Notes from the Fishing Grounds

It seems the more “family values” or “spiritual” or “pro life” or “transparent” our elected officials claim to be, the more likely they are to run off with a hooker, have an affair, support killing of innocents overseas, or hold steadfastly back with information that might be damaging to them
Here in Alaska, many of us [...]

It’s alumni weekend back in my hometown of Bolivar, NY. Four of my five siblings are there. One called earlier having been to her 20th anniversary and seeing classmates she hadn’t seen in those 20 years.
After cooking some elk ribs and putting in some rhubarb bread to bake, I went out [...]

We came back to work 9 days earlier than we did last year, and during this time, the changes have been somewhat dramatic. The long days (20+ hrs) have melted the snow rapidly, revealing the brown tundra. Today, the grass went from brown to brown-green just today it seems. A few caribou [...]

Back in Prudhoe Bay after over a month off. When I left, it was snow covered and not much above zero. Now most of the snow is gone, and geese are already here. The ocean is still ice bound, but lots of puddles on the ice and mushy.
Sunlight for most [...]