Posts Tagged ‘linda’
Friday, June 27th, 2008
We (wife, baby and I) recently went to California for ten days. While we were there, we went for a two-night backpacking trip with some friends who also have a baby. After our recent botched camping attempt in Alaska (lets just say that the kid was not into sleeping outside in near-freezing temperatures and broad daylight at 10:00 PM), we were very nervous for this trip. Our friends, on the other hand, took their infant for a 4 month bike trip across Europe when she was 4 months old, so we figured that they’d know what they were doing. We were just hoping to survive and learn from them in the process.
It turned out to be a great trip. The hikes were mellow, the weather was warm and sunny, and both of our camping spots had great swimming holes. The kiddo slept pretty well in the tent at night. Our main difficulty was (again) the daylight. He did not want to nap in the tent in broad daylight. But that was overcome by getting him to sleep in the backpack while we hiked. It was a lot of fun and it gave me hope that we can do some more backpacking this summer. I’m still not sure how we’ll deal with the midnight sun and colder temperatures in Alaska, but we’ll see.
Backpacking with an infant – its definitely the kind of fun that you have to endure.
Tags: backpacking, henry coe, linda
Posted in California, Hike, Kids | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
Sept 2-4: After a summer of generally miserable weather, Linda and I were treated to sunny weather and beautiful blue skies on Labor Day weekend. We went to Denali National Park to hike over Windy Pass and packraft the Sanctuary River.
Tags: bushwhack, cantwell, caribou, linda, sanctuary, windy
Posted in Camp, Denali, Hike, Packraft | No Comments »
Saturday, August 5th, 2006
August 5: Linda, Scott and I did a hike up the new Winner Creek trail in Girdwood. From the pass we went down the other side and floated out the Twenty Mile River.
Tags: berry, girdwood, linda, scott, twenty, winner
Posted in Chugach, Hike, Packraft | No Comments »
Sunday, June 18th, 2006
June 18: Linda and I have really been hitting the packrafting hard this summer. They really are the coolest things ever. With snow still in the montains, we’ve been doing a few short, road-accessible creeks to practice our skills. Still can’t figure out how to snap photos in the rafts without soaking the camera, so all I can show you are the maps.
Tags: bill, linda, lyons, red gate, scott, turnagain, willow
Posted in Bike, Kenai, Packraft, Susitna Valley | No Comments »
Friday, May 26th, 2006
May 26: For Memorial Day weekend 2006, we had planned to float the Gulkana River from Paxson Lake to Sourdough in our packrafts. But a slow-to-arrive Spring meant that we had to adjust our plans.
Tags: cooper landing, glen allen, gulkana, Kenai, linda, paxson, sourdough
Posted in Interior, Kenai, Packraft | No Comments »
Monday, April 10th, 2006
Two times in two weeks.
On March 25 a group of six of us did the classic backcountry ski from Arctic Valley to Indian.
On April 9, Linda and I skied it the opposite way with another group.
Tags: arctic, erika, indian, linda, seth, tim, trond
Posted in Chugach, Ski | No Comments »
Saturday, March 11th, 2006
On March 11, Linda, Cory, Lou, and Phil took a trip on the Curry ski train. The snow conditions weren’t great, but it was still a fun trip.
Tags: curry, linda, lou, phil, train
Posted in Denali, Ski, Talkeetnas | No Comments »
