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In 2019 I built a campervan and drove 10,000 miles exploring Alaska and packrafting
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Then rafted 2 weeks out onto the arctic ocean
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Below is a blog I kept, but there is so much more coming here soon.
Leaving the wild behind
Waking up where he eventually didn't, some small part of me wonders about my own final night on this earth. Many of us won't know that...
Tyson
Jul 24, 20193 min read
Off to see McCandless
There's simply something imposing about this post. Writing about this man, this experience, this journey. McCandless is a polarizing...
Tyson
Jul 23, 201911 min read
Waking in Denali... troubled.
My beautiful basin camp is just as wonderful in the morning when I wake. The tent is only half-packed when a trio of caribou come running...
Tyson
Jul 22, 20195 min read
Riverside wakeup, foray into Denali
Enjoying a slow breakfast by the river, I watch very large (and very far along in spawning) salmon lazily coasting through the water just...
Tyson
Jul 21, 20199 min read
Safe Adrenaline?
With one day left on my fishing license, I wake up debating should I be fishing or sticking to my thoughts of rafting? The kayak school...
Tyson
Jul 20, 20193 min read
Homer and more fish
Waking and heading into Homer, I'm rather unmotivated for some reason. Perhaps I expect town to be rather touristy or maybe I didn't...
Tyson
Jul 19, 20193 min read
Fishing the Kenai river
Stepping out of the van in the morning to stretch, I smile and look out as I'm greeted by the ocean. Its not the beach of Florida I'm so...
Tyson
Jul 18, 20195 min read
Treading water in Seward
Well, most of the day has been spent poking around town and then writing. When I find myself this struck and motivated to write, I do my...
Tyson
Jul 18, 20192 min read
South to Seward
The drive down to Seward is along the sea for a bit, which is interesting visually. Its really more of a giant cove with huge swings in...
Tyson
Jul 16, 20192 min read
On to Anchorage...
Heading over to Palmer and then Anchorage I’m feeling a bit worn for some reason. My mind being pulled back to the lower 48 a bit likely...
Tyson
Jul 15, 20191 min read
Another pass through Glenallen
I’ve gotten nearly to Carson’s place last night, but it was late enough that I didn’t want to bother him and/or press on all the way....
Tyson
Jul 14, 20193 min read
McCarthy Creek
Its another paddling day, so I pop up early and excited. Again, I drive a couple miles back into town from my ‘stealth camp’ on the...
Tyson
Jul 14, 20195 min read
Touring Kennicott
I dislike waking to an alarm, and I’m on no real schedule. So let my body decide. Idly, I’d been planning to catch the 9 am shuttle but...
Tyson
Jul 12, 20194 min read
Rough road to McCarthy
After leaving Valdez, although I was pointed back north toward my friends in Glenallen, today I veered off to the east to explore a...
Tyson
Jul 11, 20196 min read
Valdez hatchery and Worthington glacier
Waking in Valdez again, this time near the lake I was paddling the morning before, I end up getting drawn back into the waterfront coffee...
Tyson
Jul 10, 20194 min read
Valdez Glacier
I’m not sure If I’m getting more in synch with a normal circadian rhythm despite the misleading cues from the light outside my windows or...
Tyson
Jul 9, 20196 min read
Down to Valdez
I wake with my hosts and pack the few things I’ve brought inside as they get ready for work. How very normal that routine had been for me...
Tyson
Jul 8, 20194 min read
The Klutina is Flowing!
Waking up slowly, in a monstrously comfortable bed I make my way downstairs to be greeted by smiling faces. Coffee and conversation fill...
Tyson
Jul 7, 20193 min read
Town of Glenallen/River of Gulkana
As I stir, completely unaware of what time it is, I'm greeted with reluctant begrudging muscles. Sore in new and unique places, I'm...
Tyson
Jul 6, 20193 min read
Clear Creek!
I wake to an alarm again. Last night I decided I've got to get an early start. Either to make my plan of meeting Carson possible, or to...
Tyson
Jul 5, 20195 min read
Talkeetna reunion and ill-advised adventure
Rubbing the sleep from my still tired eyes, I shut off my alarm and debated closing my eyes for just a few more minutes. Knowing that...
Tyson
Jul 4, 20198 min read
End of the Alaskan highway... and a jaunt down the Denali
Canadian coins rattle in my ashtray as my van rumbles down the Denali hwy. Bluegrass seeps soothingly from my speakers and I sing the...
Tyson
Jul 3, 20194 min read
Hitchhiking is an ever-turning wheel
With my gear already packed and ready, I hit the roadside nice and early to maximize my chances to catch a ride. I've done quite a bit of...
Tyson
Jul 3, 20193 min read
Leaving Dawson too soon
I turn the van out of Dawson city after a quick stint at the visitor center, I realize its Canada Day and catch the tail end of a little...
Tyson
Jul 2, 20193 min read
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