Road Trip 2026, Day Nineteen

with two days left here

i was hoping to share this

forest walk; paddle

my trip isn’t hers

(i’m trying to make it mine)

the one sunny day

she briefly emerged

to shop and model by bay

at least i have that

Seward loves murals

though they’re few and far apart

capturing life here

Road Trip 2026, Day Eighteen

a redemptive hike

tolerably steep, pretty

to a glacier’s start

disappearing ice

is one reason for this trip

cold is beautiful

snowfields beat out scree

a challenge i can live with

and get to slide down

i’m hours faster

than the warning on their map

hiking solo wins!

marmot friends tease me

better than seeing a bear

top of world views

Road Trip 2026, Day Eleven

the Al-Can won us

as we drove through Alaska

to these perfect peaks

how many glaciers

will there be left in our lives?

the thought is scary