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The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum has grown into one of the nation's most popular maritime museums with an evolving floor of exhibits, virtual fishing, maritime history, a lighthouse lens, and world renowned speakers in it's in-house theater.
Santa Barbara's George Writer has devoted a tremendous amount of time in the development of many of these attractions, including the Honda Tragedy Exhibit. The Honda Tragedy was the worst peacetime maritime disaster in the history of the US Navy. Lt. Commander Leslie Bratton, George's grandfather, played a significant role in diverting one of the US Navy destroyer ships from hitting the rocks of Pt. Conception on September 8th, 1923. Lt. Commander Bratton's destroyer, The Stoddard, was involved in the rescue along with other ships. Several hundred sailors were in the water and miraculously, only 23 sailors perished. The book, "The Tragedy of Honda", written by Admiral Charles Lockwood and Colonial Hans Christian Adamson, covers the remarkable story with detail.
Listen to more details of George's love of sailing, his passion for maritime history, his commitment to serving his community, as well as the Honda Tragedy in this 30 minute episode.
George is still an active sailor and resides in Santa Barbara with his wife, Judy, of 57 years.
This interview was conducted by Katie Writer, one of George's children who is also the youngest of five.
For more information of the Santa Barbara's Maritime Museum, go to their website at:
https://www.sbmm.org
Katie Writer is an aerial photographer/pilot/journalist living in Alaska. Check out her wilderness photography that she takes out of her Super Cub Airplane at:
https://www.katiewritergallery.com
She is a spokesperson on climate change in Alaska.

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Earth Week in Alaska is a special time to celebrate Mother Earth. This week's guest is Javier Robinson, who is well known in Anchorage for his incredible flower gardens and airbnb, Arctic Garden Suite.
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/23048042
With Earth Week and summer season upon us, check out aerial photography of Alaska's four seasons on my website as well as original nature inspired artwork.
As a pilot photographer with a Super Cub, my passion is sharing the bird's eye view with you. Check out my website.
https://www.katiewritergallery.com
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There will be more episodes of positivity, music, art, and lively interviews with climate scientists, pilots and more.
There may be an update name change as we evolve during this unique time in history.
Any suggestions are welcome!
Sincerely,
Katie Writer
Talkeetna, Alaska
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Springtime in Alaska comes alive with people celebrating the return of the sunshine and lots of outdoor sports, including dog mushing. On March 7th, 46 dog teams departed Deshka Landing near Willow, Alaska and headed for the first checkpoint of Skwentna. As a flying reporter, my daughter and I headed out from Talkeetna, Alaska and flew to a small airstrip of Skwentna to look for the first dog teams. While we arrived a bit early to see the teams, our day was shaped by good Alaska fun of meeting folks off the road system and enjoying a burger and wings from the Skwentna Roadhouse.
Dallas Seavey won this year's race in a mere 7 days, 14 hours, and 8 minutes.
For more stories and results of the Last Great Race, check out their website below.
https://www.iditarod.com
For new aerial photography of flying in the Alaska Range and Talkeetna Mountains, check out:
https://www.katiewritergallery.com
Thanks so much for tuning into All Cooped Up Alaska, which had it's first episode on March 23, 2020. This podcast has been about generating positivity and sense of connection in a pandemic.
Thankfully, we are hoping to be soon the other side of the pandemic as vaccinations are becoming widely available. I may have to shift gears to a new name for All Cooped Up Alaska...Any suggestions from you are welcome!
My email is: [email protected]
You can also follow me on Instagram @akktwriter. https://www.instagram.com/akktwriter/
And Facebook Katie Writer Photography and Art. https://www.facebook.com/akktwriter
Happy Springtime to you wherever your perch may be.
Sincerely,
Katie Writer
All Cooped Up Alaska

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Conversation with Rick Thoman, a Climate Specialist of Alaska Center Climate Assessment and Policy of University of Alaska Fairbanks and Brian Brettschneider, Research Scientist with National Weather Service Alaska Region.
This interview was recorded on January 8th, 2021 and follows a previous episode of All Cooped Up Alaska, "Alaskan Weather Forecasters, Rick Thoman and Brian Brettschneider~Top 3 Alaska Weather Events of 2020 & Conversation about Technology".
Thanks to Rick and Brian for their insights on how science organizations that are citizen driven are making a difference.
Also, they discuss advice for young people in regards to exploring careers in science and the study of climate.
@AlaskaWx (Rick Thoman)
@Climatologist49 (BrianBrettschneider)
@akktwriter (Katie Writer)

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Today's conversation is with climate specialist, Rick Thoman. Topics discussed include climate impacts on caribou herds of the Arctic, The Arctic Report Card 2024, Arctic ERMA, CAPRI, and the challenges Arctic communities face as marine traffic increases in the Arctic.
Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at IARC’s Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP). Rick is a contributor and editor of the Arctic Report Card and was also awarded NOAA Distinguished Career Award for Professional Achievement in 2020. Rick was honored after a 30 plus year career with the National Weather Service for continued efforts to improve climate services in Alaska and for outstanding outreach efforts working with the Alaska Native community.
The Arctic Report Card is an annual report led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA). The efforts of scientists and climate specialists to create this robust scientific report every year is impressive. The amount of work contributed to this scientific document is extremely important in documenting climate change in the Arctic, which is warming at an alarming rate.
The Report Card is intended for a wide audience, including scientists, teachers, students, decision-makers and the general public interested in the Arctic environment and science. It is encouraged that the Report Card to be utilized and studied, as the scientific community has created it to be an easily read report for the general population to better understand the complexities of the warming Arctic.
Here are the links to the 2023 Arctic Report Card and NOAA website:
https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/report-card-2023/
The Arctic Report Card 2024 will be published on December 10th, 2024.
https://www.arctic.noaa.gov
Thanks for tuning into the Alaska Climate and Aviation Podcast!
Katie Writer
Journalist/Pilot/Photographer
[email protected]

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You can visit my website for links to other episodes and see aerial photography of South Central Alaska at:
https://www.katiewritergallery.com