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Ramblings - a backpacking blog
Epic tales, rants and insights - hardly "just another weblog"!
Recent Articles
- Red Foxes, Coastal Plain, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) kits, or young, playing and play-fighting, sunset, on the coastal plain, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska.
- Image of the Month | Skiing in Wrangell – St. Elias
Backcountry skiing, xc skiing or cross country skiing on the Root Glacier in Wrangell – St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Spring is a great time for getting out on the glaciers, with caution, as the snow will typically have a great crust on top, which is awesome for getting around. Stairway Icefall, in the background, is a 5000′ vertical wall of ice – pretty spectacular backdrop for a days skiing! Wrangell – St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
- Many Rivers to Cross
Backcountry river crossings; hiking and backpacking treks in Alaska involve river crossings, and these tips can help the hiker safely ford the cold and fast rivers of the Alaska wilderness.
- Grizzly Bear Photo Tour – update
Grizzly bear photo tour, fall, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. ANWR rafting trip on the Canning River, Mt Jarvis exploratory trip, Wrangell – St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
- Backcountry Photography
Photography gear for the backcountry; a shower cap doubles as a rain cover for the camera on a backpacking trip in Alaska’s Wrangell – St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Skolai Pass, the Russell Glacier, Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska.
- Red Foxes, Coastal Plain, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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