And now for something completely different – Boreal Dragons
Boreal Dragons are friendly, especially if you share your food with them This is a drawing I made for my son when he was about six years old. I was going to do a...
Drawing of Kolmakovskly Redount at University of Alaska
Several months ago I did a post on the reconstructed Kolmakovsky Redoubt (a structure from the Russian=Ameican era of Alaska history. I recently did a drawing of the blockhouse and revised and expanded the...
Drawing of raven tree along College Road
There is an ancient birch tree along College Road near the fairgrounds here in Fairbanks. The top of the tree long ago broke off, and the lowest branches are missing. (The lower branch in...
“Interior Sketches” guide to Interior Alaska historic sites – A Kickstarter project
For the past year, readers of my newspaper column (which appears in my blog as the pen and ink drawings and historical essays) have been urging me to publish a book. I have checked...
The Falcon Joslin House stands out as a Fairbanks icon
The Falcon Joslin House, 413 Cowles St., stands as testament to the determination of Falcon Joslin, the builder of the Tanana Valley Railroad and one of the earliest promoters of the Tanana Valley. It...
More old Fairbanks houses in the way of progress
The two cabins shown in the photographs are located at the corner of Third Street and the Steese Expressway here in Fairbanks. The first cabin is nothing special–made with milled logs. The second cabin...
Patterns on my snowy deck
We got fresh snow yesterday. I like how the new snow hides the blemishes in my DIY project and unifies everything. Almost makes it artistic.
Black-capped Chickadee drawing – fun birds to watch
Black-capped Chickadee Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus), and Boreal Chickadees (Poecile hudsonicus) are two of the few bird species that call Fairbanks home during the winter (for that matter year-round). It is amazing how...
New transportation routes bring life–and death–to Doyle’s and other Alaska Roadhouses
The Richardson Highway, like many roads in Alaska, has been rerouted many times. Its predecessor, the Valdez-Fairbanks Trail, experienced the same growing pains. Soon after the Valdez-Eagle Trail (the Trans-Alaska Military Road) was blazed...
Twisted trees at Birch Hill Cemetery
I hiked up to Birch Hill Cemetery before the snow flew. On the property’s south slope (beyond the cemetery’s perimeter) is a small bluff, and along the bluff’s edge the trees are marvelously twisted...
