Jul 30, 2006 | Alaska
Ever wanted to build your own fireplace? It’s a lot of work. Here’s where I started: Every piece of granite had to be carried from the next island (Mitkof) out of the woods through swampy muskeg to the car, driven about 10 miles to the boat harbor,...Jul 15, 2006 | Alaska
If you want to stay warm in Petersburg Alaska, you need a good heater. First, cut a hole in your floor and pour about 100 sixty lb. bags of concrete for a footing. Next, order a Tulikivi masonry heater from Finland. This unit has a thousand soapstone pieces...Jul 3, 2006 | Alaska
To those of you who aren’t familiar with Fred Beckey, he’s still climbing at 85 years old–this time to Burkett’s Needle with two young ‘bucks’ Dave and Micah who are attempting a new route. I climbed with Fred from 1967 to 1970...Jun 21, 2006 | Alaska
Another stealth operation in the night (except it’s light all night)–an amphibious assault on Kupreanof Island with 26,000 pounds of masonry, tools and 6 pallets (that’s about 500 80 pound bags) of concrete–all hand carried off the barge down...May 14, 2006 | Alaska
There is nothing like spring here in Petersburg–especially when the locals are complaining about the lingering winter weather. I removed the tarp today on the Katahdin and…..what a beautiful boat!!!….and beautiful blue sky, white mountains, soaring...Apr 12, 2006 | Alaska
The junk pile daily grows with refuse that will be transported back across the Wrangell Narrows and then to the dump. Makes one think seriously of recycling. Ten acres of junk accumulated over 50 years is a bit daunting. Buried in the heaps are 50+ broken axe...