My first full day in Nightmute was great, if a little slow. The morning was cold cold cold (about 2…
Nightmute Day 1: ‘Wayyy Out There’
For the first time since starting this website, I’m writing from the field. Usually, I take time after an excursion…
A Village Friend
I made a friend in a village recently. For the sake of him and his family, I’ve changed his name…
The Slope: Pondering Perils
If you look at a map of Alaska and find the part that pops up way at the top left, that’s…
Anchorage: Parties of the North
Anchorage is not technically a village. It began as a tiny settlement in 1914, but no longer. Not even close.…
Northwest: Abysmal Abuse
In 2015 and 2016, I spent time in a distinctly beautiful region of Alaska: Northwest. Geographically, Northwest villages are pretty flat, especially…
The YK: Tech & Troubles
Going into Alaska’s remote villages can be surreal. This post describes insights from intense excursions in five villages of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta:…
NSFWainwright: Vast & Wild
Warning: this post is mostly photographic and contains graphic images of bloody bones and guts and such. My colleague and…
Wales: Shifting Shores
There is a quiet beach community in Northwest Alaska. It is the westernmost settlement on the continent of North America. This place…
Wrangell: Royalty & Revulsion
I got to go to Wrangell in June of 2016. It was amazing and highly anticipated, as I’d yet to…
Alaska: Village to Village 