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Life & Its Adventures: Fatbiking With A Vagabond
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Fatbiking With A Vagabond. I had the pleasure of going fatbiking with Glenn Charles. For the day on the Stampede Trail, north of Denali National Park, Alaska. Glenn rode his fatbike up from Anchorage. And was literally stopped cold in his tracks by a 40 below cold snap. When he got to Denali. Before returning south, I drove down to spend a beautiful day fatbiking with a man who truly is living an incredible life outdoors. 05 March, 2013 02:34. So glad you hooked up with Glenn! 2011 Year In Review. Riding...
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Life & Its Adventures: Thoughts from the Crest of the Alaska Range
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Thoughts from the Crest of the Alaska Range. When I did use the poles, I found one pole to be more than sufficient and actually preferable to two poles. The only time two were actually useful is when I was hiking very steep uphills and using the poles to catapult across streams. Maybe I'll just become a better hiker and guess what? My feet were already wet, so why bother trying to keep them dry? One pole. Decision made. I cut the foam back support out of my GoLite Pinnacle, since I already use my light s...
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Life & Its Adventures: Adventure by Bike
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Adventure by Bike has summed up this year, thus far, and will continue to do so for the long foreseeable future. And that is great. It has a little something to do with 'Adventure by Bike.'. For now, it's time to go far on the Fargo. More soon, in 400 miles. 22 April, 2013 20:15. Good luck on the Stagecoach Josh and congratulations on your future Adventure by Bike :). 04 June, 2013 12:07. Have a good one! 04 June, 2013 12:08. Just realised - its been and gone! 04 October, 2013 08:26. 25 May, 2016 00:47.
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Life & Its Adventures: Day Boating
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I've recently found fun and adrenaline, plus a great way to spend one day, in day boating with my packraft. Simply put, hike in and float out. It allows me to go very light and minimalistic (no backpack necessary! Plan for current conditions (weather, water level and class), make a quick adventure, get on rivers and creeks not conducive to longer trips, and easily gain experience in the packraft (compared to trying to fit a long trip into a weekend). Everything I bring can be carried on my PFD:. How To: ...
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Life & Its Adventures: Backcountry River Crossing
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Here's a technical document I wrote up on backcountry river crossing, available to print by clicking here. I hope everyone can take something from this and that some will add to it, as well. River crossings can be deceptively hazardous and Alaskan rivers are unlike those in the Lower 48. The following are some tips for crossing rivers safely. Be cognizant of hazards that may lie downriver and determine a rescue plan and potential take out point. Never attempt to cross above rapids or falls. As in...If yo...
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Life & Its Adventures: WM100: Arctic Endurance
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JR Lafleur's documentary on the White Mountains 100. Bike/Foot/Ski race in Interior Alaska, an event that both of us, and many other people in and around Fairbanks, Alaska, hold very near and dear to our hearts. The White Mountains 100 is unarguably the best organized race in the state of Alaska, as you can probably well see from the video. JR and I filmed the 2012 race using his Sony XA-10 video camera and Nikon D3100, via snowmachine. Check out his other work on his Vimeo page. 17 October, 2012 06:24.
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Life & Its Adventures: Ultralight stove systems: What's the lightest?
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Ultralight stove systems: What's the lightest? It's three-thirty in the morning and in another three hours, I have to leave to go to the first day back at work in over five weeks. What am I doing up so late? Making a Microsoft Excel table that determines the efficiency of ultralight backpacking stove systems using various forms of fuel, in terms of total weight and fuel consumption per liters of water boiled. What else is there to do? Let me set a couple things straight right off the bat. Results: (if I ...
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Life & Its Adventures: Backcountry Trip Plan
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In my NPS Park Ranger job, it's my duty to make sure people are safe out in the wilderness, so I decided to compile the best backcountry trip plans, float plans, and field operations itineraries I could find, into one comprehensive document. Thank you to Denali, Gates of the Arctic, and Wrangell-St Elias National Parks and the State of Alaska for creating such high-quality documents, but unfortunately, they weren't comprehensive enough to use for broad-scale backcountry adventures. 23 November, 2012 21:09.
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Life & Its Adventures: Alaska Backcountry Adventure Planning Guide
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Alaska Backcountry Adventure Planning Guide. I wrote this up at work, to leave some institutional knowledge of what I've learned so far in my time adventuring in Alaska. This document is available for print here. View the Backcountry Trip Plan I wrote by clicking here. Alaska Backcountry Adventure Planning Guide. By Josh Spice, Park Ranger. The methods of selecting or designing a backcountry adventure can be broken down into the following four factors:. What type of recreation? Goal or desired experience?
