Day 4, June 17, 2014, The Ribdon to Ivishak River. 14 miles hiking Crossed two mountain summits No packraft crossings Arrived at the Ivishak River A 7 day, 170 mile wilderness trip from the Ribdon to Ivishak River in Alaska’s Brooks Range from June 14-20. Today we would move out of the Ribdon to the Ivishak river. The morning…
Day 3, June 16, 2014, 18 miles hiking along the Ribdon River No packraft crossings today. 18 miles backpacking. A 7 day, 170 mile wilderness hiking trip along the Ribdon River valley and packraft down the Ivishak and Sagavanirktok rivers, Alaska’s Brooks Range, June 14-20. Hiking on day 3 was mainly along the broad, braided river bed of the Ribdon River.…
Day 2, June 15, 2014, 18 miles backpacking the Ribdon River One river crossing in a packraft (Ribdon) Describing my 7 day, 170 mile wilderness backpack and packraft trip along the Ribdon, Ivishak and Sagavanirktok rivers in Alaska’s Brooks Range from June 14-20. Route Map – hike up the Ribdon river valley, Packraft down the Ivishak river. 3.5 days…
Day 1, June 14, 2014, 7 miles backpacking the Ribdon River One river crossing in a packraft (Sagavanirktok) Describing my 7 day, 170 mile wilderness backpack and packraft trip along the Ribdon, Ivishak and Sagavanirktok rivers in Alaska’s Brooks Range from June 14-20. As a preamble, let me reiterate that I’m a beginner in the “light and…
To embark on an extensive human-powered journey in Alaska’s Arctic is always a mix of high adventure, survival, and a few tenuous moments. It just seems to shake out that way every time I do it. But every trip has been fantastic, and my most recent journey was no different. For those who may want to…
I’m back from another wonderful journey to Alaska’s Arctic. After a few days on the Arctic North Slope, photographing birds, I began a long trek through the Brooks Range (I’ll share pics from that trip soon). Clear skies in June in Alaska means that one’s photo schedule shifts to the night time (although there is…
Traveling light has been a proclivity of mine for years. But reaching that “light” point is not an easy task. As the maxim goes “it takes longer to write a shorter letter”. Unfortunately, camera gear is not light in any measure, although it is lighter than it used to be, and new lenses and cameras…
The children’s book I collaborated on with Debbie Miller, Grizzly Bears of Alaska, was released in late March and has sold out of the hard copy (although I have a few left). With the good reception of that book, we are working on another idea that I’m not free to share at the moment, but…
Last year author Glen Klinkhart contacted me to license a photo for the cover of a book. I license a number of photos for book covers, but in the end, I don’t up reading many. This particular book struck my interest however, and I’m one quarter into it now. It caught my interest for a few reasons: it…
I have not posted many photos recently simply because I have not been behind the camera much. Instead, I’ve been planning for the summer and focusing on getting in shape for some robust summer activities. One of the things I really enjoy about where I live is the access to many trails, right from my…