top of page
Search
Karl Sander
Feb 5, 20197 min read
A Very Unscientific List of Top 5 Places to Visit in Alaska
Alaska fascinates people. It wasn’t just a preference for colder weather that led me to try and get an assignment up there, after all. ...
23 views0 comments
Karl Sander
Oct 18, 20186 min read
The Voyage South - Part 5
Ketchikan calls itself Alaska’s First City – doubtless because it’s the first Alaskan city northbound travelers come to on the Inside...
13 views0 comments
Karl Sander
Jul 17, 20183 min read
The Voyage South - Part 4
On my previous two trips through the waters of southeast Alaska, the skies were overcast. It had still been scenic, with wispy low clouds...
11 views0 comments
Karl Sander
Jun 26, 20184 min read
The Voyage South - Part 3
Uncivilized arrival and departure times were more common than we’d have liked. We guessed it was because of the tides or currents....
8 views0 comments
Karl Sander
Jun 11, 20184 min read
The Voyage South - Part 2
M/V Kennicott got underway just before noon on Sunday. A low overcast obscured the higher elevations of the land surrounding us as we...
15 views0 comments
Karl Sander
Jun 4, 20184 min read
The Voyage South - Part 1
The trip home began in mid-May and took almost two weeks. The movers had come and gone. I'd hired a maid service and carpet cleaner to...
22 views0 comments
Karl Sander
May 2, 20183 min read
Reflections on North by North
Over the weekend of the 27th, 28th, and 29th of April, I had the chance to attend the second annual North by North Festival and Summit. ...
15 views0 comments
Karl Sander
Sep 17, 20176 min read
Hauling Halibut and Slaying Salmon
One of the things I’m asked when people find out I’ve been living in Alaska for a while is how much fishing and hunting I get to do. The...
74 views0 comments
Karl Sander
Jul 27, 20178 min read
Two Wheels to Valdez
For this last weekend’s adventure, I took my trusty warhorse to Valdez, Alaska. We discovered the waterfront town the previous year, when...
43 views0 comments
Karl Sander
Jul 18, 20173 min read
A Run-In with the Locals on the McHugh Creek Trail
With the weather forecast looking good for this past weekend, I decided it would be a good time to hike. Of course, the adventure-mobile...
37 views0 comments
bottom of page