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Far East Alaska Range

Sarah and I have been eager to see this stretch of the Alaska Range, the eastern limit. For me, it…

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Arctic Refuge Road-to-Road

2020. https://vimeo.com/447040316 Will Koeppen posted a daily diary with ten excellent photos for each day of the trip. Check them…

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2020 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic

Talkeetna Mountains: Cantwell to Sheep Mountain Lodge (Ahtna land) Photos by Luc Mehl, Lee Helzer, and Alan Rogers In 2001…

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Putting the Shoulder in Shoulder Season

29 Nov 202029 Nov 2020
A recent fall on the ice gave "shoulder season" new meaning for me. This post is about shoulder dislocations and a reduction technique that you can teach yourself. Based on…
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Packraft Field Repair Kit

28 Aug 202029 Aug 2020
Let's talk about tape. My field repair kit has evolved from anticipating a glued patch to expecting tape to be enough. This is largely because simple tape repairs have been…
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Route-Planning with ESRI Worldview

14 May 20203 Jun 2020
Whenever possible, I do route planning with Google Earth. Google Earth's 3D imagery allows me to fine-tune a route and identify features I might otherwise miss in two dimensions. But…
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For Sale or Trade, One Reverse-Averse Van

10 May 2020
I wrote this Craigslist advertisement in 2018 and am belatedly giving it a home here.I think the advertisement is the most popular thing I've written; it even reached a friend…
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The Adventurer’s Son

11 Feb 20209 Mar 2020
The Adventurer's Son, by Roman Dial, will be available February 18th, 2020. Anchorage friends can join Roman Wednesday, February 19th, for a book release event at Bear Tooth Theater.You can…
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Transferring Satellite Imagery to Gaia GPS

8 Feb 20203 Jun 2020
In November of 2019 Greg Mills and I pulled off an incredible trip. We flew to the Inupiaq village of Selawik, then ice skated 125 miles to Kotzebue. Our route…
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DIY Ski Binding Inserts

9 Jan 20209 Jan 2020
Binding inserts allow you to swap bindings between skis, so that you don't need to buy additional bindings. Anyone can install inserts at home, but it requires a few specialty…
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Satellite Imagery: Active sensors (Sentinel-1)

5 Jan 20208 Feb 2020
Active sensor imagery, such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), provides recent images that can be extremely useful for remote trip planning. SAR imagery penetrates through clouds and does not require…
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Village Recreation Programs

25 Nov 201925 Nov 2019
While living in Anchorage I struggle with a lack of connection to village life. My parents used to fly me home to McGrath when their chore list piled up, but…

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