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New Photos – Glacier Landing in Talkeetna, Alaska

September 10, 2009 – 7:00 pm

There are few things in the world that you can do that require such little effort or your part to get such a huge return. A glacier landing gives you a sense of excitement that equals many of the most intense things out there, but to get this incredible feeling and experience, all you need to do is climb into a plane and put your faith in your pilot. As the plane takes off and heads toward the monstrous peaks, many times there are clouds lining

By Steven Shoppman | Posted in Alaska, Environment, New Photos, North America, USA, adventure | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Nels’ Notes: Nomadic Wandering Shenanigans July 3-12, 2009

July 13, 2009 – 1:08 am

The long road has almost come to an end. We’re sitting here, at Steve mom’s place in Dillon, Sunday afternoon, with only an hour and forty-five minutes from home and the completion of the on the road portion of The World By Road Expedition. We’ll be making our way to Denver mid-day, Monday. Just the thought of the end of the road is a beyond eerie feeling, so I haven’t a clue what’s going on in Shoppman’s mind, for this has been his life for the last 29 months. It’s been an incredible ride, and has been an amazing experience. Blogs on the finale will be up soon, put first on to the week in review.

By Nels Thoreson | Posted in Accomodation Reviews, Action Sports, Book and Media Recommendations, Canada, North America, Statistics, Trip Thoughts, USA, Updates, adventure, camping | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Nels’ Notes: Nomadic Wandering Shenanigans June 26-July 3, 2009

July 3, 2009 – 1:40 am

Miles, upon miles, upon miles. Miles in the rearview mirror. That, for sure, was the theme of this week, as we traveled from Valdez, Alaska to Edmonton, Alberta. That is a haul, spanning close to 2,000 miles.

We spent the weekend at the wonderful Brookside Inn Bed and Breakfast, and were graciously accommodated by hosts Jerry and Susie. We had some great meals and conversations with them, and were beyond lucky that they had an abundance of halibut. Home cooked meals are never taken for granted by anyone on the crew.

By Nels Thoreson | Posted in Accomodation Reviews, Action Sports, Canada, North America, USA, Updates, adventure, camping | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Nels’ Notes: Nomadic Wandering Shenanigans June 12-19, 2009

June 19, 2009 – 3:32 am

Sometimes I have to take a step back, look around, and maybe even pinch myself to realize that this is real. We are beyond fortunate, and this last week has been like no other. When one is able to mix incredible people with amazing adventure its result is almost surreal. Alaska and its people are one of those places, hands down.

By Nels Thoreson | Posted in Accomodation Reviews, Action Sports, Book and Media Recommendations, North America, Statistics, USA, Updates, adventure | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

New Photos – Up the Alaska Higway

June 17, 2009 – 9:57 pm

We set off from Denver on the 21st of May and shot straight up to Montana. After a few nights at my friend Allan’s house, we carried on to Canada, through Banff and Jasper. Eventually we made it to a junction just past Prince George, British Colombia for highway 37 north, which took us to Hyder, Alaska and a bunch of other stops on our push up to Fairbanks.

By Steven Shoppman | Posted in Canada, New Photos, North America, USA | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)