Mark Stopha's Life in Alaska Blog

March 3, 2009

It’s been an exciting new experience working winter drilling here in the National… Continue Reading Winter Wonderland

Fizzle

February 17, 2009

The winds were gusting up into the high 30’s mph here, and it… Continue Reading Fizzle

February 16, 2009

Tonight is my first taste of a tundra semi-blizzard here north of the… Continue Reading A good blow

February 14, 2009

Now the president has changed his speech from “creating 3.5 million new jobs”… Continue Reading Saving Private Ryan, the middle class taxpayer

February 14, 2009

Economy down south apparently bites, but things are happening here on the north… Continue Reading 40 below

February 10, 2009

My shift started out at 48 below, and now it’s about 44 below… Continue Reading 40 below