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  • Once a year

    Today’s theme: once a year. We were in Unalakleet, Alaska this spring as the cottonwood buds were coming alive and filling the air with the heavy perfume of spring. Where I come from we call it the Balm of Gilead, and it only happens once a year. I loved that I could go up the…

  • Element of surprise

    My favourite thing about my work is, without a doubt, the element of surprise. Case in point: The Eskimo Ninja (aka Nick Hanson of Unalakleet, Alaska). Nick is a contestant on the hit show “American Ninja Warrior.” He built his own training course, pictured here, out of driftwood and trash from the dump. In this…

  • Treasures

    If Sue Steinacher’s house was burning down, this is one of the treasures she would grab on the way out. It’s a tiny seal made from walrus ivory. She feels that only someone who knows the animal intimately could reproduce it in such perfect detail. I asked Sue the question about the house burning down….

  • Paradise

    Paradise anyone? Welcome to Serpentine Hot Springs in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska. Yes, this is a real place. Photo by Eric Guth. #meetthenorth #lovetheworld #shareyourpark #auroraborealis #aurora #northernlights #beringlandbridge #serpentine #serpentinehotsprings #arctic #lindbladexpeditions #hotsprings #paradise #pinchingmyself #beauty

  • Super fan

    The super fans collect badges, but it’s all about the mushers and the dogs. Welcome to the finish line of the Iditarod, under the famous burled arch. We made it! #alaska #nome #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #arctic #arcticlife #iditarod #iditarod2017 #finishline #superfan

  • Sweetness of home

    I just got home to Ottawa from New York City, and while the view out the plane window wasn’t quite like this (this is East Greenland), I was reminded of both the beauty of the earth from above and the sweetness of coming home. We’re heading north again very soon, so these few days of…