Sitka, United States

... we found it much more difficult to find pipe tobacco.  After getting directions to a corner grocery in the more common area of Sitka.  It was a small, crowded store -- not flashy or showy, but functional, like the corner grocery I knew as a kid.& ...

There is something romantic about going to Alaska, and it has nothing to do with a cruise (which I did not take anyway). Be it gold and riches in the past, or the grandeur and power of nature and wildlife today, the lure of the Final Frontier remains ...

... , I've done some hiking, and I've never been on trails as immaculate as the hike we did though Starrigavan Park here on Sitka. We tried to capture this on film. Honestly, amazing. Look. (pictures) The thing that pictures don't indicate is the fact that ...

... so excited by the climb I forgot all the other stuff that happened that day as well. The Alaska Raptor Rehabilitation center in Sitka is completely non-profit and funded only by people who either join or tourism. When we got there we paid our $12 entry ...