High school grads in small town America
In early June 1989 I walked down the aisle, stuck out my hand and received a rolled up piece of paper tied with a ribbon. When I returned to my seat, to my dismay the paper was blank! It was supposed to be a high school diploma. Never fear, it would come in the mail […]
Fortos Fort: The roof–Choices, choices
Forto’s Fort Before the New Roof Tomorrow is a big day at Fortos Fort up in Willow, Alaska. It is when we start the tear down and begin to re-roof the cabin. We knew when we bought the place that one of the first things that we needed to do was replace the roof. Right […]
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 […]