Off the Clock

“Why do you live here?” It’s a question I’m often asked when I tell people that Ketchikan is my home. I was standing there by my coach, loading passengers on a Saturday morning when the question came up again. It’s not an easy question, because there are so many reasons....  Read More

Coming to Juneau has been a once in a life time experience. My job as an Operations Supervisor has provided me with the opportunity to grow and gain new skills. Working in tourism is a fast paced world but it’s so much fun! Outside of work I have been able...  Read More

My Alaskan adventure began the summer of 2009. I had just turned 22 and was on a plane from Seattle to Juneau with all the stops in between. It seemed hard to believe that just four months earlier I had accepted the position of driver guide and found myself behind...  Read More

I’m not joking when I say that driving has always been my biggest fear. As a kid I wouldn’t even drive the family tractor around the farm, and at sixteen I would have been quite content to delay taking driver’s ed until at least 18. And now I am driving...  Read More

In February of 1997 my sister moved to Anchorage, Alaska to work at a local hospital.  She called me in March and suggested I come up for the summer and play.  I had never been to Alaska and was excited for the adventure.  I moved to Anchorage in April and...  Read More

The first year I came up to Whitehorse, I had never travelled or experienced any other parts of Canada. This job gave me the opportunity to experience a part of Canada most people don’t get the chance to see. I also had the opportunity to expand my knowledge of Canada...  Read More

Alaska. The Frontier with a capital “F”. My images of the Great Land were shaped by Jack London’s “To Build A Fire” and the television show “Northern Exposure”.  A land of extremes inspires extreme stories! My first visit to Alaska was in January, 1992, in the middle of dark winter...  Read More