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(Photo: Jacqui Taljaard.) https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wc6p8cw7blfjxawe-lqyh5vjgnetjn5ptvz9ivqgwpa.jpgKids learn about maps and stuff. (Photo: Anna Simle.)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7180008.jpgTeaching my favorite lesson: poop.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/293286_10150288766808491_7402061_n.jpgPhotographic proof of my first outdoor rock climbing experience. My hands are still a little puffy. Also, I am terrified.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/292716_10150288765123491_5803040_n1.jpgAt the summit of Sky Pilot Plateau, somewhere in the Beartooth-Absaroka Range. 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Photo by Stephanie Puello.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/edfc74e2-1f2c-4b37-94d5-6093ac3703cb.jpgPhoto by Stephanie PuelloPhoto by Stephanie Puellohttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/07d83498-e56b-402d-998b-694a89a75e87.jpgPhoto by Stephanie PuelloPhoto by Stephanie Puello.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0592-1.jpgIMG_0592 (1)2016-03-03T19:31:32+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2016/02/17/ode-to-a-cheeseburger/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/milts.jpgmiltshttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gold-spike.jpggold spikeThe views were distractingly excellent, albeit a little food-shaped. What's that in the distance? A heaping pile o' tots?!https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/red-hot.jpgred hotLess than a mile to go. If there was a thought bubble in this photo, it would contain only a cheeseburger. Maybe a malt.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/red-hot.pngred hot2016-02-17T19:25:12+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2016/02/24/1368/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/north-table.pngNorth Tablehttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fotorcreated_tm.jpgFotorCreated_TMhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/40229_425391863490_5624982_n.jpg40229_425391863490_5624982_nConclusion: Copper Mountain is way scarier on a bike than on skis.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fotorcreated.pngCopper Mountain, in winter and summer 2010.2016-02-17T01:41:20+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2016/02/12/from-the-archives-on-couples-yoga/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/6d39cb80-940c-4477-90e2-32b6323eba55.jpg6d39cb80-940c-4477-90e2-32b6323eba55https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/b5b77898-f1f3-443b-8163-75432211bb38.jpgb5b77898-f1f3-443b-8163-75432211bb38https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_14361.jpgIMG_1436https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1436.jpgIMG_14362016-02-12T18:06:41+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2016/02/05/a-mid-season-reflection-what-are-those-turns-worth/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/970943_10151632548763491_479791011_n.jpg970943_10151632548763491_479791011_nEven with the most conservative decision-making style, a lifetime of moments like this is possible. (Mint Glacier, Talkeetna Mountains, May 2013.)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/300637_10151632546763491_1135085875_n.jpg300637_10151632546763491_1135085875_nThis is what it's all about. 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No, you don't, because it's in the middle of a gnarly Alaskan storm, NFA-style.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscn0748.jpgDSCN0748Amazing! These are seriously so red. They are all over the hillside. Also, if you look really closely and listen intently, I'm sure you will sense the presence of pika.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscn0723.jpgDSCN0723Knik Glaicer.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscn0719.jpgDSCN0719Matanuska Valley.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscn0705.jpgDSCN0705The objective: Pioneer Peak (6,350'). NFA.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscn07102.jpgDSCN0710The objective: Pioneer Peak (6,350'). NFA.2016-01-12T19:55:58+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2012/09/07/wasilla-or-life-in-the-woods/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscn2543-1.jpegDSCN2543-1Salad? Currency? You decide.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pull-tabs-5.jpegpull-tabs-5Pull tabs, also known as "cardboard crack," are the gambling addiction of choice for local meth enthusiasts. Last week, Kevin watched someone purchase 50 pull tabs at the gas station.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/542369_10100909652765463_1322390298_n.jpeg542369_10100909652765463_1322390298_nBrown pebbles sponsored by Blue Buffalo. Only the best for this guy.2016-01-12T19:55:33+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2012/09/23/2012-pfds-to-be-spent-on-ark-building-materials-firearms/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscn7395.jpegDSCN7395I want you to see just how much this truck doesn't belong in the Knik River. Look at this thing. Unlike Alaska and the Knik, it is f---ing around. Also, please try to appreciate just how windy it was. Photo: Erica Lighthiser; wind.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img00310-20120922-1619.jpegIMG00310-20120922-1619A truck is precariously hauled from the Knik River, in the shadow of Pioneer Peak. Because Alaska is NFA with the whole beautiful scenery thing, there is a vivid rainbow in the background. Photo: my crappy Blackberry.