Backcountry Skiing..Your Winter Window Into The Chugach.
With skiing still on my mind, we headed to Akureyri, a “tick-list” item for most skiers visiting Iceland. The road wound with slow curves as the landscape transformed with each mile. The deep grays of the mountains to the west changed as we drove over passes to our next destination. Akureyri is a hustling and bustling modern city with a large […]
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Leaving West Fjords, we drove east, then side-tracked south on H63 for the two-day drive to Akureyri. Along the way we were treated to an amazing amount of bird life along the northern edges of Iceland. For all of Tabitha’s and my life together, birding has been a source of inspiration, teamwork, and sport as we travel. The opportunity to add […]
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The opportunity to ski Iceland was hard to pass up. A hardy winter had loaded the mountains to the north with snow and West Fjords was a mystical place I read about in a ski magazine long ago. I was hoping to ski a day or two in Isajafjord and of course, see and hike as much of Iceland as […]
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Our camper truck bucked against gale force winds as we headed north from Reykjavik armed with crampons, skis, snowshoes, and backpacking gear all crammed in a sea bag. We brought everything the two bag limit would allow. One last stop at a Bonus Store supplied us with plenty of food for a week of self-sufficiency. The Ring Road (H1) circles […]
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Over the next few posts, I will be giving a series of reports on our trip. Our plan was to travel through the remote western part of the country with a camper truck and hike and ski. This map gives an idea of the highlights of the trip and the roads we followed. Why Iceland? Why not. The opportunity […]
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Two years ago, Tabitha and I trekked from Jiri to Everest Base Camp on a month-long journey through the Himalayan Range. We took the long way, hiking through dozens of Sherpa and other ethnic villages along the way, experiencing and seeing the living conditions common in rural Nepal away from the rush to Everest. This part of Nepal is missed by […]
Read moreThere are no winners, just losers. 2015 Nominees were…. Black Ops – Poaching Loveland Basin, a popular public recreation area in Thompson Pass for local skiers and sledders. Valdez Heli-Ski Guides – Landing on peak as BC skiers approach untracked summit (Twice). Goodhead Award goes to Rendevous Lodge. Respect.
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