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    • Start and End at HomeOnline trip-planning course: Jan-March 2022!
    • Navigation with Gaia GPSSmartphone navigation
    • Route planningGoogle Earth, GaiaGPS, topo maps and more
    • Using satellite imageryMODIS, Sentinel 1&2, Landsat, Google Earth, ESRI, etc.
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    • The Packraft HandbookNational Outdoor Book Award Winner
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    • South-central Alaska Packrafting GuideA bare-bones progression guide
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  • Trip reportsHike, bike, ski, paddle, skate!
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23Jan 202326 Jan 2023
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Cosmic support: Pavement, Lofoten, 1999.

A participant in the Start & End at Home course drew a very creative multisport route (hike, packraft, paraglide, climb)…

16Dec 2022
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Dead rabbit saves the day!

The wild ice skating season is filled with ephemeral goals—evenings spent monitoring weather forecasts and satellite imagery hoping to catch…

19Oct 202219 Oct 2022
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So that’s what varsity trip planning looks like!

I want to share a highlight from last year’s Start and End at Home trip planning course. Christian Appel sent…

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Packraft Field Repair Kit

28 Aug 202015 Oct 2021
Product links below go to an Amazon affiliate account. Please try to support local shops first!Any profits made through this page will support conservation or safety outreach efforts. Let's talk…
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Route-Planning with ESRI Worldview

14 May 202018 Jan 2021
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 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…
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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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