Yukon River 2013 by Video
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Eagle to Circle Shuttle for a Yukon float
Getting ready for a Yukon River float includes challenging logistics, hundreds of miles of dirt road and a variety of equipment. A few things we learned along the way: Cars, Trucks and Vans With 1,500+...
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Repairing a Gary King Raft: Inside outside double repair
Why an inside outside double repair on a raft? Jim King describes this is the strongest repair. It actually builds a butt seam which is stronger than the original single layer fabric. First patch the...
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Repairing a Gary King Raft: Simple Patch
Why a simple repair? Jim King tells us that tears less than 1″ can easily be repaired with a simple patch on the outside surface. Required Tools and Solvents Toluene solvent. Used for cleaning up...
View ArticleNation Bluff Cabin
The cabin is located river right and well into the forest. The public use cabin marker blends with the surrounding landscape and we nearly missed the sign altogether. The cabin is located a good...
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Alaska Rail to Whittier
Loading up in Anchorage All aboard! The Anchorage Train Station was empty when we arrived an hour early for our departure to Whittier. We purchased our tickets over the phone and after a quick visit to...
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Adventures with vomiting kids
Almost nothing is worse than trying to clean vomit off the car floor. Except maybe cleaning it off the floor of a plane. Or maybe it’s cleaning out a tent and sleeping bag 100 miles into the...
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That cat has gotta die
No cats died in the process so don’t start getting all offended! “That cat has gotta die”, I thought as I was placing BB guns strategically at the back door of the garage, in the shed and within an...
View ArticlePray for us Asa
Asa, With 10 kids at the dinner table it may be hard for many to imagine that the table feels small. Something or someone often seems missing. Eager faces awaiting to be served, their eyes blinking...
View Article10 things I heard tonight that might concern a new parent
Kids are so much fun. You just never know what they are going to pick up and say later. I wasn’t sure what to write tonight so I just listened for a few hours to what they said and this is what I came...
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Be Open to Life & Let Adventure Begin
To my Children, As your father, words cannot express how I feel for you. And as the time for my spinal surgery nears I will tell you the story of how this adventure of ours started and why I chose...
View ArticleYukon River, Alaska
The mountains and river appeared timeless. Yet, the landscape and water transformed us in less than a week. All our worldly troubles remained on the banks in Eagle as the current took the rafts...
View ArticleLosing a phone I found my family.
The silent scream of the iPhone 5s could not be heard over the quiet roar of the snowmachine. The phone slid out of a pocket, tumbled, then disappeared into the deep powder. Arriving in late evening...
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10 things I wanted to do for you today
To My Children, Each night before bed I reflect on the day. I look for a moment where I made a difference for each of you kids. Too many nights I fall asleep with regret for what I should have done or...
View Article50% Regulatory Compliance
I’m just happy he’s brushing his teeth. But he is only following half the regulations for this particular occasion – Dress appropriately for the weather and Brush your teeth in the morning. Despite the...
View ArticleArctic Entries
With a lot of pressure from the kids I accepted an opportunity to tell a story at Arctic Entries, an Alaska storytelling event. The theme was Thicker Than Water Stories of Family, Patriotism, and the...
View ArticleWhat would you start today if you trusted the outcome would lead to a perfect...
Dear kids, I’ve spent too much of my life feeling the need to control what came next. Planning out the details. Investing time and money. And constantly struggling to make it all come true. What would...
View ArticleUnsupervised Doritos
My weakness or rather my biggest distraction from dad responsibilities is a good conversation with friends combined with Doritos – the best snack food ever. I can easily consume vast quantities of the...
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Adventure & frostnip…it’s starting again
Hey kids, Our first big adventure of the new year – a dash to Knik Glacier by ATV. An almost snowless winter with open water and clear trails has kept the snowmachines at home all season. Without the...
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Picking up our new yurt from Nomad Shelters
Life is about to change. Nope, not a new baby. Well, sort of. We purchased a Yurt from Nomad Shelters in Homer, Alaska! The plan is simple. We have a tiny cabin, just large enough for a kitchen, dining...
View ArticleNomad Shelter 24′ Yurt Assembly: Day One
The first day assembling our yurt from Nomad Shelter was exciting! I’ll have to admit, we all shared a few moments of panic when lifting the giant center ring in place, then later the top cover! Both...
View ArticleJust a cabin, 3 tents, and 10 kids!
Wow, what happened to the summer? We have been too busy to post and share anything and have a lot of catching up to do. We are well on the path of our latest adventure. This time things are simpler....
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Yukon River Day 1: Eagle to Glenn Creek Cabin
A heavy realization that our journey was about to begin came while standing this morning on the muddy shore of the Yukon River. So far everything was safe and mostly normal for a family. Soon the road,...
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Dipnetting the Kenai River
A packed beach with thousands of hopeful fisherman found the run mediocre on Saturday morning and completely dead by the afternoon tide. This year the outgoing tide has generally been much more...
View Article1000 hours in 100 days delayed by injury!
Less than a month into our challenge and an issue emerges – an inflamed disc at L4/L5. All adventure comes to an abrupt end…at least temporarily. Debilitating pain has a way of slowing down the fun....
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Driving to Eagle, AK
Outhouse on the Tok Cut-Off A drive into Eagle can be an adventure unto itself. Nearly 500 miles from Anchorage the road crosses countless rivers, streams, ponds and lakes. And the Taylor Highway with...
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Camping in Eagle, AK
OK, so this may not be the best piece of advice we have to offer… It’s apparently sort of acceptable by the locals for strangers to camp on the beach in Eagle. And is proven to be a tolerable situation...
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Mitten Madness
Pink turns to red. Red threatens with white. My fingers once responsive begin to fail. They could each be felt moments ago, or has it been longer? I can’t exactly remember. Warming them up is gonna...
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And so you are named
My New Born Daughter, There are too few surprises in this short life. The kind of surprise that stirs the soul to great joy. Announcing you, our 6th daughter and 12th child to your mom yesterday was...
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