It’s almost Thanksgiving…the time when we’re traditionally reunited with our families. Outside my window, cool winds whip through bare trees, and temps drop low enough to snow. But my thoughts drift to the shepherd and the flock of sheep that we left high in the mountains of central Italy this past summer. It’s certainly cold […]
My sister and I joined a small group on an overnight glacier trekking adventure in southeastern Alaska in early August. The tour was organized through ABAK (Above & Beyond Alaska) and was lead by two fantastic guides, Samuel and Jacob. This is part two (in case you missed it, you can read Part 1 here.) We were […]
I traveled to Juneau specifically for this trip. The opportunity to spend extended time trekking across an icy glacier with dramatic crevasses and ice caves has intrigued me for many years—ever since Dave and I spent an afternoon hiking icy Fox Glacier in New Zealand. There are many Alaskan tour companies that offer overnight glacier […]
“You’re going to Alaska? Oooh, will you see any grizzly bears!?” everyone wanted to know, when I mentioned that I was headed to Juneau in August. That’s because a grizzly bear (or brown bear) seems to be synonymous with Alaska, that massive state so far, far away from those of us living in the lower […]
Just a week after they opened, and already the Lake Superior ice caves in the Apostle Island National Lakeshore in Wisconsin are closed for the 2015 season. Last year, cold temps created safe access to the caves for the first time since 2009, and ice conditions remained stable for a record 8 weeks, drawing national […]
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