Roads Less Traveled

I am standing on the open-air viewing platform of Alaska’s Gold Star Dome railcar, a mimosa in one hand, camera in the other, and the view is spectacular. We are passing by Kenai Lake, and the scenery, a reflection of mountain and sky on water, is one of God’s masterpieces. Continue reading →

Wilderness is important, and not just to preserve the environment that we live in, but also to preserve our collective sanity. Yes, it’s important to protect endangered species simply because they deserve it, but it’s more important to preserve, to the extent possible, all that is wild, and savage, and brutal, and beautiful, and genuine in the world, not just for our own sakes, but especially for our children and grandchildren, because it is they, more than any other generation, who have inherited a world devoid of reality, truth, and beauty, and one badly in need of sanctuary from the constant bombardment of (((media))) messages, most of which are designed to deaden our senses and bludgeon us with lies so absurd that only an imbecile or a madman would have believed them only a generation ago. Continue reading →

This is a difficult review for me to write because while the trip met or exceeded my every expectation for exploration and sightseeing, the quality of the accommodations, service, and food were often so poorly provided that it’s hard to overlook them. At the end of the trip, I’d say if anyone asked me the question, “Would you recommend it?”, I’d answer in the affirmative but with some major caveats. Let’s break this down one category at a time. Continue reading →