How My Father's Will Came About: Enjoying a slice of cheese cake and an espresso in a coffee shop one day, Magdel overheard two men behind her boasting about all the things they planned to do with the money they were about to inherit from ...
My good boots were starting to unravel at the seams, but thankfully they held together. Bob wore military issue bunny boots designed for the arctic, which we had chuckled over, but his feet stayed warm during the constant submersion and ...
I still remember them although it has been approximately fortyfive years ago. I recognize the desire and need for change that has occurred in the village. I am no longer that little girl which grew up under Pa's care and influence.
ere den I once find again myself for about the sixth to stroll time. into It's the only stem a matter of the of devil's time before I don't come out alive. This must be a different kind of meeting with Maestro today.
ne summer), summer I night (although it went on a ride-along doesn't get dark in the with a young AST. It was around 10:30 pm and the sun was shining. A ride-along with an AST or any other law enforcement officer is a good way to get to ...
Wayne Anthony Ross arrived in Alaska in the late 1960s with a law degree, a new wife, and no job.
Desert Rose had an idylic life boarded on Hartley Ranch with her mother. She and the Hartley's son Brody formed a lasting special attachment.
I am not ever going to go through anything this bad ever again. Nosiree,” panted out Garven in his little, weak voice. Hector got him over to one of the benches, and Garven stayed there for the rest of the morning.
On the whistle he immediately locked up a near side cradle and pushed this powerful state champion onto his back. The referee slapped the mat and blew the whistle. Mark had pinned the state champion. Mark was going to State, ...
Belle took my penlight and examined the stack. She came back, showed me a few grains of powder on her palm, ... The bear gun was propped inside with two cases of bullets beside it. I lifted it. The rifle felt heavy, solid.
Fort Yukon, on the junction of the Porcupine and Yukon Rivers, is the first village on this trip not attached to a road. Home to roughly 600 people, it is quite large by Bush Alaska standards, and has a full range of services, ...
I started early, but my enthusiasm for paddling diminished under the rising heat. The sun was merely an orange ball in the yellow sky and the river surface without as much as a ripple, not a sound was to be heard and the whole ...
Warren Troy, Alaska wilderness adventure author, continues the Alaska homestead adventures of Denny Caraway.
He walked around near the road until he found a trail heading into the woods alongside the property. He walked down the trail looking around at the view. ... Desperado was nearly three years old and used his sneaky tricks ...
“Rescue One, this is Rescue Two. Rescue One, this is Rescue Two. Come in Rescue One. Do you copy?” After waiting a few minutes, he leaned into the mike again. “This is United States Coast Guard Rescue Two. Do you copy Rescue One?
Loon is Calling. Do You Hear Him? Loon Necklace is the a legend of how loons received their necklace-like white feathers around their necks.
“Remington, a long time ago I was a happy man and didn't even know it. I had a lot of friends, and we had parties and cookouts almost every weekend. I had one job after another though, and none of them really suited me.
Two United States Congressmen on a routine campaign tour vanish, spurring accusations of cover-up and conspiracy. These are but a few of the stories detailed in Aviation Mysteries of the North.
My first two books mostly dealt with Alaska stories and the really stupid things people did to get themselves in trouble. My international travels have shown me that ... I believe the folks depicted in these stories are of two types.
She had Sally, a beautiful chestnut mare, in her barn but felt she needed a back-up in case of injury to the horse, so she didn't miss the 100-mile ride. Freedom appeared to fill the bill for her. Sheila had another dear friend, ...