I’ve been away from Fairfax all of five hours and already there are things to report. Not what I expected, after only two short bus trips on Golden Gate Transit and a train hop from Richmond to Martinez, where I’m waiting for the Coast Starlight to Seattle. Today I noticed a lot of kindness in the world. So … More bus, bus, train, train
The other night I asked Stewart, “What can I tell people about where the cabin is?” “Say it’s not far from the northern boundary of Denali National Park.” “Can I post that map with the big black arrow on it?” (Because of course that makes it clear.) “Sure.” “And why don’t you want to tell people more specifically … More where is the cabin?
We love that people ask questions about the cabin in Alaska. It doesn’t matter if we’ve heard them before. Off the top of my head, the list of popular questions goes something like this: Where is the cabin? How do you get there? How did Stewart get the land? How did you build the cabin? Is there … More can you see the mountain? (cabin faq)
I’ve considered myself a reader for so long that it’s hard to admit how I’ve slipped. Now, instead of perusing (in the original sense) and reflecting, I look for bullet points and scan for conclusions. And while I could blame my inattentiveness on the Internet and related devices, I can also point to the place on my first … More a reading list
This will be my tenth year visiting Alaska, and I decided to do something a little different. Though the truth is those things don’t have anything to do with each other. I decided to do something different because I got tired of always doing the same thing; there was nothing intentionally artful about planning an adventure for year ten. … More ten days, four trains, and a boat
Fairfax to Fairbanks 