I was in a New York coffee shop that shall remain nameless. I came across a milk carton, like a elementary school-sized milk carton. It was cold brew coffee. And it was, like, $5.
Akutaq is made many ways in Alaska. In Point Hope, it starts with hot, rendered caribou fat that must be mixed by hand. It’s pretty amazing to watch how it changes.
My friend Erin specializes in Alaska-style weddings (and it so happens I love looking at wedding photos!) Here, in honor of June, are generous photo tours of four of her favorites.
Pretty much all the spruce trees in town are boasting bright green tips with brown papery casings. I ventured as far as my yard to collect a pound of them. Here’s how I made the best foraged dinner I’ve had so far.
I spent a day in Cordova last week, here’s what I brought home on my iPhone. (I also left with a filet of salmon in my backpack.)
Someone clever said “when things aren’t adding up in your life, start subtracting.”
A tour of Adak’s ghostly sights in iPhone photos.
Exploring the windswept remnants of Adak’s long-vacant military settlement.