In Alaska, autumn comes fast and hard. Suddenly, it’s dark at 10:30 p.m. and the air is crisp and the leaves are beginning to turn, and something inside your chest clenches because you realize that it’s almost over, summer is almost over. So you scurry out the door, intent on breathing in as much as is left […]

Whew! A busy, fun-filled and active week. My sister just left. She was up here for 10 glorious and wonderful days C lives in Philly, and I miss her terribly when we’re apart. (Please move up to Alaska, C, okay?) But what is it about sisters that is so special, so warm and comforting? Maybe it’s because, having […]

Oh, we’ve had sunshine lately, days and days of sunshine! Okay, the sun hasn’t been out all the time, but it has been peeking in and out with much frequency. To anyone in Alaska, this equals summertime at its finest. (Sun + long days = pure bliss) The sunsets have been incredible. The running, however, hasn’t been as […]

We’ve been having “hot” weather up here in Alaska! Yesterday it almost reached 70. This is a HUGE deal up here, especially since we had one of the coldest Julys on record. This probably won’t garner much sympathy from Lower 48ers wilting in the heat. But cold and rainy weather, day after day after day, with no hint […]

Oh, wow, Hawaii is awesome. We stayed in Kona, up in the mountains the first night, where we took one of the best trail runs. I loved running in the heat. I loved sweating. It was truly magical. Then we drove down to the coast and stayed at the most wonderfully and outrageously touristy hotel, the […]