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/628x471.jpeg628x471Alaska Revenue Commissioner Bryan Butcher enthusiastically announces the amount of this year's PFD. Photo: Mark Thiessen / AP2016-01-12T19:55:06+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2012/10/01/the-tao-of-dar/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pete_seeger2_-_6-16-07_photo_by_anthony_pepitone.jpegPete_Seeger2_-_6-16-07_Photo_by_Anthony_PepitonePete Seeger. Dar is not as Dar as this man, and neither are you.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/photo.jpegphotoAn actual photo, which I did not take (not Dar), of the raised beds in the Children's Garden at Spring Creek Farm. I'm sure some of the veggies with which my colleagues have out-Dar'd me have come from these very beds.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dar20williams.jpegDar%20WilliamsThis is Dar. Don't you just want her to think you're great?2016-01-12T19:54:27+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2012/11/26/fact-it-doesnt-have-to-be-fun-to-be-fun/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0938.jpgDSCN0938Who has two thumbs and a serious new addiction to ice climbing? This guy.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0932.jpgDSCN0932https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0937.jpgDSCN0937Crampons are not f---ing around, and neither are you when you're wearing them.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0947.jpgDSCN0947There was no question of our particular waterfall's frozen-ness today.2016-01-12T19:54:01+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2012/12/26/bah-humbug-and-other-yuletide-musings/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/380696_4295999478310_277954191_n.jpeg[photo by Jillian Elwell]Home is wherever I'm with these goofballs.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/awca.jpegWalker family Christmas soundtrack of choiceAndy Williams thinks this is the most wonderful time of the year, but I'm not so sure these days.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo.jpegThat's me on the left, not long before the Santa incident. As you can see, my cousin Laurel and I are adorable. You don't want us to know how stressed you are about having your in-laws over, do you?https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/graphic_localclimate.gifAnchorage sun calendarSee? It's not that bad.2016-01-12T19:52:58+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/01/05/2013-a-year-for-not-fing-around/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/photo-3.jpegArchangel Road; or, the only place in the entire Mat-Su Valley with any snow.Already working on Non-Resolutions #1 and 4. Hannah (at left) is exponentially cooler than me, not to mention a much better skier, but she has graciously put all that aside to be my friend anyway. As you can see, I am thrilled.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/photo-2.jpegNew Year's Eve at the hopelessly trashy Eagle Hotel in Palmer, AK.One of these girls can handle her whiskey, and the other was violently ill the next day. Guess which one I am?https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/photo-1.jpegphoto-1Already working on Non-Resolution #1. Hannah (at left) is exponentially cooler than me, not to mention a much better skier, but I have somehow coerced her into being my friend. As you can see, I am thrilled.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/photo.jpegphotoOne of these girls can handle her whiskey, and the other was violently ill the next day. Guess which one I am?2016-01-12T19:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/01/15/the-mountains-are-calling-and-i-must-go-john-muir/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/untitled.jpg2016-01-12T19:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/01/30/frostbite-putting-the-f-in-nfa/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/photo2.jpegFrostbiteNot ideal.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/44702_10200567229486661_1885533301_n.jpegDay FiveI know it doesn't look cold. But trust me. It was cold. (Photo Credit: Josh Wilson)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/602678_10152497131805118_1244432365_n.jpeg602678_10152497131805118_1244432365_n"Travel light" is not a phrase typically associated with winter camping.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/391190_10200567217286356_462595045_n.jpegTalkeetna SunriseToo bad about the view. (Photo credit: Josh Wilson)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/picture-1.pngSheep Mountain Airport WeatherSheep Mountain Airport is NFA when it comes to cold temperatures. This screenshot of tonight's weather absolutely does not do justice to how damn cold it was out there.2016-01-12T19:50:59+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/02/15/on-couples-yoga-and-other-things-that-shouldnt-exist/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/url-1.jpegurl-1There's a reason this conversation heart doesn't exist.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/url.jpegurlNo one in my couples' yoga class looked like this. Photo: ashtangacharlottesville.com2018-02-14T16:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/02/25/back-in-the-saddle-my-triumphant-return-to-mediocrity/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/556419_10151500898820127_201034746_n.jpgnot-always-competentI crashed and burned shortly after this was taken, but being covered in snow was still better than sitting at home. (Photo: Hannah Brewster)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/64534_10151535234495127_935519868_n.jpgnot-quite-competentI look like a huge dork, but it's still better than sitting at home. (Photo: Hannah Brewster)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo.jpgFrostbiteDays later, all this peeled off and my toe looks pretty normal now. Isn't it so gross?!2016-01-12T19:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/03/05/on-being-nice-to-spiders-gun-control-and-other-hot-topics/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo.jpgguns-n-stuffJustin patiently explains how to load and fire the .22, which turned out to be remarkably less terrifying than I'd anticipated.