blog… Show Up and Blow Up 12 Apr 202115 Apr 2021 In 2012 I started making "Show Up and Blow Up" highlight videos of whitewater packrafting. It was fun to go back through the videos and identify the learning progression. How…
blog… Let’s Talk About Drowning 5 Apr 20215 Apr 2021 I'm embarrassed to admit how late in my outdoor recreation game I learned how to help a drowned patient. I wasn't there when my friend Rob Kehrer drowned, and if…
blog… Self-publishing an Instructional Book: Part I (Everything up to Printing) 29 Mar 202117 Jul 2023 I just spent a year writing The Packraft Handbook. I’ve been producing bite-sized outreach content on my website for many years, but decided to quit my job and pour myself into…
blog… Risk Assessment for Rivers and Avalanches 15 Jan 202116 Jan 2021 Disclaimer: This discussion is based on my personal experience, collaborators' feedback on The Packraft Handbook, and publications (see references at bottom). This discussion benefited from the feedback of Trip Kinney,…
blog For Sale or Trade, One Reverse-Averse Van 10 May 202026 Jan 2023 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…
blog 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…
blog 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…
blog 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…
blog All Game Trails Lead to Roman 17 Feb 201312 Feb 2020 During my first Wilderness Classic, whenever I stumbled out of the alder and onto a game trail, I'd see Roman Dial's shoe tread. You get to know all the leaders'…
