Posts by Kaylene
Our Perfect Wild
Before Alaska villages started falling into the ocean, this couple saw change coming.
Ray Bane sat quietly on the bank of the Koyukuk River, a winding ribbon of blue so clear that the slant of sun on its pebble-strewn … Read the rest
Read MoreTurtle Sitting
There’s Island time—the slow, simple pace of a vacation—and then there’s turtle time. We were in Hawaii walking along a beach when we noticed distinctive tracks that led from the gentle ocean surf to a place in the sand … Read the rest
Read MoreTreasure in the Attic: Writing Trails Across Time
When I was commissioned to write Trails Across Time: History of an Alaska Mountain Corridor, I had no idea that I would discover such rich and fascinating stories. Places I’d traveled for years, often on our family’s way to … Read the rest
Read MoreCold Case: Book helped find a Stampeder’s final resting place
Six degrees of separation, it turns out, can span an entire century and two continents. The book, Gold Rush Wife (Ember Press, 2016) about the Turnagain Arm gold rush of 1896, helped solve a family mystery in Norway, which in … Read the rest
Read MoreThe Tyranny of Snow
Adds to the weight
Of this winter.
Skiing through the marsh,
Slender spruce trees
Bow beneath their burden.
Stooped old women,
Curled into themselves.
Flake by pure-driven flake,
It is not one but the many
Small … Read the rest
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