Wende Across America

Day tours are the building blocks of an Alaska vacation. When you go to a beach resort or visit a European city, you can see much of what you came for by foot or taxi. Not so with Alaska. Many of Alaska's most dramatic sights can be accessed only by plane or boat. Others require expert guides and gear, such as river rafting, glacier hiking, or dogsledding. That’s why day tours play such a key role in your experience of Alaska.
Bob Kaufman of www.alaska.org lends his expertise in selecting some of the greatest adventures and attractions when visiting Alaska.
http://alaska.org

Since 1950 the "Angler's Paradise Lodges" have offered the world's finest freshwater sport fishing. Katmailand operates the only lodging concessions inside Katmai National Park authorized by the National Park Service, right next to the World Famous Brooks Falls with unsurpassed bear viewing opportunities! Excursions to the volcanic "Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes", the abundance of wildlife in the park and the incredible fishing opportunities make Katmai National Park Alaska's most exciting destination. We visit with Sonny Pederson, of Angler’s Paradise Lodges to talk about some of the best trout and salmon fishing in Alaska.
http://www.katmailand.com

Looking for a true Alaska adventure? During this segment we visit with the award-winning writer, illustrator, naturalist, welder, wildharvester, writing teacher, wilderness guide, and solo kayaker - Jennifer Hahn. We hear about Jennifer’s exciting, solo voyage in a sixteen-foot kayak (detailed in her book “Spirited Waters”) as she relates the predicaments, ecstatic moments, and personal challenges of paddling against the winds through Alaska's Inside Passage. Jennifer’s book ,“Spirited Waters” is much more than a memoir, it is a remarkable blend of adventure travel, natural history, personal challenge, vivid animal encounters, Northwest mythology, and heartwarming coastal characters.

We also visit with film, television and Broadway star Adrienne Barbeau to talk about her latest book “Vampyres of Hollywood” in which she co-wrote with New York Times bestselling author Michael Scott. The book is a quirky and clever novel full of Hollywood glamour, behind-the- scenes secrets, and the truly bloodthirsty reality of Tinseltown.

Guest: Adrienne Barbeau, Vampyres of Hollywood
http://jenniferhahn.net

We visit with Pall Hall for our weekly rundown at the box office.
http://commonguyfilmreviews.blogspot.com