I wrote this article for the May 2018 edition of Alaska Magazine about the evolution of the town of Wiseman, … More
Category: The Brooks Range
Visiting Old Skeletons: Return to Wiseman Part 2
Last week I returned to Wiseman for the first time in three years, only the second time since I left … More
A Return to Wiseman: The Cabin
I push past the cottonwood and willow shoots. It’s been about three years since I’ve been here. A little over … More
N. Fork of Chandalar-Bettles River Loop
During my time living in the Brooks Range, I spent a lot of time staring at maps of the surrounding … More
Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic 2018
After scratching during last year’s Ski Classic, I made it my mission to return and finish. This year I would … More
Near Misses
I kicked steps into the wind blasted slopes, each one sending tufts of floor down to the valley below. The … More
A Walk Down the Bettles
Clack, clack, clack, clack. The sound of the metal points hitting the ice broke the silence. On either side of … More
The Old Timers
The term sourdough is one flung around in Alaskan literature when talking about the history of the state or people … More
Lynx
It is considered to be one of the most elusive animals of the north. Quietly and stealthily moving throughout the … More
Arctic Ground Squirrel
“Sik rik.” The noise is something anyone will encounter who treks through rocky terrain of Northern Alaska. It is the … More
Jack McClure 