Hello from Dawson City, where I’m a week into a gig on the communications team for the Yukon Quest 1000-Mile International Sled Dog Race. I’ve been following the race from checkpoint to checkpoint (it started in Fairbanks and will end in Whitehorse), tweeting, updating Facebook, and writing news releases and short race updates for the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Alaska’
On the Yukon Quest Trail
Posted in Updates, tagged Alaska, Dogsledding, Mushing, Video, Yukon, Yukon Quest on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sitka. Swoon.
Posted in Photos, tagged Alaska, Sitka on January 20, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I’m on a tour of Southeast Alaska by state ferry, drinking local beers, eating halibut, taking absurd quantities of photos. More to come when I get home.
Alaskan Beer, an Ultra Race and a Lot of Wet Winter Clothing
Posted in Photos, Updates, tagged Alaska, Matador, Yukon Quest, Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve on February 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I’ve got a few odds and ends to catch up on. First of all, I’ve had a handful of stories published over on the Matador Network in the past couple weeks: an introduction to a serious local ultra race — The Yukon Arctic Ultra: The World’s Toughest Race? — and two stories about my Alaskan [...]
Back from the Backcountry
Posted in Updates, tagged Alaska, Yukon Quest, Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve on February 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I arrived home in Whitehorse last night after a successful trip into Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve — I was a volunteer at Slaven’s Roadhouse, a remote dog drop location on the Yukon Quest trail. Photos and more coming soon, in the meantime I’ll just note that using an outhouse at -50 (a new experience for [...]
That’s What I Call a Roadside Attraction
Posted in Photos, tagged Alaska, Denali, Mt McKinley, Road Trips on January 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So instead of retracing our steps from Anchorage up the Glenn Highway and along the Tok Cut-off to the Alaska Highway, we took a last-minute detour up the Parks Highway to Fairbanks, then headed south to Tok along the Richardson Highway. It was worth the detour: We had clear views of Mt. McKinley for much [...]
Off to Anchorage
Posted in Updates, tagged Alaska, Anchorage, Beer, Road Trips on January 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’m hitting the highway first thing tomorrow morning, headed for Alaska’s biggest city and something the good folks there like to call “Beer Week.” Yeah, story research is hard, right? Stay tuned.
News from New York City
Posted in Updates, tagged Alaska, Best American Travel Writing, New York City, World Hum on November 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a busy seven weeks or so since my last update. I’m in New York this week and am, as always, thrilled to be here. There are a couple of travel-themed readings on the go in the next couple of days – I’ll post more about those soon. What else? I attended a major [...]
