Alaska Cooks

We lean against solid Talkeetna granite and quietly watch the sun sink behind the peaks surrounding the cabin. We had been forced to rappel the cliff to recover our gear, and then climb the trail to the top one more time to recover the packs and get the dogs. My hands are rope-burned, [...]

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It is cold, twenty below, and there are no clouds. Flying north from Kotzebue, the Sound lies frozen and still beneath us. It will remain so for at least 2 more months. The days may be longer, but late February is still tightly bound by the long arctic winter. Sled dog and snowmachine trails are [...]

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