“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere” Dr. Seuss Phillip Weidner planned on building a two-story log cabin...

To borrow a Charles Dickens’ line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Dickens's first paragraph in “A Tale of Two...

Part of the Inside Passage between the lower forty-eight and Alaska contains some perilous transits due to strong currents which are...

Most know the story of Balto, the sled dog who carried a vaccine to the city of Nome, Alaska. And most know of the statue of Balto that...

Weather played havoc on our trip. The Alaskan cruise turned into a Sea Cruise as we have seen more of the ocean than any bit of Alaska....

Packaged with our whale watching excursion was a visit to Mendenhall Glacier. This was the main reason I wanted to visit Alaska. The...

Looking for whales is a fascinating and disappointing endeavor. Once a pod is located it becomes an addiction to see them up closer, to...

The worst thing that could happen to a cruise ship, besides the fact of hitting an iceberg, is rough seas. The ocean is an uncontrollable...

The process of vacation always starts with meticulous planning and a lot of worry. In today’s world, a bit of extra thought is needed....

I’m adding a new category to the blog, Travel. The family and I are passionate about trips, whether to Europe or just the Oregon coast....