Now that everyone has made their way through Salmon 101 you can let your own imagination do the walking. All those boats filled with all those boys lead to some interesting situations packed with fascinating characters. From the bright eyed, hot headed new comers to hardened sea farers, cocky young punks and seasoned pros, you […]
Travel Stories the Guide Book Won't Tell You
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Fishing in Alaska – Salmon 101
I searched the interwebs extensively prior to arriving in Alaska. My search turned up nothing that even remotely covered the ins and outs of Salmon fishing, what to expect, what to prepare for and some basic vocabulary that will keep you from sounding like a greenhorn (rookie). That’s what I’m going to cover here as […]
Heading to Sea
I don’t have as much time as I’d like for this post. I just landed a job on a fishing tender out of Cordova, Alaska and I’ll be heading to sea in an hour or so. I picked up my first Alaska Commercial Fishing Crew license as well. An interesting summer is in store. Wish […]
World Travel With… The Lonely Planet Bloggers
I neglected to announce that some months ago freewheelings.com was accepted into Lonely Planet’s blogsherpa beta program. Blogsherpa features a handpicked batch of the world’s best travel blogs syndicated into lonelyplanet.com’s destination pages. For instance, if you go to the Lonely Planet’s Fairbanks page you’ll see two articles listed from freewheelings.com on the left hand […]
Tidepool Colisium
Here’s yet another little gem from Cordova, Alaska. Out at the end of the road at Hartney Bay you can walk along the shoreline of the Prince William Sound at low tide. It’s not sandy beaches, but a craggy, rocky sort of shoreline that gives home to all manner of tidepool creatures. You never know […]
Nenana Ice Classic Tripod Goes Live!
On Sunday, April 25th a wire will be attached from the top of the 30 foot tripod to the watch tower on shore. The tower will be manned around the clock from Sunday until the official breakup on the Tanana River. For the history and premise of the contest you should check out my original […]
Ships of Old Alaska
I’ve been digging around the Internet and the library for a few days now pursuing my own interest in the great ships of Alaska’s history. The information is startlingly scattered so I have set about creating an account of the boats that have been a part of Alaska’s discovery, boom, gold rush, fishing industry, tourist […]
Little Birds of the Copper River Delta
I’ve never fancied myself much of a bird watcher, but you can hardly help it here. Cordova, Alaska and the Copper River Delta are known for their bird watching amongst so many other things. After a while you just want to know them. I’ve decided to keep a chronicle of my encounters with the little […]
Hitchhiking Around the World – An Interview with Jeremy Marie
I posted briefly last month about My Favorite Hitchhiker. I picked Jeremy, the good Frenchman, up outside of Wasilla, Alaska last fall standing on the side of the road with a backpack and a sign that simply read “World Tour.” It’s a little more than six months later and Jeremy and I have been corresponding […]
State of the Volkswagen Bus – Spring 2010
I get considerably more email inquiring as to the state of the bus and/or the happiness of the dog than I do of my own well being. Go figure. If you‘ve kept up with my Alaska Highway by Volkswagen Bus series or Sled Dog Alaska, Getting There you’ll know that the old girl limped into […]