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Recent Personal Trips |
| 2003-2006/Winter: Lot's of 20-60 mile day dog sledding trips in Fairbanks, Alaska. See http://www.stinkypup.net. |
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| 2002/July: Summited Glacier Peak via the Sitkum Glacier route, North Cascades, Washington State 10541 ft (4 days, 2 person rope team) |
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| 2002/June: Backpacking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (4 days) |
| 2002/February: Voyageur Outward Bound Staff Invitational dog sledding trip (one week, 8 people, 11 dogs, two teams, skiing and mushing) |
| 2001/January-February: Participated as a student on a National Outdoor Leadership (NOLS) course in Patagonia. We intended to cross the Campo de Hielo Norte (Northern Patagonia Ice Field), but were stranded at the base of the glacier, in snow caves, for 8 days! Read more. |
Expeditions I've Instructed |
| 1999/Summer: Instructor, Voyageur Outward Bound
School, Ely, MN Led one 28 day Ascent course. Worked with youth-at-risk students, paddling in the Boundary Waters. Assisted with climbing and ropes course. Worked with students and their parents to help them heal their relationships. |
| 1998/Summer: Instructor, Hurricane Island Outward
Bound School, Baltimore, MD Led one 14 day open-enrollment youth course, ages 15-17. Paddled for one week on the Potomic River. Backpacked for one week in Big Savage Mountain, Maryland. Ropes, rocks, solo, & service included. |
| 1997/Summer: Instructor, Voyageur Outward Bound
School, Ely, MN Led two 28 day Ascent courses. Worked with youth-at-risk students, paddling in the Boundary Waters. Assisted with climbing and ropes course. Worked with students and their parents to help them heal their relationships. |
| 1996/Summer: Instructor, Voyageur Outward Bound
School, Ely, MN Led one 3 week Youth Leadership (YLP) course. Paddled the Boundary Waters. Assisted and instructed in ropes course and rock climbing. |
| 1995/Summer: Instructor, Voyageur Outward Bound
School, Ely, MN Led one 28 day Ascent course and assistant-instructed one 28 day Ascent course. Worked with youth-at-risk students, paddling in the Boundary Waters. Assisted with climbing and ropes course. Worked with students and their parents to help them heal their relationships. |
| 1993/1994/Summer: Assistant Instructor, Touch of Nature, Carbondale, IL |
| Assistant-instructor for three 30 day canoeing/ backpacking courses for adjudicated youth and youth-at-risk males (ages 13-17). For each course, one week was spent backpacking in Southern Illinois and three weeks paddling in the Quetico of Canada. Assisted students on ropes course and ZIP line. Taught students rock climbing and caving. Met with parents or probation officers after course to decide placement for the student. |
Past Personal Trips |
| 2000/May: Alaska cycling trip. Biked the Denali Highway, from Paxson to Cantwell, and then to Denali National Park. Biking in Alaska in May is interesting-- the snow adds a new twist to bicycling. |
| 2000/1997/1996/Winter: Voyageur Outward Bound Staff Invitational dog sledding trips. Each trip was one week. In 1996, we were out in arctic temperatures with the lowest temperature reading at -74°F -- not including the wind chill! Woohoo-- after that we decided to move to Alaska and found that all of our other dog sledding trips were too warm (with temperatures ranging between -35°F-10°F). |
| 1996/1994/1992/Winter: Big Bend National Park, TX. 8 day trip on the Old Mine Trail & Telephone Canyon Trail; 15 day trip starting at the Basin, down Juniper Canyon to Glenn Spring to Solis Over the Cross Canyon Trail and back to Solis, up Elephant Tusk, to the corral and back out through the Chisos; 6 day trip through Mesa Verde and surrounding areas (watch out for those wild mules!!!) |
| 1994/April: Grand Canyon National Park, AZ. 7 day trip on the Arch Route trail. We did this route backwards! |
| 1993/October: Overland Trek, Tasmania Australia. On this beautiful 6 day trip we encountered wombats, wallabys, joeys, and snow! |
| 1993/July: Banff and Jasper National Park, Canada. 14 days orienteering trip. |
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