The deadline for the 2010 Nenana Ice Classic is just around the corner. The last day to purchase tickets is April 5th. I’ll be grabbing a couple myself. Official ice measurements this past Thursday ( 25 March 2010) were more than 50 inches thick, which is a mark reached only six times in the last […]
Ice Alaska, The World Ice Art Championships
The World Ice Art Championships at Ice Alaska is probably the single coolest thing that I’ve seen in Fairbanks this winter. Ice sculpting underwent a renaissance in interior Alaska in 1988 when organizers decided to revive the spirit of the 1930’s winter carnivals by flying in ice sculptors in from around the world for an […]
The Alaska Marine Highway System – MV Aurora
I’m writing today from the marine vessel Aurora of the Alaska Marine Highway System. We’re currently cruising about 15 knots somewhere between Cordova and Whittier on the blue-green waters of the Prince William Sound. I wanted to chime in today on how wickedly cool the marine highway system is, and simply just to travel from […]
Driving to Alaska – 10 Things to Think About
This article is more for the adventurous ones that are thinking of throwing caution to wind and heading for Alaska than for those with a well padded bank account or two weeks vacation time. This is for those with an idea in mind, but maybe the details are still a little fuzzy. Okay, really, it’s […]
Cordova, Alaska
Also check out my photos from Cordova. Even though I haven’t been able to determine whether the small town of Cordova, Alaska really wants to have its song sung or not, I’d thought I’d chime in anyway as I’ve had quite a few firsts here. Just yesterday I was sitting at the kitchen table over […]