Tele Aadsen

writer - fisherman - listener

Merry Solstice, Friends!

As you know, I’m not so much into the hol­i­days, but Sol­stice always res­onates with our sea­son­al­ly dri­ven, migra­to­ry life. So it was a spe­cial treat to start today with one of Lynn School­er’s stun­ning Alaskan pho­tographs, cap­tioned with his own...

Exxon Valdez: 23 Years Later

I was 11 years old when Bligh Reef ripped open the Exxon Valdez’s steel bel­ly, bleed­ing over 40,000 tons of crude into the pris­tine waters of Prince William Sound. My fam­i­ly had trad­ed Alaskan res­i­den­cy for our migrant lifestyle by then, set­ting up...