Well, here we are in 2024 and I left you all way back in 2023 wondering if I would in fact make it to the Arctic Ocean. Sorry to leave you hanging! I am back, and reminiscing about this adventure, in preparation for a presentation with the Morro Coast Audubon Society. After leaving the campground... Continue Reading →
Hyder and the Cassiar Highway
Has it been a year since I embarked on a solo adventure to the Arctic Ocean and Alaska? Yes. Am I sitting on my couch in Southern California in 2023? Yes. Do I still dream of tundra wildflowers, snow-capped mountains, expansive views, dirt roads, and the sweet sounds of boreal breeding birds? Yes, yes, yes,... Continue Reading →
Alaska Bound
“When I was young and the urge to be someplace else was on me, I was assured by mature people that maturity would cure this itch. When years described me as mature, the remedy prescribed was middle age. In middle age I was assured that greater age would calm my fever and now that I... Continue Reading →





