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This is Tough
Knowing what is good for you is easy, finding the strength and the courage to do it is the hard part. This is tough.

Sierra Winter
4 days ago6 min read


A Year Without You
“Hey Brian, tell my baby girl I’m okay. I’m happy and healthy.”

Sierra Winter
Jun 112 min read


We Opened Your Ashes Dad
Your best friend, Trapper Tim, came over to help me access your ashes. I couldn’t bring myself to do it alone.

Sierra Winter
Apr 72 min read




Rise N Shine in the Swamp!
I miss you most in the mornings, and memories like this are some of the many reasons why mornings will never be the same.

Sierra Winter
Jan 510 min read


4 Months Without You
Dear Troll, It has only been 4 months since you left this earth but I feel like I've lived a lifetime without you. Cody found my phone...

Sierra Winter
Dec 17, 20244 min read


Dad's Sayings, Saying Goodbye
I miss you every day, Dad. Your sayings, your humor, and the way you loved life. You’ll always be with me, in my heart and memories.

Sierra Winter
Oct 21, 20245 min read


Celebrating the Life of OC - My Dad - The Troll
This weekend, we honored my dad, OC, surrounded by love despite the cold. Thank you for sharing your stories and memories of his adventurous

Sierra Winter
Oct 14, 20245 min read


Icey Fishing
It was around 1984 and my son, PJ, was 2 years old. I decided to go to Lake Louise to fish for burbot and lake trout in an ice house that...

Paul O'Connor
May 25, 20235 min read


I LOVE YOU!
I had a random urgency to call my dad late in the afternoon. Knowing it was long past his 'quitting time' and expecting him to be asleep...

Sierra Winter
May 16, 20234 min read


Babysitting with Bears 1986
I was working for Moose Horn Lodge located 5 miles south of the Talachulitna along the foothill so Beluga Mountain. We were on 7-Mile...

Paul O'Connor
Feb 10, 20233 min read


Wild Thing - 1983
Around 1983 the Bureau of Land Management decided to bring some wild mustangs from Arizona to Alaska to give them a home instead of...

Paul O'Connor
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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