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…
trip report 2022 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic Report and Results 21 Jul 202224 Jul 2022 This report from the 2022 course is provided by Matt Kupilik. For information regarding the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, email Matt at akwildernessclassic@gmail.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzPUd_o0TwE Video by Nick Treinen The 41st…
ski… Koyuk to Kotzebue: Arctic Contrasts 20 Apr 202220 Apr 2022 Arctic Contrasts While skiing from Koyuk to Kotzebue, northwest Alaska, I was struck by a number of arctic contrasts. Caribou antlers and office chairs 170 miles, six days Green grass…
ski… McGrath to Nulato 18 Apr 202218 Apr 2022 https://vimeo.com/700133701 I didn't expect it, but the highlights of this solo ski trip were all social. I only met a handful of folks during my nine days on the Iditarod…
