Halifax

Halifax

Nov 21, 2019 | Alaska

The Town Clock–Halifax, Nova Scotia VIA Rail, in a four hour hop, takes me to Montreal where I discover beautiful murals in the Central Station, McDonalds, notwithstanding.  There are four of these murals–this being the East panel; the station was built in...
Toronto

Toronto

Nov 16, 2019 | Alaska, Retired Doug Roadtrips

  Toronto has this big tower–huge–about three times taller than the Space Needle and unlike the Space Needle, this one will be hard to climb.  They want $30 bucks to ride up the elevators and denied me access to the stairway when I asked, so I decided...
The Big Butte Burn

The Big Butte Burn

Oct 20, 2019 | Alaska

I returned to my Jackson Hole cabin in August to build a driveway monument to mark my house number.  You might recall that lawyers and developers snitched about 400′ of my property when I was in Antarctica in 2004/5 which ended up in court.  My drive is now...
Netshed II

Netshed II

Jul 20, 2019 | Alaska

My net shed is woefully full of junk and the siding need replacement. I’ve stockpiled lumber that I cut on Mitkof Island and it’s taking up the space that I need to fix up old boats. Time to roll up my sleeves…… Harry never threw away anything...
Return to Kupreanof–2019

Return to Kupreanof–2019

May 4, 2019 | Alaska

After leaving the Tetons–spectacular Spring weather here on the road up to Jenny Lake–my old haunting grounds–it’s back to Seattle to get the Alaska homestead back up to snuff. I stop for 5 days in Seattle to the new Ranger Doug’s...

Katahdin’s Final Trip South

Sep 19, 2018 | Alaska

It’s been a great summer in Kupreanof and by mid-August, I make the final jump off the dock with Katahdin and point her south after 16 years of enduring rain and freezing winters. She’s a bit weary from lack of paint and some rot looms in dark corners.  I...