Remarkable Reptiles!
Elusive “blue-tailed” western skink
A boa constrictor in Idaho!
Garter snakes most common snake in Idaho
Discover nature on a deeper level
Bettles: A small town north of the Arctic Circle
Tis the season of spring migration and as birds return to their northern summering grounds, I return to my summering grounds in Bettles, Alaska. Located…
Skiing to the Nine Mile Hills
To the north of Bettles are the Nine Mile hills, a set of foothills to the Brooks Range. I’ve flown over them a few times…
What’s behind an antler’s shape?
When stumbling upon a shed antler, figuring out who left it behind is usually easy. Moose have large, palmate antlers with numerous tines. White-tailed deer…
Snow dominates in Bettles
Snow. Snow. And more snow. Over 100 inches of snow fell in Bettles over the winter and has settled into about four feet of snow.…
Old Bettles Ski
Located downriver about six miles from Bettles is Old Bettles—orginally called Bettles until the new Bettles was built and after that it was referred to as Old…
Driving into Bettles
After loading all the boxes of goods that couldn’t freeze into the backseats of our trucks we (consisting of Ryan, Eric, Fawn and I) departed North Pole…
The science behind the northern lights
A faint glow illuminated the northern sky as we packed the truck in the dark to get an early start out of Haines Junction, Yukon.…
The Alaska Highway
More than a highway–the only all-land route to Alaska Fairbanks 1000 km. Six hundred miles I estimate. There aren’t many road signs in the Lower…
White Mountains Ski Trip
After waiting all winter for spring skiing in Alaska, we skied 40 miles in the White Mountains over two days. On Sunday we skied into…
North to Alaska
The annual trip north usually coincides with the migratory birds but this year the trip began sooner. Idaho’s weather could have been mistaken for April…