Life in Alaska — A View From Homer

The other week I was up in Soldotna for a cross-country running race.  It was a gorgeous, sunny day--so warm I could wear shorts and a t-shi...

The bright red berries are bunchberries (from the Canada Mayflower), which are edible, but don't have a lot of flavor.  I pick them an...

Fireweed is fuzzing out Much as I love fireweed, I have been dreading the great fuzz-out that I know is going to happen.  All those bril...

Onion, cucumbers, carrots, green beans, tomatoes, kohlrabi, yellow zucchini--bounty from the garden! This is my favorite time of year: ...

The local sandhill crane couple This is a blog post I have been meaning to write ever since the sandhill cranes started migrating throug...

For those of you who follow my blog, you may have seen pictures of the Homer Rope Tow over the years.  I needed to run down to the warming h...

An old, abandoned cabin along the Homestead Trail, framed by pushki and fireweed This is a great, short hike with a bench for resting, a...