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/spider4.jpegHelenDon't read this book to your children, unless you want them to turn out like me.2016-01-12T19:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/03/23/spring-break-fever-alaska-edition/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/65400_494902827241931_1452992972_n-1.jpegNot dead yet.I'd call it a pretty successful trip, overall.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/600311_10151506043523491_1410038172_n-11.jpegDay 2Notice how no one appears to be dying. Success.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/166775_10151506043268491_1070201670_n-11.jpegDay 1"We have time to climb before dinner," said Gil's tube socks.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/6426_10151506043928491_450977648_n.jpegScenic ValdezValdez, as seen from the top of one of countless 40-plus-foot snow mounds in the center of town.2016-01-12T19:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/05/25/peaks-and-pee-funnels-my-month-of-mountaineering-part-1/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/imgp03171.jpgTent TimeThis was not the view I'd envisioned when I planned to spend nine days climbing in the Talkeetnas. Such is mountaineering.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/imgp0317.jpgIMGP0317This is not the view one typically envisions https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/imgp0334.jpgThe class takes a break before attempting Ama Dablam II.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/imgp0346.jpgIMGP0346On the summit of Ama Dablam II.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/imgp0332.jpgIMGP0332Our party makes its way up a slope on the first clear morning in five days. Base camp is in the background.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo.jpegIt doesn't sound like very much fun to carry an 84-pound backpack and guess what? It isn't.2016-01-12T19:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/05/28/peaks-and-pee-funnels-my-month-of-mountaineering-part-2/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/942524_10151632799638491_401132673_n.jpeghttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/942913_10151632550223491_1569507495_n.jpegSkilak Glacier.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/url.gifBruce Bogtrotter is my kindred spirit. This is how I look when not bear camping.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/983662_10151632551038491_979630575_n.jpegHarding Icefield.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bt5so1.jpgSo, you can see where it would be a pain to move all that out of the way and pee.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bt5so.jpgbT5sohttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/freshette-brand-masthead.jpegA handy illustration demonstrates to "wilderness enthusiasts" how to properly position the funnel in order to avoid peeing down one's leg. This is not as easy to accomplish as you might think.2016-01-12T19:48:08+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/06/01/to-alder-hell-and-back-again-alderfest-2013/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/photo1.jpgphotoAmanda does her best to muster a smile as she rappels through Alder Hell. Inset: A much more pleasant rappel through an Alder-Free Zone. (Photos: Gil Carr.)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/photo.jpgThe world's cutest Labrador can't understand why we don't want to stay on the ground with him.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/945283_550296965022753_677967327_n.jpegClif, sandbagger extraordinaire. "I don't think this is a 5.8..."https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/400422_550296875022762_438535435_n.jpegSee the lovely view? No, you don't, because there are stupid alders in the way.2016-01-12T19:47:40+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/06/05/theres-no-place-like-home-my-temporary-retreat-from-the-land-of-odds/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/photo.jpegResurrection Bay.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/532404_3827421598794_544989343_n.jpegThe view from Mt. Elbert, Colorado's highest peak. (A.K.A. Where you'll find me, Summer 2013.)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/189562_10101015227827193_204964740_n.jpegLucky will be heading home with the same grace and poise with which he made the journey north. Here, he demonstrates his "glad to be done driving for the day" frog leg pose.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/376671_10101015196320333_941791884_n.jpeg376671_10101015196320333_941791884_n2016-01-12T19:45:57+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/06/09/lucky-dog-an-ode-to-the-worlds-best-labradork/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/542369_10100909652765463_1322390298_n.jpegThe best dog.2016-01-12T19:45:33+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/06/12/adventures-at-altitude-how-the-mile-high-city-took-my-breath-away-literally/2016-01-12T19:45:08+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/06/27/an-adventure-on-the-arkansas-in-which-i-tackle-my-own-river-of-doubt/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/zoom-flume.jpgI'm in the white hat. Thankfully, my similarly colored legs are hidden here by the somewhat-sporty Zoom Flume.