Summer’s Over

It’s official. The tundra is turning red, orange, and yellow. Morning comes with that long-awaited crispness. And the kids of … More

Reindeer Lineup

This is one of the first pictures I took of Port Heiden’s reindeer* (an “oldie but a goodie” as the … More

Maybe it’s climate change, perhaps it’s just the natural course of this particular area. Whatever the root reason, the remote … More

Dear Humanity: My name is CoCo the Cow and I live in Port Heiden, Alaska. When I told my family … More

It’s that time of year in Alaska. Berry-picking season is upon us. As the sun wanes daily from Port Heiden’s … More

The Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea are filled with stuff. Most of it is refuse from coastal nations and tragically … More

Once Port Heiden’s pig prey was hollowed and rid of all vital organs, the true work began. The pre-bacon carapace … More

So, you want bacon and happen to possess a recently deceased pig. Nice! But while the prospect of bacon can … More

The other pigs looked on in horror as the .22 performed its function. Maybe they briefly wondered why one among … More

Do you like bacon? I sure do. Yet, for one who enjoys such succulently savory meat, I’ve never actually spent … More