Hunting season is in full swing in Western Alaska! The fall moose hunt attracts hunters from all over the state to the Kotzebue area. Hunting guides fly in and set up makeshift operation bases at the local airport. It is from this location that guides will fly hunters to the wilderness in hopes of getting a big bull moose. During this time, I got...

“I can see Russia from my house”, these infamous words are often associated with Alaska’s very own Sarah Palin and were made famous during a Saturday Night Live skit. For most residents of Alaska, this statement isn’t entirely accurate. When Mrs. Palin referenced Alaska’s proximity to Russia, she wasn’t insinuating that she could literally see Russia from her house, instead she was referencing how...

As much as I enjoy flying into Noatak, as soon as we land we try to get out of there as quick as possible. For those of you wondering if vampires exist, they absolutely do…just not in the way you think.