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/map-river-arkansas-browns.jpegThe Arkansas from Ruby Mountain to Hecla Junction, with named rapids. (Photo: Wilderness Aware Rafting.)2016-01-12T19:44:36+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/06/28/employed-a-story-in-which-i-finally-have-a-job-but-am-still-living-in-a-tent/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/photo1.jpegphoto"Work": The view from my front door. It's the little things, you know?https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1001766_10151686265883491_419638394_n.jpgSawtoothFunemployment was the kind of significant other my mother always warned me about. She didn't approve of our relationship because it gave me the capability to do things like this.2016-01-12T19:44:13+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/08/14/alpine-starts-bear-baiting-cowboy-coffee-the-abcs-of-climbing-and-living-disaster-style/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/76350_10151753088473491_1358087874_n.jpegA stellar view eases the sting of a summit left unclimbed. Also, the promise of beer helps.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/431240_10151753087463491_1634790336_n.jpegCowboy coffee is prepared by putting grounds directly into the pot, boiling the water and steeping, then using an improvised filter, in this case my partner's disgusting handkerchief. The things we do for coffee, right?https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-1.jpegTotally worth staggering up to the kitchen at five in the morning before a long day at camp.2016-01-12T19:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/09/01/alaska-continued-a-story-in-which-for-better-or-for-worse-i-find-myself-back-on-the-last-frontier/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image-1.jpegThe Farm is identified by this often-driven-by sign, cleverly hidden by vegetation on the side of Farm Loop Road.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/louise_kellogg.jpegIn one of the most iconic photos of Louise---who in 2012 was inducted into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame---sits in front of a wall tent as her farmhouse is being built.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image.jpegSo you can see where this place feels like home.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-1.jpeg2016-01-12T19:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2013/10/17/free-soloing-the-first-a-story-in-which-i-make-a-few-good-and-a-few-bad-decisions-and-ultimately-am-a-little-smarter/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo.jpegThis photo, taken with my phone once I'd retrieved it, highlights my alma mater and the parking lot to which I'd ostensibly have fallen, had I lost my footing. (Kidding!)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0719.jpegThis is how I spent most of that summer: a little behind, not totally sure what was going on, but glad to be part of things, whatever disasters lay ahead. (Photo: Matt Stokes.)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1098349_10151810282628491_1993647753_n.jpegHere I am atop the aptly named Knife Edge. Look Ma, no hands!2016-01-12T19:42:59+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/01/02/365/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/view.jpegviewAlaska is pretty, but that was little consolation for a girl who didn't have much time to see it.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/yurt.jpegyurtNew Year's Day in a yurt, accompanied by french toast, sweatpants, and a ridiculous dog. I'm calling it a win.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/grinch-flu.jpeggrinch fluWe both had what I'm calling the Grinch flu on Christmas Day, thus eliminating any chance of a Christmas ski. I know. First world problems.2016-01-12T19:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/01/10/the-secret-to-success-just-show-up/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1531725_10152149595503491_1322503114_n.jpegA "bad" day of skiing is still pretty good.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/unnamed-2.jpegEver stalwart, I donned my turtle fur and arctic-quality mittens for a day of ski chicken.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/unnamed.jpegLet me take this opportunity to remind you that this photo was taken in a state with, statistically, 300 days of sunshine.2016-01-12T19:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/02/18/the-clearest-way-into-the-universe-is-through-a-forest-wilderness-john-muir/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/snow-geek.jpegsnow geekReed Lakes.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/skiing.jpegskiingI'd rather be here. https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ackbar.pngackbarWhen my non-snow geek friends tire of hearing about weak layers, I whip out my inner nerd. "It's a trap!"https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/forest.jpegIt's hard to resist the siren call of fresh snow.2016-01-12T19:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/03/18/its-hard-out-here-for-a-plant-a-very-tentative-guide-to-surviving-harsh-and-hostile-lands/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/unnamed-2.jpegStanding atop an Island in the Sky.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/unnamed1.jpegIt's not ideal, but it's home tonight.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/unnamed-1.jpegSunrise from our space station.2016-01-12T19:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/03/25/one-more-season-the-odyssey-continues/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo.jpgThe drive to the trailhead for Wolverine Peak, which feels like it's WAY out there, is less than 20 minutes from the Castle. Another season of unrivaled backcountry access sounds pretty good to us.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/third-world.jpegInstant messaging at the Castle. Band-aids-as-adhesives are popular. It's a classy place.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/iditarod.jpegIditarodIt's not a complete cultural desert. The Iditarod start (and its festival, Fur Rondy) is perhaps the single most significant Anchorage cultural event on the calendar.2016-01-12T19:40:25+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/04/12/an-apology-to-clarissa-dalloway-among-others/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/16563_195876023490_1264028_n.jpegSee? I was just a perfectly normal twenty-year-old. I know. LOTS of eyeliner. Also I'm sure that's apple juice.