Ranger Doug’s Expanded Klondike National Park Proposal
This is a view of South Lake Union Park created in the first decade of this millennium opening in 2010. The Navy owned the land and the old Armory building was built by the WPA and today houses the MOHAI collection (Museum of History and Industry). There are 6 slips...
Year of the Mouse–The Short Summer of 2025
In China, it’s the Year of the Rat but here in Alaska with all the rain, it’s “Year of the Mouse.” Rats are intelligent and won’t live in Alaska. We’ve had about 4 times the usual rain and it’s the tropical stuff. So, I...
Inside Passage and a little Logging
Summer is nearly upon us–or at least the rain is getting warm–and Tucson heats up so I scurry to Seattle where I focus on book displays, podcasts/talks (3) and Katahdin’s steering–but let’s pick up stepping on board the Alaska Marine...
How many Norwegians does it take to change a lightbulb?
My Rigid Flex Light R8692 went kaput about 6 hours after Amazon’s return deadline (one year) and at first I was stymied about what to do. So I immediately called Ridgid and they have a three year warranty and after supplying them with serial and model numbers,...