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Dirt roads, mountain air and desert sand: An amazing summer of adventure and fun
Feels like summer only started in July and here I am getting my skis ready for snow, dusting off my avalanche talks and thinking about putting the bikes away for winter. Holding out hopes for one last desert rally next week, a solo attempt to link up a bunch of roads I’ve been checking out [… Read More]
New adventure on my mind
Itching to get out and stretch the Tiger’s legs this fall and fill in a few more blank spots on the map, early Oct seems to be the timing, so some of this could be a total weather gamble, but it wouldn’t be an adventure without a little hardship would it? View Larger Map
No Summits…Part 2
The rest day was a blessing in disguise; we were both more tired and sore than we let on to each other the day before. Some planning and contemplating our options led us to Mt. Crosson (12,800’) and the SE Ridge. It seemed moderate but challenging and well within our time frame, even if we [… Read More]
No Summits, No Regrets…Part 1
So I landed in the Alaska Range on May 1st with wide eyes and even bigger ambitions. Ten years away had dulled my memories and rusted my skills and here I stood in mountains that were far bigger than I remembered with skills that had once been automatic now causing me to step back and [… Read More]