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/292716_10150288765123491_5803040_n.jpegHere's the part where I get my shit together. Sort of.2016-01-12T19:39:56+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/04/25/a-treatise-on-the-nature-of-adventure-for-what-its-worth/2016-01-12T19:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/04/28/likes-long-walks-on-the-beach/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/unnamed.jpegPoint Woronzof.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/unnamed-1.jpegThe Chugach Range makes a lovely backdrop for the Turnagain Arm.2016-01-12T19:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/05/01/may-day-a-holiday-made-even-more-joyous-by-sixteen-hours-of-light/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/unnamed.jpegExactly one May Day ago, I tried on this impossibly heavy backpack in my incredibly messy bedroom (some things never change).2016-01-12T19:38:45+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/05/22/home-is-the-nicest-word-there-is-laura-ingalls-wilder/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/unnamed1.jpegAlso, home.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/unnamed-1.jpegSecond home?https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/565022_10151226649273177_505404941_n.jpegHome.2016-01-12T19:38:18+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/05/30/adventures-in-quartzite-a-dirtbags-visit-to-devils-lake/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/unnamed-2.jpegAlive, and flexing halfheartedly.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/unnamed-11.jpegMy first lead.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/unnamed2.jpegDevil's Lake on a humid August afternoon, as seen from the aptly named Misery slab.2016-01-12T19:37:43+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/07/09/the-art-of-letting-go-and-other-things-i-havent-really-mastered/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/unnamed-1.jpg"For Dummies" is giving me way more credit than I deserve. Still. Surprisingly helpful.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/unnamed.jpgIf this doesn't make you melt, you are some kind of monster.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/10462867_10102001056763268_2344614446127087025_n.jpgBix makes the best of snow in July.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/10511154_10102001056663468_2340570023993914415_n.jpg2016-01-12T19:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/08/18/no-rest-for-the-wicked-how-my-morning-run-turned-into-a-discourse-on-feminism/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screen-shot-2014-08-18-at-2-30-04-pm.pngA somewhat unnerving (but very informative!) pamphlet put out by Jeffco Open Space, which sincerely hopes you will avoid rattlesnakes.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/unnamed.jpgThe top of Cottonwood Canyon, where I have more than once had to dodge a rattlesnake.2016-01-12T19:28:34+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/09/25/return-to-the-north-my-alaskan-odyssey-part-3/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bodhi.jpgBodhi, with the best seat in the house, er, car. https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/milepost.jpgThe definitive guide to driving the ALCAN.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mazama-belay.pngA quick stop on another perfect day on the road. Mazama, WA. (Photo by Daniel Cairns.)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pnw-tour.pngPNW tourSomething like a thousand miles, starting and finishing in Seattle.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/spice-kit.jpgAttention to detail gets me really excited.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/supplies.jpgProvisions for a month on the road.2016-01-12T19:28:13+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/10/07/emma-walker-international-snow-science-geek/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ee76c52c-5aff-4913-b07c-4f099a715f03.jpgee76c52c-5aff-4913-b07c-4f099a715f03If you backcountry ski (or if you don't backcountry ski but appreciate dry humor and good storytelling), you should read this book. Also Bruce Tremper talked to me.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1385575_10152740430498491_7689732714731353806_n.jpg1385575_10152740430498491_7689732714731353806_nMy fifteen minutes of fame have arrived.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/unnamed.jpgunnamedISSW returns to its roots (and this excellent view) in Banff.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-07-at-2-01-08-pm.pngWait, what?2016-01-12T19:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/11/06/read-these-books-a-rainy-season-reprieve/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jpeg-3.jpghttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jpeg-2.jpghttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jpeg-1.jpghttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jpeg.jpghttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/51018.jpg2016-01-12T19:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2014/12/21/solstice-celebrations-the-joy-of-commuting-and-other-mid-winter-musings/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bodhi.jpgbodhiBodhi enjoys a snowy walk in his solstice finery.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/biking.jpgShameless mid-commute selfie.