How do I start this day,
I who am unsure
of how my life has happened
or how to proceed
amid this warm and steady sweetness?
~Albert Garcia, from ‘August Morning’
photo: Technically, it would appear from the map, this is all part of the massive Tanana river drainage, pretty well frozen solid much of the year. But, perhaps there is more than one location on the map with the words ‘north pole’, maybe he simply hops to ‘Hawarya for a power-nap this time of year in anticipation of the coming seasonal rush, but he was nowhere to be spotted from this particular angle. Then again, the distraction factor may have been significant, what with the distinct possibility of truly wild life galumphing out of the woods at about this spot, some of which – oblivious to my presence – may be right in front of me here, think where’s waldo but waldo weighs about 1500 pounds with antlers as big as a car, standing about 12-feet in the air, napping was more difficult than it should have been. From August 2026.