Backpacking Alaska: Glaciers, Wildlife, & Peaks On Every Corner
During a one-month August journey, BACKPACKER undertook multiple crowd-free Alaskan backpacking routes and returned with extensive photos, video, & GPS.
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Blog Entry 1 – Pre-Trip, July 20
The Big Trip
Thoughts on adventure organization from the depths of packing hell
Blog Entry 2 – August 4
Quick Post from Alaska
A peek behind the curtains at the glamorous life of an outdoor journalist
Blog Entry 3 – First Post-Trip Report From One Correspondent, August 26
Trip Report: Alska by Glacier
A multi-day glacier backpacking trip is a lesson in sleeping surfaces, dining options, and the notion of civilization.
Blog Entry 4 – September 4
Trip Report: Entering Alaska
A multi-day glacier backpacking trip gets off to a shaky start following the demise of a hotel alarm clock
Photo Slideshow
Entering Alaska: Pipelines, Rations, and One Major Wrong Turn
Blog Entry 5 – September 4 – Steve Returns!
Out of the Wild
An ode to the joys of sloth, and tonza photos too
Photo Slideshow
Glacial Alaska
The Castner Glacier proved a picturesque teaching ground for glacial terminology.