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sunset.jpgsunsetRussian Jack Springs.2016-01-12T19:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2015/01/29/north-to-the-future-in-which-i-experience-a-quarter-life-crisis-alaska-style/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1619428_10152227218243491_2066271342_n.jpg1619428_10152227218243491_2066271342_nA sunny afternoon in the aforementioned period of blue-sky-temptation, Year 2.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/unnamed-1.jpgFinding places that feel like home, Year 3.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/480866_10151464796043491_1072454334_n.jpg480866_10151464796043491_1072454334_nExploring Alaska: Year 1. (Photo by Alex Wilson.) 2016-01-12T19:26:34+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2015/04/01/a-post-where-things-get-heavy-on-life-death-and-life-and-death-matters/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/unnamed.jpg2016-01-12T19:25:53+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2015/07/26/throw-bags-throw-up-and-other-things-i-did-this-summer/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/upper-c-from-blm-rec-guide.pngUpper C from BLM rec guideThe Upper C and surrounding area. (Photo courtesy of BLM-Kremmling Field Office.)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/upper-c-guide.jpgUpper C guideIf you didn’t know any better, you might almost think I know what I’m doing.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/upper-c-friends.jpgUpper C friendsThis is what I pictured raft guiding would look like. Left to right: Bix Firer, Gifford Kasen, Pat Brehm, Adam Pettee. Semper fun!https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/double-knife.jpgDouble KnifeMe, looking glad to have survived a swim in Double Knife (background). Ironically, this rapid is just feet upstream of one of my favorite (super moderate) crags in the Canyon.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/clear-creek-mister-twister.jpgClear Creek - Mister TwisterClear Creek: Not wilderness; definitely rafting.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pumphouse-to-radium-map.pngPumphouse to Radium MapNot much has changed in the decades since the BLM published this map of the run from Pumphouse to Radium.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/upper-c-2012.jpgUpper C 2012Why did I want to be a raft guide? Memories like this.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/radium-hot-springs1.jpgRadium Hot SpringsMy vision of rafting was largely based on experiences at Radium Hot Springs. I'm sure it's just apple juice in those cups.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/colorado-river-susan-1.jpgColorado RiverLeft to right: My dad, my Uncle Mark, who was guiding on the Colorado at the time, and my Aunt Susan, all looking young and tan and happy. (Photo courtesy of Susan Dix)2016-01-12T19:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2015/11/19/reminding-myself-that-social-media-is-not-real-life/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/untitled.pnghttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2108.jpgIMG_2108Important note to self: I, too, am a badass sometimes!https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3094.jpgIMG_3094My life can be pretty exciting, but there's a fair amount of this, too.2016-01-12T19:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2015/11/25/a-dirtbags-guide-to-self-selected-families/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10425017_10102310657066778_3925602711512473782_n.jpg10425017_10102310657066778_3925602711512473782_nThanksgiving 2014: I'd eat turkey with these turkeys any day. Please note my excellent sweater.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2656.jpgIMG_2656Post-Thanksgiving 2014 on the Resurrection Pass trail. So cold. But what did we expect backpacking in Alaska in November?https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/untitled1.pngThe Kellogg Farm.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1002.jpgIMG_1002Thanksgiving 2013: a tradition I can get behind.https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/305944_10151183778493177_1707491860_n.jpg305944_10151183778493177_1707491860_nMy mom took this on that first Thanksgiving visit. Look mom, here I am at my graduate school that I swear is a real thing! (Kellogg House in background.)https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/376839_2521179683167_1623223394_n.jpg376839_2521179683167_1623223394_nThanksgiving Glamour Shot 2011. You can't tell, but I'm exhausted from all the helping I haven't been doing. Photo by my very talented uncle John, who will not be voting for Donald Trump.2016-01-12T19:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2015/12/07/jack-of-all-trades-master-of-my-own-destiny-or-something/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/a8d35916-3a1d-4e4a-8093-f5552af1dc311.jpga8d35916-3a1d-4e4a-8093-f5552af1dc311https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/a8d35916-3a1d-4e4a-8093-f5552af1dc31.jpga8d35916-3a1d-4e4a-8093-f5552af1dc31The view could be worse.2016-01-12T19:23:52+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/2016/01/07/csi-yellowstone/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/montana.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cat-tracks.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/kill-site.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bison.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/madison.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sled_crop.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sled.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2016-01-12T19:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/about/https://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/5943_10151838153328491_947048952_n.jpeghttps://myalaskanodyssey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/189661_10150134539753491_4299005_n.jpeg2015-11-04T22:42:21+00:00weekly0.6https://myalaskanodyssey.comdaily1.02021-05-07T16:54:10+00:00