UPDATES!!!

Hello all!

Sorry its been so far between blog entries, we spent the last 4 days in the backcountry of Denali!

So here is a summary of the last week or so:


We spent an awesome couple days in Banff and Jasper and found a replacement for Jeremy: we picked up a hitchhiker. We had an experience and made a new friend.

We have seen many grizzlies off the side of the road, herds of buffalo blocking our way.

We were re-united with Jeremy in Fairbanks and headed off to Denali National Park.
Because of our group size we only had a few options on where we could camp in the backcountry. We opted to take the shuttle 90 miles in to the end of the road at Kantishna. On the way up the road, we saw numerous wildlife including a grizzly only 30 ft off the road snacking on the ribcage of a fellow Denali Park mammal (moose calf?). When we arrived at the end of the road we hiked in 7 miles to an epic campsite with Mt. McKinley as the backdrop. The mountain slowly revealed itself throughout the day and when we finished setting up camp we had a completely unobstructed view of the massive peak. They say that only 1 in 3 visitors to the park gets to see it. It was an unforgettable experience for all of us.

We made it to Jake's mom's house in Palmer last night. This morning she cooked us an amazing breakfast that we had all been imagining during our backcountry trip. Today we will recharge our batteries, do some laundry and hopefully rid ourselves of our stench from days with no showers.

The Big Blue Alaska Crew