Archive - On Step Alaska

Words from Lund

My commencement speech

May 25 • Jeff Lund

Alaska gubernatorial candidates: JKT and Click Bishop

On Step Alaska — Interview with Jonathan Kriess-Tompkins

May 19 • Jeff Lund

The firefighter who fished

Tom was the type of guy who had a fly rod spreadsheet.

May 5 • Jeff Lund

April 2026

Serious Back Issues

“Do you need that magazine?

Apr 21 • Jeff Lund

My grandfather didn’t go to high school.

Apr 14 • Jeff Lund

Gardening in Southeast Alaska

It's not ideal but it works

Apr 9 • Abby Lund

"As small as it is large"

In his 1977 book Coming into the Country, John McPhee wrote “The central paradox of Alaska is that it is as small as it is large–an immense landscape…

Apr 7 • Jeff Lund

March 2026

Deal or no deal

A couple hacks then the unmistakable sound of vomit hitting floor.

Mar 31 • Jeff Lund

Not-so skilled labor

Mar 24 • Jeff Lund

Memories of "we"

The passion isn’t burning, but there are hot coals that ignite this time of year with the winds of March.

Mar 19 • Jeff Lund

Improve skill without comprising fun

In the dusty filing cabinet of my memory, I can see Duke guard Trajan Langdon shoot a 3-pointer without taking a step.

Mar 17 • Jeff Lund

The dangerous impact of cognitive offloading

No self-respecting angler would use ChatGPT to select a fly while on the river this spring steelhead season.

Mar 10 • Jeff Lund