Category: Exploring St. Paul Island
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Spring in the Sub-Arctic
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in Adventures & Exploration, Alaska Travel, Bering Sea Adventures, Coastal Walk, Creative Living, English Bay, Exploring St. Paul Island, family, Hiking St. Paul Island, Island Life, Magical Moments, Military Life, sea ice, Slow Living, SmartSeeds Projects, Storytelling through Art, Uncategorized, Wild & WonderSpring doesn’t always arrive all at once. At English Bay on St. Paul Island, the season reveals itself in shifting ice, passing birds, and quiet signs of change, if you know how to notice them.
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Across an Ocean of Waiting
Our family is scattered across the world right now. Some of us are in Alaska. Some in Wisconsin. One in Texas. One somewhere in the Middle East at sea. And like many families right now, we are waiting. These past months have been a season of travel, goodbyes, and quiet adjustments. Across an Ocean of…
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Kayaking the Island Lakes
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in 4 x 4, Adventures & Exploration, Arctic Fox, Beach Sunflower, Bering Sea Adventures, Big Lake, Diamond-leaf Willow, Dinner, Exploring St. Paul Island, Fish, Hiking St. Paul Island, Island Life, Kayaking, Meat, Game, & Seafood, Monk’s Hood, Mushrooms, Plants & Tundra, Polovina, Pressure Cooking, Remote Cooking, Sheep Lake, Staples & Sauces, The Mossy Table, Vegetables, Wildflowers, Wildlife EncountersA foggy Saturday on St. Paul Island led us on a kayak journey across Sheep Lake and Big Lake. We paddled through still waters, portaged across wetlands dotted with monk’s hood and mushrooms, and steadied ourselves against shifting winds and waves. Along the way, we found wonder in stickleback fish, the colors of fall on…
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Finding Whitney Pond: A Hidden Gem Beyond Ridgewall
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in Adventures & Exploration, Bering Sea Adventures, Berries, Coastal Walk, Cormorants, Exploring St. Paul Island, Hiking St. Paul Island, Island Life, Kittiwakes, Murres, Northern Fur Seals, Plants & Tundra, Pressing Wildflowers, Puffins, Ridgewall, Tephra, Whitney Pond, Wild Geranium, Wildflowers, Wildlife EncountersA hidden pond on St. Paul Island reveals rare wildflowers, playful seals, and puffins on the cliffs—an unforgettable walk from Ridgewall to Whitney Pond.
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Finding Kittiwake Lake: A Lesson in Following the Animals
After two failed attempts to find Kittiwake Lake, I finally reached it on my third try. Guided by instinct, a weathered map, and eventually the kittiwakes themselves, I discovered the hidden lake tucked into a depression on St. Paul Island. Along the way I crossed tephra fields, found antlers at a pond, and explored mossy…
