Bald Heads and Golden Feathers

Not long ago, driving along at about sixty on a road that begins the climb into the Cascades, where cattle pasturelands meld into oak woodlands, I narrowly missed having a front grill full of raptors. A Golden Eagle was determined to steal a Bald Eagle’s fresh catch.

Alaskan Winters

Alaskan Winters

If there is anywhere in Alaska with a moderate winter climate, it is on the Alaska Peninsula with salt water on both sides. But never think winters are easy or short.

National Park life

National Park life

I’ve lived a life only a very small percentage of the populace has had the privilege to experience. More than forty years my park ranger husband and I lived at the whim of the National Park Service. Not that that was difficult. Stephen, my husband claims he retired from the best profession in the world.