Apr 5, 2008 | Alaska
I know it’s spring, but I forgot to post this blog–this is the last snowstorm of the winter–got about five feet in Februrary and temperatures to 5F. Here’s the house with the new roof!!! I had to prop up the eaves. Here’s a typical winter...Feb 23, 2008 | Alaska
After three feet of fresh snow, it’s up to the muskeg above our house–and the snow gets deeper as you ski inland! We’re bonafide Bonna skiers–no cheap plastic imitations–here’s a look at what happens when you take inferior equipment...Jan 21, 2008 | Alaska
Well, it’s a bit drab at times. Here’s a good shot of the Western Towboat’s “Pacific Titan” towing an AML barge past our house at about 8am. It’s getting lighter earlier now–we’re about a month past the winter solstice....Jan 21, 2008 | Alaska
One of our biggest interior projects was building a safe stairway to the second level–we’ve been using a rickety ladder for the past two years which dates to the 1960s. It finally broke with me on sitting on the top step and thanks to our cork floor,...Jan 2, 2008 | Alaska
Latest Update!!! Walking out of the house this morning, we find these wolf tracks within 30 feet of our house; jumping over our new boardwalk–the nerve! Because of last year’s hard winter deer populations have plummeted and wolves have benefited. This...Dec 30, 2007 | Alaska
It’s time to fill the woodshed. So we cut a trail up to the muskeg and began to haul out wood. After our endeavors, we continue to develop a ski track (langlaufen) to unlimited ski touring above our cabin…. when we stumbled on these tracks (two wolves!!):...