Tag Archives: Aleutian Range

Risking It All at Ugashik

Rising as always with the first glimmers of dawn, we wake to a scorching gale pushing us hard against the anchor, heeling us over with the heavier gusts. Tucked into a side channel of the Ugashik River, we have spent the night just inside the bar. Watching the strong tendrils of wind scurrying across our anchorage, I wonder what we …

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Alaskan Autumn: Alone in the North

The plan was to retire, buy a truck, take my camera, and head north to Alaska. Two weeks later, COVID hit … In September of 2021, just a few days after the first opening across the British Columbia border, I was finally able to start on what turned out to be a month-long, 8,000-mile trip of a lifetime, made only …

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