Juneau Jökulhlaup
Adventures, Alaska, Summer 2018
On an unseasonably warm day during a victualing stop in Juneau we resolved to visit two of the thirty-eight named glaciers fed by the Juneau Icefield. The most exciting and ... Read more
On the Beach and In the Weeds
Adventures, Alaska, British Columbia, Spring 2018, Summer 2018
Captain, O Captain! My time has come You abandoned me – what have you done? You forgot the times we had at sea And now onshore you’ve forsaken me The ... Read more
No Bears
Adventures, Alaska, Summer 2018
Since arriving in Alaska on June 12th we have been scouting for wildlife. Here is our report on sea mammals and bears: Pinnipeds: Harbor Seals haul out onto ice to ... Read more
Kushtakas & Kedgeree
Adventures, Alaska, Cuisine, Summer 2018
Thomas Bay is a place of dark secrets and myths. In this narrow, well marked entrance channel tide-rips and whirlpools greeted Jupiter with bergy bits and growlers riding the flows. ... Read more
Totem Carver’s Halibut
Adventures, Alaska, Cuisine, Summer 2018
Seeking neither a famous totem pole carver nor a halibut recipe, we happened upon both in one gentle, languorous, soft-spoken man. Having taken a walk to Saxman Village to see ... Read more
Home for the Fourth
Adventures, Alaska, Summer 2018
Fourth of July in Wrangell reflects the good nature, self-reliance and community service found in many midwestern farm communities. This is a patriotic, Island-American enclave in a sea of salmon and ... Read more
Meyers Chuck
Adventures, Alaska, Summer 2018
Jupiter, now fully provisioned and refueled in shambolic Ketchikan, departed for more northerly and remote locales. The small inlet and harbor community of Meyers Chuck was highly recommended as a ... Read more
The Queen of King Salmon
Adventures, Alaska, Cuisine, Summer 2018
Meet Trish. We did. She is a remarkable woman who traded in her life in Illinois when Alaska called her name. She jumped aboard an offshore, power-troller fishing vessel in ... Read more
Catch as Ketch Can
Adventures, Alaska, Summer 2018
Coming into the Country: All vessels arriving in Alaska from British Columbia must clear Customs and Border Protection in Ketchikan before proceeding elsewhere. Formalities for Jupiter and crew were easily ... Read more