Short Adventure Stories
April 18, 2021 “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth Every step started to feel awful. My insides protesting, my muscles tightening. Am I going to finish this? Can I even make it up this hill? “I’m sorry I signed us up for this,” I heard myself say out... Continue Reading →
August 20, 2019 When I look back on where the last few years have taken me I generally find that it all started here. Alone on the notoriously popular trail up to Snow Lake I received a text just before the first switchback. I was visiting home to take a break from the hellish summer... Continue Reading →
March 27, 2021 3 weeks later I headed back to the house. I was prepared to help my aunt with the finalization of her packing. This would be her last weekend at the house. I packed my running gear, a new lightweight jacket, gloves, headlamp, water bottles, vest, and snacks. I planned a route based... Continue Reading →
March 6, 2021 The shadow always loomed large, but I never seemed to notice it before. It’s almost like I now see mountains differently than I did before. Like I did not notice them or just thought they were a nice backdrop in an ever changing landscape. Now I look at them and wonder if... Continue Reading →
I keep wondering when my luck will run out on this weather. The sun was shining and a light breeze kept the mosquitoes at bay as we got our things packed onto our rafts on the gravel bar by the Koyukuk River by Bettles. Soon after we were off, floating the relatively calm waters of... Continue Reading →
Day 2 When I woke in the morning, the sun was beating down on the east side of the tent heating the insides. I was the first one up. I slipped into my clothes for the day and grabbed my food and went hunting for a good spot to go the bathroom on the island.... Continue Reading →
The week goes on in Fairbanks. Orientation, paperwork, and preparation are the main aspects of the day. And now for the grand finale from my road trip... I woke up the next morning excited for another day of adventure in Big Bend. However summer was quickly moving into the desert and temperatures were supposed to... Continue Reading →
Tonight I leave for Fairbanks. I can't believe the day is here. Time moves too quickly.. in the mean time I want to write a quick (except extremely wordy..) summary of my roadtrip from March! In January of this year I took a leap and signed up for another NOLS course. This time the course... Continue Reading →
So lets not take it back too far... How about 3 years ago, how does that sound? Well three years ago I finished college at the University of Washington. I graduated with a bachelors degree in Earth and Space Sciences (ESS). This degree program helped me reconnect with my love of nature that had been... Continue Reading →
Finding Wildness 