Come on folks – your Web site IS important

There seems to be a lot of people around now who begin to understand how important a Web site can be to most businesses and organizations, but for some reason that knowledge doesn’t get developed into a functional part of the business plan. This week, at least partly because...
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The world’s cutest Alaska moose video

All that needs to be said about this video that was posted on YouTube in late June is that it was shot in an Anchorage backyard. If this doesn’t bring a smile to your face and warm your heart a little, you must be having a really bad day....
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Bus news from Denali National Park

Denali National Park is currently testing a hybrid bus that could replace the park’s fleet of 110 diesel-fueled buses. The 230-horsepower hybrid bus, painted white and sporting scenic views of Denali on its sides, went into service in the park last week. The hybrid buses run cleaner than the...
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Whoops – farmer tan alert!

This photo appears in the current edition of RV West magazine, in an ad for the Alberta Motor Association. At first glance it’s a nice photo – then I noticed the farmer-tan on the guy. Close-up. Eeeew – I can’t believe a guy would let himself be photographed looking...
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The natural gas pipeline – friend or foe???

Members of the Alaska House of Representatives voted yesterday to approve an exclusive state license for TransCanada Gas to move ahead with the studies preparatory to building a natural gas pipeline down the Alaska Highway to Alberta. It still has to pass the Senate, but this vote was a...
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I could drive to Summer today…

I’ve got to get out of here. The gorgeous summers here are what make winter bearable, but it’s cold and wet and the forecast calls for crap far into the future. I know that southern BC is burning up and our Firecats have gone to Prince George, but Telegraph...
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Anchorage-Skagway-Whitehorse – back home

As much as I love traveling, I love getting home too (though I could easily have delayed the arrival home from New Zealand for another month or so 🙂 ). The trip from Anchorage to Whitehorse yesterday was fairly complex, and not an itinerary you’ll find on any travel-agent...
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On the road – Seward

Today was the day that my folks boarded the Celebrity Millennium for their cruise to Vancouver. It rained, of course, but the drive down the Seward Highway, with a stop at Portage Glacier, was beautiful anyway. Back in Anchorage, I had a very nice evening with Doc & Monika...
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On the road – Anchorage

Rain, rain, go away – I don’t think I’ve seen it rain this much since I left Vancouver 20 years ago. Yesterday we came down from Denali to Anchorage – luckily the rain stopped for a bit while we were at the Iditarod headquarters at Wasilla so the puppies...
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On the road – grizzlies & The Great One!

I asked for grizzlies for our tour into Denali National Park today, and did Mother Nature ever deliver! I lost count, but our driver/guide said that she thought we saw 9 – the sleepy guy yawning below being the best. We not only got great grizzlies, though, we also...
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