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Relatives, Rails, Reindeer, and a Riverboat
We packed in a lot of Alaska in just a few short days.

Roger Allen Burns
Mar 143 min read


Fairbanks to Circle: Driving the Steese Hwy.
About a month ago, on June 19th, we embarked on a journey north to the Yukon River. We’ve been wanting to share our adventure, so here goes.

Roger Allen Burns
Mar 143 min read


Alyeska - Great Land with a Great Pipeline
Alaska is an enormously vast land of beauty and untamed wilderness and home to one of the engineering marvels of the 20th century.

Roger Allen Burns
Mar 146 min read


Final (Frontier) Alaska Observations – Part 2
There are many impressions Alaska has made on us. This is the second post in which we share our observations.

Roger Allen Burns
Sep 18, 20248 min read


A 90-mile Ditch
It's hard to imagine that a ditch could change the course of history, but it did.

Yukon Stogie
Aug 27, 20248 min read


We Caught a Fever
Our perception of Alaska is glittered with the allure of gold mining. It seems we’ve caught a touch of gold fever ourselves.

Yukon Stogie
Aug 2, 20246 min read


Chilled to the Bone
One thing that never entered our mind was that we would be writing about the subject of permafrost. Perma-what?

Roger Allen Burns
Jun 25, 20243 min read


Fairbanks Impressions & Gold Dredge 8
Today marked our inaugural day at Gold Dredge 8. The camaraderie among the staff was excellent.

Yukon Stogie
May 10, 20243 min read


I'll Take Two Scoops, Please!
A look back at the gold mining era in Fairbanks, AK.

Yukon Stogie
Apr 18, 20242 min read
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