June 23, 2025

I am settling into my summer job as a barista in McCarthy and spend a day mining for stories up in Kennicott, all while wrestling with the idea of responsible story telling.

Do I have any right to form an opinion about a place that I will be leaving in three months? Can I avoid being just another content creator that scratches the surface without diving deep? Are my own experiences as a nomad, a creator, and a woman worth sharing?

Dive deeper into the history of the Kennicott River Valley through this interview with Margot Higgins and lots of other resources from the Wrangell Mountains Center.

“I’m back between villages, and everything’s still…”

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