packraft… Skolai to McCarthy via Doubtful Creek 17 Sep 202318 Sep 2023 I've never been particularly interested in guiding. I have a lot of friends who used to guide, and they were all pretty eager to transition into more stable jobs as…
packraft… Boat control: Why it matters and how to get it 8 May 202328 Aug 2023 There is a frequent debate within the rescue/instruction community about what really matters in swiftwater safety. The conflict is that we can spend a lot of time practicing technical systems…
packraft Big water, little boat: Tatshenshini River to Yakutat 8 May 2023 My shared birthday buddy Jeremy Wood invited Sarah and me on a Tatshenshini float trip, Southeast Alaska, in August. Sarah was excited about the scenery and I was excited to…
ski Kotzebue to Kivalina 26 Apr 202327 Apr 2023 https://youtu.be/zc_bM6vGuv8 The 85-mile stretch of Chukchi coast between Kotzebue and Kivalina was the final remote leg in my Molly of Denali-inspired 3,500-mile route from Kaktovik to Juneau. It has taken…
ice skating… Lake Clark Skate Date 4 Apr 20235 Apr 2023 Lake Clark, and Lake Clark National Park, is a precious pocket of Alaska bound by the Chigmit, Neacola, and Alaska Ranges. The tallest mountains rise 10,000 feet from rugged beaches,…
ice skating… Trusting Tustumena 20 Mar 202324 Mar 2023 Tustumena is the largest lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (and one of the ten largest in Alaska), three hours south of Anchorage. The Dena'ina name is reported as…
equipment… A battle between great tapes … who will be the last one standing? 1 Mar 202322 Mar 2023 A battle of epic proportions! During my first long cross-country ski of the winter, I ended up using both of the MVP tapes in my repair kit. I was skiing…
instruction… Remote Weather History via visualcrossing.com 13 Feb 202321 Feb 2023 My preparation for outings benefits from knowing the recent weather history of remote locations. Remote forecasts are easy, but what actually happened? This time of year, I'm most interested in…
ice skating… Navigating Pressure Ridges at Skilak Lake 5 Feb 2023 We caught a brief window of skating on Skilak Lake last week. The prominent hazards turned out to be pressure ridges—zones of cracked ice under compression. This post contains: The…
