blog… Western Brooks Range to Point Lay, Alaska 7 Aug 20258 Aug 2025 Another passenger on the flight to Kotzebue stopped at my row and introduced himself as Colin Arisman. Colin is an award-winning filmmaker. We had exchanged emails but had not met…
packraft… Basecamp-ish in the Wulik Peaks, Western Brooks Range 29 Aug 202418 Sep 2024 https://youtu.be/60iM-D0quQA I got a glimpse of the Wulik Peaks five years ago when Sarah and Josh Mumm and I hiked and packrafted from the Ambler River to the coast. We…
packraft… 2023 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic: Little Tok to McCarthy 31 Jul 20241 Aug 2024 I've been sitting on this trip report for a year because I was hoping to find an elegant way to say goodbye to the Classic phase of my life. But…
blog… A Hike Along the Northern Alaska Range, Denali National Park 14 Nov 202315 Nov 2023 https://youtu.be/3345kds5RB8 A girlfriend of Sarah's suggested that we go to Denali National Park for our annual "SnL" (Sarah and Luc) vacation. The Alaska Range has not been on our radar…
packraft A Weekend with Packrafting’s Elite: Black Canyon 3 Oct 20236 Oct 2023 I feel like a combat journalist fresh back from an assignment to observe some of today’s packrafting elite. This is that report. Trent Pearce took the cover photo for this…
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…
blog… So that’s what varsity trip planning looks like! 19 Oct 202219 Oct 2022 I want to share a highlight from last year’s Start and End at Home trip planning course. Christian Appel sent a report after a paddling trip he planned during the…
packraft… Good Walking and Clear Water in the Baird Mountains 24 Jul 202225 Jul 2022 https://youtu.be/b5kQZs5gWoY In August of 2015, Sarah and I traveled to the villages of Noatak and Kivalina, northwestern Alaska, as part of the Skiku / NanaNordic volunteer program. These programs provide…
