It’s sad that opening up the book on the history of guiding opens up the book on the history of colonization. It definitely does. That being said, there were early frontier guides that were closer to native life, and some that wanted to destroy it. Kit Carson (1809-1868) was in the camp of the former. […]
Hey Folks, We live in a world defined by our own constructs. The rules we learn and abide are our own, the maps we follow are our own, the stories we learn are own. The way we see the world is through the eyes of our culture. At times, it provides a miraculous view; I […]
Backpacking trip to Arrigetch Peaks in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Hey Folks, How about that? All shiny and new updated with code from this century and looking a whole lot better. Don’t you agree? It’s been a while in coming, but I FINALLY got the website redone, from start to finish. […]
Hey Folks, Anyone out there looking for some good reading material? I thought I’d make a post that lists some books I’ve really enjoyed – I’ll add to it as I go, and would appreciate any visitors adding their favorites to the list. I’ll start with some great nature books: Thoreau (of course): My favorite […]
Hey Folks, Please excuse us for the minute. This site is changing to a new webhost server, and it might be a few days before I get the blog running correctly again. Currently it seems as if all the old posts aren’t accessible. I’ll try to rectify this and get the blog back to normal […]
Hey Folks, Happy New Year, and all the best for the coming new year. Cheers Carl
Hey Folks, Just a quick note to anyone out there to say we wish you all the Happiest of Holidays, and all the best to you and yours for the coming year. Warmest Regards Carl and Expeditions Alaska
Hey Folks, Happy Solstice! The longest night of the year, and the shortest day of the year. Here in Anchorage, Alaska that means sunup around 10:30am and sunset around 3:30pm. And darkness. So for now, the days will start getting longer, though colder. Winter Solstice is December 21, and summer solstice, the longest day of […]
Hey Folks, I just thought I’d post a quick note here and let you know of the updates recently done to the website. We’ve made a few aesthetic additions to the site, hopefully making a little more enjoyable for you to browse around. The first thing you might like to see is the automated slide show […]