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August 2nd 1999

Published: August 7th 2007

The following is a journal of pictures that I have compiled from previous trips taken before the days of travelblog and before I was so internet savvy. I have documented most of these past adventures in my personal journal, but I really want to add these memories to my travelblog. They were the first of my big adventures and some of the most memorable times in my life. After graduating from co... Read Full Entry

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Inside the Grand Canyon

Zion National Park - Utah

The Arches National Park - Delicate Arch

Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah

Love those Hoo-Doos

Canyonlands NP

Fixin' to hit the trails in Moab

Not a bad backdrop for a bike ride

Tuck tearing down the bolder terrain of Slickrock

That would be me taking a spill on a rocky downhill in Moab

Oh yes, I do seem to crash alot - and as you can tell it does tend to hurt sometimes.

Tuck, your not tired are you?

Dehydration in the desert

To ease your minds, Tuck did pull through and suffered almost no irreparable damage - almost.

Beginning our 11 day adventure across the Alaskan wilderness

Ascending into the Alaskan highlands

Our bone chilling campsite in Denali

On an Alaskan ridgeline, in the clouds, off course, but lovin' the adventure

This day in particular was our most trying (probably ever). We started the day (cold and wet) at 7am and made camp that night at 10:30pm (15.5 hours - w/ Alaskan days that never bring night). We battled through snow, rain, deep ravines, steep ridges, narrow canyons, and just flat out fatigue...and it was awesome!!!

A Moose is Loose

While trudging through the Alaskan wilderness, we came across the aftermath of a moose-bear runin.

A grizzly bear encounter in the Alaskan wilderness

Our secret weapon against grizzly attacks - Bob Mo

There's Jimmy cooling off his marbles in frigid glacier water

What could be worse than the combination of exhaustion, hunger, rain, cold, and no dry clothing?

...well, I guess Chad accidentally dropping our community meal in the dirt could do it. Don't worry, we still ate it.

Trekking up the steep, wet mountain sides on our way across the Denali wilderness

20th October 2008

melanie
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oh my god
i came across this by chance. i am going there next year. im even more excited now the pics are mind blowing.

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