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
July 2010 – Sharing our Backyard Splendor
I was out walking the dogs in my neighborhood the other day when I saw a woman standing in the middle of the road taking pictures, one after the other, of Hiland Mountain. “I’m here visiting my daughter,” she said. … Continue reading
June 2010- In Praise of Perennials
My delphiniums are growing inches each day as they draw upward into the feast of summer sunlight. Less than a month from now I will be staking bold purple spikes of blossoms, some nearly six feet tall. Whether I am … Continue reading
May 2010 – Coffee Shop Chronicles
I walked into Jitters for the first time on a cold February night in 1994. I was met at the door with the deep aroma of freshly ground coffee. Inside, the old pub feel of the mahogany bar offered a … Continue reading
March 2010 – Millie’s Hats-Off Adventure
It’s not fair, the way the bad kid gets all the attention, while the good kid hardly gets noticed. But no one said life was fair. And this is yet another installment in the adventures of Millie — The Worst … 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
- April 2011 Break-up and Other Signs of Spring
- June 2010- In Praise of Perennials
- Bears of Spring
- Spring Marks Avalanche Season
- Not a Toy: Death of Family Dog Demonstrates Dangers of Pellet Guns
- February Marks Shift in Winter
- Baldy Mountain