Musings at Altitude

I’ve gone from the serenity of the Kobuk River to the insanity of Washington DC.  We spent today wandering the “halls of Congress”.  [OK…that’s a little misleading…because most of the business is done in the buildings around the Capitol, and then they do the public debate and take the votes in the wonderful theater of […]

As we were fishing on the Kobuk River, our guide and fishing mentor would constantly remind us to “set your hook”.  His soft and gentle tones at the beginning would grow to a louder reminder as a few would get away.  And by the afternoon of the first day and all the second day, with […]

While we were up in the 400 person village of Kiana, we didn’t have many of the things that we often partake of in our local communities in the “lower 48”, or as some say, “down in America”. We didn’t have this: Nor did we have this: Nor this: In fact, we didn’t have fast […]

I’ve been able to share these last couple of days north of the Arctic Circle with friends, both old and new.  The serenity of the surroundings was often times replaced with the competitiveness of fishing, but these smiles tell it all: What an incredible trip! PS.  I hope my 15 year old recognizes that I […]

There’s something very magical about a fishing trip when the individuals that rarely or never fish end up catching the first and then most fish! This picture says it all!

I’m blessed to be north of the Arctic Circle today, basking in the serenity of God’s beautiful creation.  It’s almost 10:00 at night now, but night is a deceiving term when the sun is still fairly high up on the horizon!  My body says I should be very tired right now, but my mind is […]

On any given day, we are inundated with signs.  Those signs may tell us to stop, or to slow down, or to be careful, or to turn right, or even to evacuate.  Those signs take many forms, the most noticeable being the ones that line every single path we may be traveling on: But others […]

Our long drive was to Mississippi for a family reunion on Denise’s side, which was a big surprise for her Dad!  It was lots of fun to have everyone driving into Mississippi for our 4th of July celebration, and family members came from Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, Alabama, and other parts of Mississippi.  And as […]

We began our drive just after 6:00 am this morning, and Denise drove for the first 5 hours.  I felt bad about that as we pulled into one of the many towns along the path.  So I offered to take over and she quickly accepted.  After about 30 minutes of driving and about 10 blackberry […]