North to Home

The Journal

Stories of family, adventure, and the journey home.

A photographic, early-spring roadside scene on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, captured from a slightly elevated angle. In the foreground, a pair of battered, mud-splattered rubber boots rests beside the open tailgate of a dusty pickup truck, where a folded highway map and a small notebook lie on a flannel blanket. The truck is parked on the shoulder of a two-lane highway that cuts through thawing tundra and sparse birch trees, with distant snow-capped peaks rising beneath a soft, pastel sky. Late afternoon light casts long, cool shadows and brings out textures in the gravel and worn rubber. The mood is hopeful and transitional, suggesting relocation, new routes, and the quiet planning of a journey toward home.

Stories

A photographic dusk scene along an Alaskan coastal town’s quiet harbor, focusing on a single weathered wooden dock leading out over calm, glassy water. Thick, frayed mooring ropes coil neatly on the planks, and a small, unoccupied skiff rocks gently at the edge, its white hull reflecting subtle twilight colors. Across the water, scattered cabin lights glow softly at the base of dark, forested hills, and faint mountains rise beyond. The sky is a deep indigo with a thin band of fading peach at the horizon. Captured from a low, centered angle with leading lines guiding the eye outward, the image feels reflective and slightly nostalgic, in crisp, realistic photographic style.

Journal

Welcome to my journal. This is where I share the longer stories—the ones that don’t fit in a Facebook post. Stories about family, Alaska, the Gulf Coast, travel, and the everyday moments that remind me to slow down, pay attention, and be grateful. I’m so glad you’re here.

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