Finally

The gorgeous weather that has been almost commonplace in Alaska this summer made the first day of my trip up to Anchorage a smashing success. Flight 65’s window seats offered spectacular views of… Continue reading →

New Gallery Image – Cave Cascades

I’m excited to be adding a couple new images to the “Mendenhall Caves” gallery. The first image, “Cave Cascades”, is new to the TKM Journal altogether, and I feel like its classic composition… Continue reading →

Sanctuary

I’ve always said that a hike down the West Glacier Spur Trail to the edge of the ice offers the best “bang for your buck” of all hikes in the Juneau area (the… Continue reading →

Failure?

My two latest trips to the ice-cave under the Mendenhall Glacier have failed to yield a single useful photograph despite hours of effort in the cold and wet environment. As a result, I’ve… Continue reading →

Look and See

Last night, as I looked forward to a weeks worth of wonderful weather, I was struck by a perplexing thought. I have no doubt that I’ll be looking for the beauty in the… Continue reading →

A Taste of the Southwest

While traveling the Southwest with my family earlier this summer, we put over 2000 miles on our rental Toyota Corolla in roughly two weeks. In other words, we saw a lot of Arizona… Continue reading →