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Photo Essay: Wildlife Viewing on the Kenai Fjords Tour of Resurrection Bay, Alaska

View the map of the tour route here. The sun shines uncharacteristically bright in Seward, Alaska as we descend the gangplank to the boat dock below. Snow capped mountains rise up from the shore and sea a...

Part 2- Photo Essay: The Payoff on Our Great and Terrible Maiden Voyage

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Isn't this what it's all about? (Continued from Part 1) The sun is shining now, but it's still so cold. Aaliyah wakes up, "Mommy, I'm hungry." I don't want to leave my warm covers. After the second re...

Our Great and Terrible Maiden Voyage – Testing Out ‘Being Homeless’

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Are we ready to do this thing? Stuffing the last pile of blankets and bedding into the camper shell on the bed of our Ford F250, I chuckle. We're supposed to 'live' in there? There's not even enough room to...

Farewell Birthday Dinner at Captain Patties on the Spit

All photos by Chris Palmer // < ![CDATA[ // ]]> Amazon.com Widgets Sun beams poke out from the cloud cover and shine down onto Kachemak Bay as the waves crash onto the rocky beach right outside the w...

Epic Expedition – Alaska to Argentina with ⌧ 6 Kids

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This will be an Epic road trip... How do you decide what to do with your life, or where to go, when the whole world is available as a possibility? After leaving our 'perfect job' in India (due to the exp...

Photo Essay: Pioneer Ave. Shopping-Homer, Alaska

Giving myself some 'girl' time, I went 'out on the town' with my mom. We visited many of the shops in Homer, AK that I drive by everyday, but never stop at because I can't imagine hauling my gaggle of ch...

Photo Essay: Sailing to China Poot Bay, Alaska

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The air was crisp and fresh as we walked down the plank to the dock where the sailboat waited in her slip. Tide was high due to the 'Supermoon' that was closer to the Earth than usual. Homer Spit Boat Do...

At Home in Homer, Alaska: A Great Place to Visit (and a Better Place to Live)

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View of Kackemak Bay from Kachemak Drive The sun glistens off the ocean in Kachemak Bay. Behind it, rugged peaks poke into the clouds, already snow capped with 'termination dust', the white powder that sign...

Photo Essay: Peterson Bay Alaska

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Giddy with excitement, our four little children bound down the gangplank to the boat dock. Daddy and I are not far behind, and feeling a little giddy ourselves. We walk the dock until we find the slip that hol...

Sailing Kachemak Bay Alaska

It’s summertime in Alaska, which means the days are loooong. When we left Utah and drove the Alcan Highway toward Alaska, we brought a giant 10,000 candle power flashlight. That was silly. We did not need i...