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Outside Wasilla, AK. Photo by Laurie Borman Anchorage, AK–At the height of summer, it’s hard to imagine what Alaska looks like when it’s Iditarod time. Everything was gorgeous and green when I visited in June, 2009. What’s not hard to imagine is the long distances between towns and villages, because even in the height of 18-hour daylight [...] Kodiak, AK–I went to Kodiak Island this summer to look for bears. Yeah, the largest land carnivore bear (polar bears don’t count as land carnivores). Yep, saw them. But I’m gonna talk about bears next time. First, you need to know about Kodiak Island. It’s basically a small town, where everybody knows everybody else (like [...] Winnetka, IL–This time last month I was in Alaska, working on a road trip article. Today a kayak trip in a local lagoons made me think of my kayak trip in Kachemak Bay, where this eagle roosted on a jutting log. That day with A Seaside Adventure (www.seasideadventure.com) was filled with sea otter [...] |
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