Auke Lake, Juneau, Alaska, from Chapel by the Lake Log Chapel

The Alaskan Chronicles

Stories from a Special Chapter in My Life

This will be an evolving piece of work. I spent twenty years in Alaska. It was an amazing experience. Here I collect stories and photos of my time in this marvelous place.

  • Birds of Alaska

    Several years ago I fell off the deep end and picked up bird watching as a hobby. While I was always interested in birds, I often stereotyped bird enthusiasts as nerdy, walking down trails with binoculars around their neck, some bedecked with $2,000 cameras with lenses so big a person could barely balance them (thus…

  • Juneau

    Juneau is simply an amazing place to live. 877 miles north of Seattle, 590 miles from Anchorage, it is a long way from just about everything. And yes, ask everyone seems to wonder, it is another 553 miles to Arctic Circle. You can only get here if you fly or come by boat. Our road…

  • Snow

    Probably the first thing that anyone in Juneau will mention to an outsider is rain. The second thing is snow. Lots of it. A typical winter will bring 70-100 inches of snow at sea level. Go up to the ski resort, snow accumulation may exceed 300 inches. This section of the journal will focus on…

  • Maps

    Part of the journey in writing The Alaskan Chronicles is finding and posting quality map images. That may take some time. Share on Social Media x facebook linkedintelegram email

  • Art

    If there is anything that sets Alaska apart from the rest of the US, if not the world, it is its art. Art is everywhere in Juneau. And the best thing? You know what you are looking at (unless it is the high-heel shoe in front of the museum — more on that later). Island…

  • The House

    This is an evolving journal that recalls the memories of owning a house in Alaska and the unique challenges it presented. Owning a house anywhere in the country brings up a unique collection of circumstances. We moved up from Missouri where most of the year is sunny and dry, where temperatures are radically extreme, from…

  • The Bald Eagle of Alaska

    Alaska is famous for having iconic animal life: bears, moose, caribou, bison, yaks, deer, mountain goats, Dall sheep, and whales. But no animal is as available for tourists to observe than the bald eagle.

  • The Volkmer Effect on Alaska’s Congressional Representation

    Who is Harold Volkmer and why should it matter to Alaskans?

  • The Alaskan Congressional Rodeo

    A peculiar election. Ever walked out into the wilderness and get struck at how quiet it is? You hear no birds, only a gentle breeze in the trees. That happens often in Alaska. This election is sort of like that.

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