The Houston Lodge, fireworks and ice cream
A week or so ago I wrote about the trials and tribulations of the small hamlet of Houston, Alaska. [Read: Houston, we have a problem…] But there truly is a hidden gem in this little speck on the Parks Highway. It’s the Houston Lodge. This is not your typical roadhouse fare so common in Alaska […]
McDonalds as the Microcosm of America
Its 5:53 pm on Mothers Day. While most of America is sitting down to dinner to celebrate the mother, or possibly mother in-law in their life over a fine feast that the “men” prepared most likely involving an open flame… I’m sitting here in Wasilly, Alaska at McDonalds. Yep, here in the town that Sarah […]
2010-11 Training Summary
It was my first winter in Alaska and my first year as an Alaskan musher. I had no idea what to expect and I went into the winter full of optimism and eager to learn. It had been quite a while since I was behind a set of runners and I knew I needed several […]
Houston, we have a problem…
When you think of small town America, you often think of Mayberry on the Andy Griffith Show. The folksy sheriff, Aunt Bea, a goofy side kick deputy, kids running the streets playing ‘kick the can’, and possibly an apple pie sitting on the window sill waiting to cool on a warm summer’s eve. Then you […]
Roman Baths, Political Rhetoric, and Richard Simmons
It has been a while since I sweated the oldies in my best Richard Simmons impersonation. Hold on a second! First I wouldn’t be caught dead in a pair of leg warmers and second when I work out I have my iPod cranked to White Zombie, Godsmack, Metallica or some obscure punk band from the […]