May 16, 2009
Seward, Alaska Travel Information
Seward, Alaska is a small fishing town about two and a half hours south of Anchorage, Alaska. It's a quaint little town, and I've come close to moving there twice. In fact, I currently live in Palmer, Alaska, and my current plan is to retire in Seward. Here's a map of Seward, Alaska in relation to other Alaska towns; Denali is at the top of the map, and Seward is at the bottom:
May 16, 2009
Talkeetna, Alaska Travel Information
Talkeetna, Alaska is a small town in rural Alaska, with a population of roughly 800 people. It's a place where I lived in 2007, and I still frequent as often as I can. Talkeetna is located about 70 minutes north of Wasilla, two hours north of Anchorage, and about three hours south of Denali.
April 9, 2009
I really enjoyed this blog posting titled "I miss the ocean" by a woman named Yaari Kingeekuk. This short blurb tells what her excellent blog post is about:
Here I am living in two worlds, the St. Lawrence Island Yupik and western way. I live in a city which to me is big; and that’s Anchorage. I struggle as I try to survive in both worlds.
April 4, 2009
I was wondering about bears the other night, about things like how they hibernate, if they ever wake up during the winter, things like that, and then I found this link at NOVA Online where they write about hibernating animals, including bears.
If that link is right, it's interesting to me that bears don't hibernate in the same sense that other animals do. They refer to bears as being in a state of lethargy (kind of like me in the winter), as opposed to hibernating like the other animals do.
March 28, 2009
In the most interesting news of the day -- okay, besides wondering about Mount Redoubt -- an avalanche closed down the Seward Highway for several hours today. The avalanche occurred in an area just south of Girdwood. Here's a link to the rough location on Google Maps.
March 27, 2009
Mount Redoubt erupted twice again this morning, with a blast at 9:24 a.m. that went up to 65,000 feet. (That's over 12 miles, straight up.) Commercial airline flights in southcentral Alaska have come to a halt, or a near halt. The National Weather Service is saying that there might be ash-fall of up to an eighth of an inch in Homer.
For full details, the Anchorage Daily News has the story and some incredible pictures.
March 24, 2009
Mount Redoubt erupted very early this morning, and continued erupting five times during the early morning hours. Ash has now been detected as high as 60,000 feet above sea level, and the ashes have headed north and northeast, towards the towns of Willow and my former home, Talkeetna.