Video Blog: Fly Fishing on an Extremely Remote River in Alaska
Fly fishing on a remote river in Alaska’s Arctic region.
I get asked this question all the time, even from guides: how do you pick a guide (see OP here). I fish more than 10-12 professionally guided trips a year, both with my regular guides in Florida and when I travel, so I have learned a thing or two, because I have seen a thing…
Atigun Pass is the most dangerous part of what has been called the most dangerous highway. Atigun Pass (68° 7′ N, 149° 28′ W), is a high mountain pass across the Brooks Range and It’s where the Dalton Highway crosses the Continental Divide. This road is featured prominently in Ice Road Truckers as one of the most dangerous passes…
I grew up before cell phones and the Internet (thank God). I spent most of my youth outdoors and once I had a bike I found freedom. My kids (both adults) also grew up mostly offline and definitely pre-social media. I made sure they spent time outdoors as much as possible. Fishing. Hiking. Exploring. Camping….
First off, it’s always a good idea to familiarize yourself, and when possible test gear prior to going to the field so you know how to use survival gear before you actually need it in a survival situation. LifeStraw Water Bottle Besides having bottled water and H2O purification tablets, I also had my Lifestraw water…
When I turned 50 I made a list of 60 things I wanted to accomplish by the time I turned 60 in 2022. Considering during that ten year time span I went back to school for a masters, lost a job and went through a global pandemic, I accomplished a majority of that list. Well,…
Some days stick in you memory as a day that everything changed. Your entire life trajectory from that moment on changes forever, such as your wedding day or the birth of your first born. Another day that changes your life trajectory is when you enlist in the military. I enlisted in the Navy on April…