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

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  • The world is getting crazier and crazier. I don't know what's real anymore. 11 years 32 weeks ago
  • In the midst of switching over our office LAN to a new ISP. 11 years 32 weeks ago
  • Only a few of our customers affected by outage, we run our own nameservers. 11 years 32 weeks ago
  • Also, I metabolize caffeine quickly. Genetics! 11 years 32 weeks ago
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  • I just got my results back from 23&me. Turns out that I'm white. 11 years 32 weeks ago
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  • OH MY GOD. Border Collie and Corgi mix? Yes please. 11 years 32 weeks ago
  • Yesterday's diet of beer and no food was not recommended by the FDA. Now onto the final judge, the scale. 11 years 33 weeks ago