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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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Nellie Juan – Snow River Loop

https://vimeo.com/428716414 The guidebook description of Nellie Juan River sticks with you. The Nellie Juan is one of the most demanding…

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Arctic Circle Skate

https://vimeo.com/379680152 Hard things to plan for: love, loss… expedition ice skating. Conditions were right, and they usually aren’t. I’d done…

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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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Origin of a Nine Foot Hot Dog

10 Nov 201920 Jan 2020
Listen to Luc's hotdog story as part of the live Trail Tales storytelling event, Anchorage 2019 Food in the Backcountry Every trip into the mountains is different, but they all…
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Bear Awareness and Safety

1 Nov 20192 Nov 2019
Preparing for a three-week trip to the western Brooks Range motivated me to learn about bear deterrence. Specifically, I wanted to make an informed decision whether to bring my 5…

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