All right, I’ll admit it: It appears summer is finally coming to an end. The sun has shown her smiling,…
The shine of our sun has been concealed the past short while. Vibrancy remains amiss in the dulled blanketing of…
Rain drizzling down (or pouring sideways) is an occasion for a multitude of activities. If you have missed the thrill…
Taking to the tidepools on a moon-pulled afternoon will always reveal critters scattered throughout the sand which are equal part…
Here on the south shore of Beluga Lake, our mornings get filled with the roar of float planes taking off….
Somehow with the Fourth of July behind us, it feels like we’ve peaked for the summer. That’s what happens when…
In a sign that things might start be getting back to normal, travelers from very far away have been reported…
The weather forecast calls for rain this weekend, but that’s OK: With all the fires and smoke around Alaska, we…
Last weekend proved the truth in the Norwegian saying: Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlige klær,” which means, “there…
Spring sure has been slow coming to town, but now the Betster feels safe in saying that, yeah, it might…
It takes nerves of steel to attempt the near-impossible during break-up: get your car washed (see above). Nonetheless, now that…
After decades of living in Alaska, the betster knows not to second guess the weather. Heck, you don’t even want…
If you’ve lived in Alaska at least one winter, you know that on Friday we’ll experience the biggest joke ever….
