After our hike to Mount Storm King Alex and I drove to the Third Beach Trailhead to begin our 6.4 mile hike to Toleak Point. High tide was scheduled for 2pm so we set out from the trailhead at 4pm. This would ensure the tide would be low by the time we reached a few stretches of beach and the headlands that require a low tide for crossing.
Read MorePacking for a ten day backpacking trip was a logistical challenge (read: nightmare). I needed to pack enough food, gear, and clothing to last me ten days in the wilderness without any sort of resupply. The longest I had spent in the backcountry without heading back to civilization was two days so this trip was about to smash that record.
Read MoreOn my trip through Gates of the Arctic I had the opportunity to try packrafting for the first time. In fact, one of the reasons I went with this Gates of the Arctic guided trip over others was because of the two day packrafting extension.
Read MoreThe third day of our trip we ventured up into the valley directly below The Maidens. East and West Maiden are massive granite slabs that shoot up from the valley floor and tower over the creek below. They are so massive that from base camp they looked as if they were a short leisurely hike away but it took us half an hour just to reach their base.
Read MoreIn Alaska I made an effort to capture the passage of time through time-lapse photography. This short clip includes 3000 photos and covers over 5 hours of time.
Read MoreGiven my Instagram handle and website name people often ask me "what is your favorite national park?". I've always had difficulty answering this question because they are all so unique and beautiful in different ways and I have had incredible experiences in all of them.
Read MoreIt took Alex and me two tries to successfully make it to Grinnell Glacier. We first attempted the hike after we arrived to Glacier on Wednesday. The initial plan was to hike the Iceberg Trail but the weather in the morning was abysmal so we hung around the Many Glacier Hotel as we waited for it to pass.
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