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Summer of the Bear. Summer of turning 30. Summer of death by mosquito. Summer of fly fishing. Summer of jewelry making. Finished by fall colors and blueberry picking. Not a bad way to pass the Summer of Covid. Hi ho, hi ho, It's off to work we go.... Gotta get those hiking legs back in [...]
This unique year of 2020 has had its challenges, sure, but it has actually given us a great opportunity for more time to learn a new skill! Our summer in Denali has been a lovely summer, and I'll be writing about that soon as the season winds down (already?!). The biggest difference in this season [...]
Here we go! 1500 miles to Denali We made it to the official start of the World Famous Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Dawson Creek is an industrial type of town, a little grey during this cloudy day and closed-down season. We fueled up, took the obligatory photo in front of the sign, [...]
Florida Sea BaseDenali Backcountry Lodge Ah, the privilege of working in beautiful locations on opposite ends of the spectrum, and country! It's just over 5,000 miles to drive a straight run from Islamorada, Florida to Denali National Park, Alaska. Then add in some side adventures, and a lay-over in Illinois, and our time and distance [...]
A few days after sleeping through yet another New Year's ball drop, we were on our way to the Great White North for a lovely little foray into backcountry Alaska to get the Winterlake Lodge & their dogs ready for the winter tour season. We packed some Army duffels, which fit our snowshoes quite well, [...]
Before you could snap your fingers, our lives had instantly changed. Just like that, we had to make a new plan. We found ourselves scrambling, hashing ideas back and forth. We needed to find a new home and a new job ASAP. There was no going back, only forward. The hardest thing to do in [...]
We have made a few new purchases in between Alaska and our potential start date of the PCT (March 20). First, we upgraded our sleep system: sleeping pads and sleeping bags/quilts. I actually dove into YouTube and looked up a few DIY (Do It Yourself) ideas for a summer quilt and made one. We then [...]
Where will we go? What will we do? The life we had in Florida had been swept away. There would be no guiding for quite some time, no service industry. Our island had been hit hard, with the eye of the storm passing just a measly 20 or so miles from Marathon. We now had [...]
It was hot, so hot that the stickiness of the air made everything sweat. There was no wind, no breeze, no relief from the heat. We were working day after day putting away everything for our trip. Following the news, we learned that there was a hurricane way off in the Atlantic Ocean. Just a [...]
