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What “Alaska Lifestyle” Means Here


Alaska, to me, is a practice. It’s the way fog lifts off the channel at sunrise, the crack of ice across a glacier, the ritual of a warm mug after coming in from the wind. This page is your compass: the best of my travel guides, photo stories, tea rituals, and the small, at-home choices that help you live a little more wild and a lot more present.

 

Choose Your Path

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Start with the hubs below. Each one collects my cornerstone guides and adds simple next steps—email tips, featured prints, and tea picks.

 

 1) Alaska Travel & Photography

Discover the wild edges of the map.
Guides to Alaska’s ports and backcountry, wildlife encounters, and behind-the-lens stories that show how light, motion, and patience shape every photograph.
Read → Alaska Travel & Photography Posts

 

2) Home & Slow Living

Bring the North indoors.
Learn how to create calm, grounded spaces with natural textures, seasonal checklists, and Alaska-inspired décor.
Read → Home & Slow Living Posts

 

3) Tea & Rituals

Sip the rhythm of the seasons.
From hand-blended Alaskan teas to mindful brewing rituals, each post invites you to slow down and reconnect—one cup, one breath at a time.
Read → Tea & Rituals Posts

 

4) Wellness & Retreats

Step into Alaska’s stillness.
Explore Wild Within retreats, journaling prompts, and nature-based practices that help you reset, breathe, and rediscover your wild within.
Read → Wellness & Retreats Posts

 

Featured

 

Bring the Feeling Home

Alaska Artwork

The pieces I reach for when I want the room to breathe like the coast.

  • Glacier Blue Study — serene, minimal, crisp.

  • Eagle at Dawn — a quiet strength piece for an office or entryway.

  • Tundra Light — warm neutrals, soft texture.

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Alaska Tea Co


Small-batch blends inspired by the places I love.

  • Aurora Chai (Black) — spiced warmth for cold nights.

  • Wildflower Tundra (Ceylon) — bright, floral lift.

  • Mint Glacier Medley (Sencha) — crisp, clean, clarifying.

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If you want a small piece of that feeling on your wall, I created a limited edition print collection called Alaska’s Grandeur and Magnificence—Alaska landscape prints where humans, cabins and seals look tiny inside the wild. Explore the collection here.

 

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