Dipping My Toes
While the sub-zero wind chill didn’t dampen the beauty of the sunset’s soft glow on Lake Superior, I did not dip my toes in the frigid waters while taking a break mid-run to soak in the scene. But I...
View ArticleA Week-Long Alaskan Dream: Mosquito Cove Trail
We gathered in the hospitality room for Alaskan Dream Cruises in Sitka, Alaska, four couples from Michigan, New York City, Minnesota, and Australia. Introductions were made and we sized up our...
View ArticleLeaving Sitka on the Misty Fjord
This is the second of the “Week-Long Alaskan Dream” post series. “It looked bigger on the website,” I laughed as we unloaded from the Alaskan Dream Cruises courtesy van and walked down the ramp to...
View ArticleDestination Baranof Warm Springs
This is the third of the “Week-Long Alaskan Dream” post series. Blue skies as far as the eye could see, with wispy clouds of white fanning out like the tentacles of the octopus (which was a common...
View ArticleThe Sea Lion Posse of Frederick Sound
This is the fourth of the “Week-Long Alaskan Dream” post series. The Misty Fjord left Baranof Springs in the morning to head into Frederick Sound for Day 3 of our Inside Passage cruise. Whales teased...
View ArticleThe First Iceberg
This is the fifth of the “Week-Long Alaskan Dream” post series. The starting of the Misty Fjord’s engines at 5:00 a.m. roused me awake, but the gentle movement of the boat starting on the day’s journey...
View ArticleThe Wonder of Whales
This is the sixth of the “Week-Long Alaskan Dream” post series. While COVID-19 has thrown 2020 a curve ball, and continues to disrupt in ways that are so difficult for so many, it seemed superficial to...
View ArticleThe Grandeur of Glacier Bay
This is the seventh of the “Week-Long Alaskan Dream” post series. With only two more posts to go, to wrap up the memorable week on the water in Alaska, I almost abandoned the effort; but, I have dusted...
View ArticleFinal Day on the Water
This is the eighth, and final, post of the “Week-Long Alaskan Dream” series. Our last full day on the Misty Fjord dawned with heavy mist hanging on the mountain tops, turning the greens and browns of...
View Article42/365 Postcard Mornings #yearofgratitude
A small window of time first thing in the morning as the sun hits the trees, before the wind starts its day and ripples the lake’s surface … … grateful for a the postcard-perfect beauty of one of...
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