I don’t love eating fish, but eat it because is loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, in other words, good for the body. I do appreciate, however, how important salmon is to Alaskan culture and Southwest’s Alaska food web. The following video was produced
Rain Rain Go Away; Not Really
In Juneau, if you don’t play in the rain, you don’t play. So, I play, dance and work in rain, all within the Tongass National Forest, the largest contiguous temperate rainforest in the world. I have to admit, however, that
EXTRA! News You Can Use: Flight Seeing, Bad Bears, Berrymania
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Glacier Gardens’ Shuttle Tour: Accessible Option for Exploring the Rainforest
Many visitors come to a Juneau to marvel at the magnificence of the 15-million acre Tongass National Forest, the largest temperate rainforest in the world. With mist meandering among its valleys and mountains, with mosses and lichens carpeting the forest floor, with
EXTRA! Alaska News You Can Use, Melting Glaciers, Bad Bears, Alaska’s New Gold
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Babe of the Woods
I am one-step closer to being an “Alaskan Babe in the Woods,” the ultimate frontier woman: hunter, gatherer, gardener, angler, carpenter, mechanic and of course, the perfect wife and mother. NOT! My good buddy, Annette Smith, and I recently spent
Eat and Meet in Juneau: Where the Locals Go
Mexican to Mandarin, pizza to pierogi, steak to seafood, Alaskan-brewed beers to premium spirits, Juneau has it all. ==== After a day of hiking glacier-view trails or crisscrossing coastal waters in search of humpback whales, Juneau’s adventure guides, naturalists and
Mushroom Eruption in the Tongass National Forest
I love mushrooms on my cheeseburgers. I love mushrooms on salads and in my soup. I love mushrooms sautéed in garlic and butter. Well, you got it, I love eating mushrooms. Growing up in the Midwest, I fancifully imagined mushrooms pirouetting
Juneau, a Humpback Whale’s Summer Vacation Destination
Whether cruising the inside passage, kayaking across Auke Bay or relaxing atop a bluff overlooking Favorite Channel, you’re likely to see humpback whales lollygagging or logging, lobtailing or flipper slapping, or lunging or plunging in search of scrumptious krill and
Welcome
Alaskans lovingly and proudly refer to their state as the “Last Frontier,” and rightfully so. Encompassing almost 580,000-square miles, Alaska is one-fifth the size of the lower 48 states combined. It consists of 33,900 miles of shoreline, 3,000+ rivers, 3