Alaska


Tales from the Arctic

John moved to the North Slope of Alaska when he was seven years old. He has spent nearly twenty years in various corners of Alaska. This section contains stories of his experiences during those years.

Tales of Denali
An account of my 1994 traverse of Denali, up the West Buttress and down the Muldrow routes.
Togiak Herring
Description of the Togiak Herring fishery, and my role in it.
Rain and Butterscotch Schnapps
Taking my mother down a wild and scenic river.
Wilderness Gold
A story of our canoe trip down the Fortymile river in Eastern Alaska, written as a destination story for Canoe & Kayak magazine.
Tales of Fish & Game
Humorous letters from field camps, 1994-1997.
  1. State Employee Exhibit
  2. Ugashik Crew Report
  3. Sheenjek Part 1
  4. Sheenjek Part 2

  • Bellevue arts fair smells amazing 11 years 35 weeks ago
  • Where is my winter coat? 11 years 35 weeks ago
  • Keeping Your Site Safe Online http://t.co/9Mz4uGlu <- a blog post I wrote, published to a wider audience 11 years 35 weeks ago
  • Power outage at the data center hosting our email server? What's up, NetRiver? 11 years 35 weeks ago
  • And so it continues, the long, dark, and windy road that is a sports fan. It seems to always end with 11 years 35 weeks ago
  • Ichiro as a Yankee against the this week 11 years 35 weeks ago
  • Gemma turns 2 years old today, she bought me steaks and beer as her birthday retribution. 11 years 36 weeks ago
  • Excellent dinner at lechoso in downtown Seattle, braised duck ragu was spectacular! 11 years 36 weeks ago
  • that’s one of my favorite Dostoevsky quotes. 11 years 36 weeks ago
  • My presence causes cleaner houses and cleaner code, because no one likes grumpy Bill. 11 years 36 weeks ago