denali

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

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

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

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'

Still in New York Overview An account of my May 2008 trip to Mt. McKinley (Denali). You can find the original online post here. This is based on the journal I kept during the expedition. I've finally got all of the journal typed up and available here and