Fortuitous Bouncing

Maybe you don’t know but fishing in Alaska means unGodly, extremely early morning wake up times. High tide this morning on the rivers we fish was about 2:45am. The best bite of the day is usually the first light after high tide which today was 5:30am but you have to go get the spot you…

Fantasy Football

I can hardly believe it is almost time for school. Outside of all the school work that is about to begin, one great thing that starting school again means football is about to begin as well. Most of you readers don’t even care about football and I’ll be the first to tell you that this…

The Most Relaxing Day Ever!

Yesterday Rose and I went on a kayaking trip. It was the first touristy thing either of us have done in Homer on any of our trips. To those who made it possible (I know you don’t want to be named) thanks so much! It was beautiful in a way only Alaska can be beautiful;…

When He Heard It

Today’s post is written by a great friend Ross Gale. He is an aspiring writer and currently attends Portland State University. He plans to go onto graduate school for writing and then be a fiction author. When I asked him why not non fiction he said, “because you either have to write about history or…

Homer, AK

This morning (it is still Monday in Alaska right now) we got up at 3am Alaska time….and FINALLY we made it to Homer at 9pm. It was a long day. Our 4 hour layover in Juneau turned into a 9 hour layover (not cool). So where is Homer you ask? Well let me tell you.…

Juneau, AK

It is a foggy day in Juneau. We have a 4 hour layover. So what do you do in a small town like Juneau? You walk from the airport to downtown to find a coffee shop. Of course, in Alaska, that coffee shop has dial up wireless. It takes 5 minutes to load email and…