The mountain is you. The great climb, is our own acknowledgement of who and what we are, what we are willing to give, learn and do, to summit the great mountain of our own thoughts. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” ~ Edmund Hillary There is so much beautiful and good in… Continue Reading
What’s in your pack this Winter? Are you prepared for anything? “Anything” as in an unexpected Adventure! anything, as in an Alaska Winter Adventure! My backpack / winter pack hangs by the front door with our coats and parkas. You just never know when you might need to just grab it and run, so I… Continue Reading
Friday Facts: Alaska Glaciers, Talk the Talk with these 27 facts about Alaska Glaciers. One of the most instantly fascinating parts of Alaska for me, were and still are the incredible glaciers. I will share a little of the information I have accumulated over the years in Alaska, living about 6 miles from the Chisana… Continue Reading
Keeping Up With the Boys is an ongoing series of updates on how the Pioneer Outfitters Alaska Guide Trainees are doing with their training and how they are solving problems, handling difficult situations and coping with all… Continue Reading
This is the second installment of my 2013 Wednesday Women and Women in the Outdoors. Today’s step, taking everything just slow and easy is a question of health. Your health outdoors. You want to be an outdoors woman? Maybe you only want to feel more capable, when you go hiking or before you start camping… Continue Reading
This week’s Monday Motivation: Alaska Strength and Smiles, is all about the biggest state’s best of the best and the smiles that improve everyone’s day. “Learn to smile at every situation. See it as an opportunity to prove your strength and ability.” ~ Joe Brown There isn’t anything easy about striving to live a good life,… Continue Reading
There are so many people in the world who know more about horses than I do. More about horse handling. I do know this, neither fear nor anger have any place, anywhere near a horse. “A horseman should know neither fear, nor anger.” ~ James Rarey An expected Adventure guest for 2013 has been sharing… Continue Reading
Friday Facts: Fur Rondy! Alaska’s Fur Rondy or Fur Rendezvous is also known as the Fur Rendezvous Festival, an annual winter festival held in Anchorage, Alaska during late February. The Fur Rondy Festival was selected as the number one winter carnival in the world by the National Geographic Traveler in 2012. Most people know… Continue Reading
Women in the Outdoors 2013 is now! (We survived the end of the world!! Isn’t that nice?) Alaska Chick’s Blog has a new project. Women in the outdoors, is my new passion. I have to admit, (and warn you…) that this topic, along with how professional women in outdoor focused careers, gets me pretty worked… Continue Reading