so far since Written last:
-160lb halibut
-getting lost in wilderness
-caribou, grizzlies, dall sheep, mountains
-4 hour layover
-girlfriend visits
-belly full of fish
That is right kiddies, I wen’t halibut fishingand caught my limit of 2 fish or “chickens” as they call them they were good eating fish. I got dropped off in Seward in the morning fished all day, […]
so the trip to Kodiak is not going to happen, we are going to save our money by avoiding having to take a ferry, plane, etc…and go to Denali for a week instead. Well I guess I am not saving that money..I am going Halibut fishing this saturday. I have to check in at the […]
I hiked 39 miles in 3 days this weekend. My legs are tired, we saw marmots, a bear carcass, a moose skull, beavers, i have blisters on my fingers from rowing a boat on swan lake. The pictures are coming…and when they do, so will the stories
This is my last week at work, the new […]
So the plan to go to Denali (the national park which contains the tallest mountain in North America) fell through because of God. The mixture of rain and melting snow has flooded the middle of the state near Denali. Parts of the highway are closed, the water actually has flooded rivers and filled streets and […]
I may have sounded lonely and depressed in the last entry, but now I am just frustrated and bored. I am frustrated with the managment at work, and how the manager and he head guy in charge are mistreating the assistant manager, and being completly unreasonable. The manager is a flakey woman, the head guy […]
Here are some pictures from our Glacier hike on the 4th of July weekend in McCarthy
Ryan, Me, and Eric on the glacier, a big ice-fall in the back
Me on the Glacier, with mountains in the back
The three of us in a glacial cave, solid ice walls, ceilings, and floor
Me touching the curved, blue, ice walls […]
For the first time in my Xanga history, My entry yesterday was lost. aAter writing it, I gave up and waited until today.
Last wednesday I forgot to mention that I saw Dar Williams in concert. She is a folky singer-songwriter and is an amazing songwriter, has a hilarious stage presence, and her music is very […]
well, I guess it is good that I have a good-paying job, because I like backpacking gear…I really only have had one paycheck but it is gone…i get payed tommorrow
I bought a very nice backpack, a very good tent, cookset, paid for trips, food, and ordered books, and a rain jacket. I will get a […]
When we left off, our hero was slowly drifting off into a world of slumber. As the morning sun slowly rose over the top of Mount Williwaw, the rays of sunlight diffused through the golden nylon wall of Josh’s tent. His watch alarm went off and he opened his eyes. It was 9:00 and the […]
This weekend I went backpacking alone…ooh..
Our hero had recently bought a new backpack and cookset, and with plans for a weeklong backpacking trip forming in his mind, he decided that he would put his new gear to the test and also see if that freeze-dried food was palatable.
For quite some time he has had a […]