Finding the Carle Wagon Road
“I followed a crazy man on a horse ride up Hatcher Pass.” That’s how Susan Dent described our recent ride up the Carle Wagon Road. The purported crazy man was Dick Stoffel, a long-time horseman and backcountry traveler, whose hearty … Continue reading
May 2011 Parade of Stallions
Long before I had a horse of my own, I looked forward to the Parade of Stallions each year on Mother’s Day. I have pictures of my sons smiling in the backdrop of Pioneer Peak holding their little plastic lunch … Continue reading
Dec 2010 – A Season for Exchanging
I asked my 3- and 5-year-old grandsons, Elias and River, recently what they most like about Christmas. They both chimed in “Presents!” Fair enough. The first thoughts of two little boys waking up on Christmas morning – hearts thumping with excitement … Continue reading
Nov 2010 – The Thing About Thelma
I owe Thelma an apology. As camp cook, sometimes-vet, and general hand at Jim & Lori Kedrowski’s camp in the Brooks Range, I learned that mules are different from horses. While that might be stating the obvious, it was also … Continue reading
Oct 2010 – Penguins & Etiquette and Sheep Camp
As camp cook at Jim and Lori Kedrowski’s hunting camp in the Brooks Range this fall, I had the rare opportunity to live and breathe in one of the most remote and mystical places on earth. The landscape defies description, … Continue reading
Kaylene Johnson is a professional writer and long-time Alaskan who lives in Eagle River, Alaska.
Her books include A Tender Distance: Adventures Raising My Sons in Alaska; Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned the Political Establishment Upside Down, Portrait of the Alaska Railroad and Trails Across Time: History of an Alaska Mountain Corridor. Her award winning articles have appeared in Alaska magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Spirit magazine, Parish Teacher and other publications. She holds a BA from Vermont College and an MFA in Writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Greatlander Articles, prior to December 2008
- July 2009 – Old-Fashioned Icecream Social Benefits Walker Family
- May 2011 Parade of Stallions
- June 2010- In Praise of Perennials
- April 2011 Break-up and Other Signs of Spring
- February Marks Shift in Winter
- Baldy Mountain
- Icecream and Ice: Making Way for New Holiday Traditions
- Finding the Carle Wagon Road
- Fall Fun in the Pumpkin Patch