Mt. McKinley (2008) - Day 08
Stuck at Camp 2
I'm awake but very much still inside my sleeping bag. It sounds like its a nice day - I mean, the tent isn't blowing in the wind or anything. If its still crappy out, I'd prefer to just not get
Curtis Jones
Mt. McKinley (2008) - Day 07
Stuck at Camp 2
Whoa. So, a bit of a shock. Every morning the weather has been so beautiful - you almost expect to see birds chirping in the trees - if there were trees. This morning it is overcast and snowing. Snow! Such an inconvenience: it just gets on
Mt. McKinley (2008) - Day 06
Camp 1 to Camp 2
Second night on the glacier, and nothing terribly interesting to report. Sleeping on a foam pad with a therm-a-rest on top of it is surprisingly comfortable. Of course, I sleep on a couch when I'm not on mountains, so maybe I just don&
Mt. McKinley (2008) - Day 05
Base Camp to Camp 1
Breakfast this morning was some entirely unsatisfying granola, but there was mention of burritos for dinner, so I'm not complaining. I just hope we don't have granola every morning.
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Brutal. We're here at Camp 1. We didn'
Mt. McKinley (2008) - Day 04
Fly to Base Camp
9am and we're all here at the hangar, ready to fly. I shoveled down my breakfast at the Roadhouse so that I could get to the airfield on time and now we're just waiting; and to think, I could have enjoyed those
Mt. McKinley (2008) - Day 03
Gear Checks and Orientation
Met for breakfast at the Roadhouse. This place has the menu on a chalkboard on the wall. There are three choices for breakfast and each comes as either a "half" or a "whole". Everyone - and I mean everyone - orders the
Almost There
I don't want to give away too many details yet, since I intend to blog about the trip when it's complete.
I spent all yesterday flying haphazardly around the country (LGA -> ATL -> SLC -> ANC) and spent the night at a
Mt. McKinley (2008) - Day 02
Traveling to Talkeetna
I'm back at the airport - the group's designated meeting place. I'm going to be hanging out here for the next four hours. Joy. I have a rubik's cube, a computer science book and an iPod. I'm
Mt. McKinley (2008) - Day 01
Traveling to Anchorage
New York to Atlanta to Salt Lake City to Anchorage. This is going to be a long day. I'm taking car service to the airport. Hauling a hundred pounds in two large duffel bags is no fun on the subway and a bus. It'
Alaska
The majority of my possessions (by mass) in New York that are neither furniture nor computers are now stuffed in two large duffle bags, ready for tomorrow's departure. I leave my apartment at 9am and around midnight I'll be checking out the exciting night-life in Anchorage.