SE Alaska is hard on old men. Surprisingly, the house survived the winter and after two...
Final Tucson Projects–Turtle Fountains, Footstools and Chiminea’s
The temperature in Tucson when I return climbs into the low 90's. It's time to finish off projects and head to cooler climes. The trip to San Francisco (NPS Tradeshow--previous blog) was my fifth or sixth roadtrip last winter marketing my book and I still had a lot...
San Francisco–PLA*, Coit Tower, and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
(*PLA is Public Lands Alliance) (**Picking up where I left off in Tucson.) My last roadtrip is San Francisco. The National Park Service holds an annual trade-show and I wasn't able to attend last year.....because Amtrak broke down in the Arizona desert. Although...