1st Emergency

1st Emergency

Last winter was out 13th year having the trapline. Naturally something interesting had to happen. We’d been lucky so far and never had to leave for the entire winter or call out for help. Our luck changed last winter and we had our first incident. On November...
Arctic Darkness

Arctic Darkness

Since we had the kids the darkness and isolation of midwinter can really get to me. I do my best to remain cheerful knowing that its the best thing to do. I remind myself constantly that it’s a temporary thing. Starting Dec. 1, I always do a very serious...

Back from the Trapline 2021!

Hello to everyone! I just posted my first story of the spring this morning letting everyone know how we did last winter. When I went to check it out after I published it I realized the subscriber parts of my website weren’t working and no one was able to receive...

Off to the Woods September 2020

Wow, the summer absolutely blew right by. I apologize for the slacking as far as getting another post out. Once August hit and the garden was busy the online shop stayed busy, thank to everyone and the kids laundry cooking etc…the time just goooooes. Now I have...
The Radio is a Good Friend

The Radio is a Good Friend

Do you ever feel nostalgic about the 90s song Barbie Girl? If you listened to the one and only radio station Tyler and I can tune into for half the year you’d hear it about once a month. They still have a soft spot for it out in Fort Yukon. When I hear a song...
Summer 2020 Selden Family Update

Summer 2020 Selden Family Update

Summer comes on in a rush and passes quickly in the Far North. Just a month ago there were still patches of snow in shadowed pockets on Ester Dome, the big hill overlooking our place here north of Fairbanks and the rivers were bank full with spring runoff....
Raising Sydney Bush Baby

Raising Sydney Bush Baby

We have had so much fun being parents to Sydney and Blaze. We are finally at that point that we hardly remember what it feels like not to have our babies around. Sydney just turned 3 on April 29th. We can’t believe it. We’ve had such memorable and...
Food and Such

Food and Such

Hello out there. Hope everyone is coping with the latest. It’s true, as some wonder, that our lifestyle is well suited to avoiding any major life upset in times like this. Everything is pretty much the usual for us unless there is serious economic collapse....
Getting out to the Trapline Last Fall

Getting out to the Trapline Last Fall

The trip out to the trapline was a lot different last fall than we’ve ever experienced before. We had to leave a lot later than usual because of Tyler working for Charlie doing moose guiding for Double Shovel Outfitters. Tyler’s Dad, Uncle and good friend...