Our old Skandic takes a beating on the trail.
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The Voice of Your Children
by Jennifer Baker on April 10, 2013 in Backcountry Teen, Featured Posts, Jen’s Blog, Kid's Blog with Leave a Comment
Spring in Alaska
by Jennifer Baker on April 9, 2013 in Backcountry Teen, Featured Posts, Jen’s Blog, Kid's Blog with Leave a Comment
So you think your toes are frozen?
by Jennifer Baker on March 27, 2013 in Blog, Featured Posts, Jen’s Blog, Kid's Blog, Our Adventures with 3 Comments
Four-hundred and seventy-five miles from my warm bed, four days since a hot shower, and 30 minutes since the last time I could feel my toes I couldn’t help but think, Well, this sucks. Checking the silent faces for frostbite, I took the flashlight batteries out from the inner layers of my sweaters and slipped it back into [...]
Continue reading →Falconry: The Basics
Falconry is a new passion of mine and being a newbie to the subject I began with my own state’s regulation and information on the topic, the ‘Alaska Falconry Manual No. 9‘. The basic rules are similar from state to state with a big difference sate to state being the birds allowed and available but I have yet to [...]
Continue reading →You Love the Gear, but Your Wallet Dosen’t?
Living in a family that goes out on adventures nearly every weekend, my gear tends to wear out after a year or two no matter the brand. Thus, I am constantly on the hunt for sport sales for quality clothing. Believe it or not I have found a lot of my wool sweaters and fleece pants at thrift stores. [...]
Continue reading →Little Bit About the Me: The “Control Freak”
by Jennifer Baker on January 11, 2013 in Backcountry Teen, Jen’s Blog, Kid's Blog with Leave a Comment
The common term for someone of my nature is “Control freak”. Someone who folds their underwear and must always be on time every place they go, detesting the slightest amount of chaos or group confusion. I suppose it’s because I am a creature of pure habit despising interruption. Yeah, I’m a little weird. I admit [...]
Continue reading →Chasing the Snow: My Side of the Adventure
by Jennifer Baker on January 9, 2013 in Backcountry Teen, Featured Posts, Jen’s Blog, Kid's Blog, Our Adventures with Leave a Comment
Looking out at the seemingly endless water, it looked more like Oreo cookies broken into pieces and tossed into a bowl of milk, with the mountains like the ridges of the bowl rising up in the distance. I watched the last of the afternoon rays slip from the horizon and sighed at their disappearance, leaving [...]
Continue reading →Columbia Fleece Pants
Through wind and rain, ice and snow, spring and summer, winter and fall my Columbia fleece pants have never let me down. Made of 100% polyester these puppies have gone everywhere with me. They are great for rafting because if they get wet, they dry very quickly. If you soak them in water, and then [...]
Continue reading →Children with a Lack of Creative Play in Nature
by Jennifer Baker on November 27, 2012 in Backcountry Parent, Featured Posts, Jen’s Blog, Kid's Blog with Leave a Comment
“Nature-deficit disorder” describes children who are not permitted the ability to develop skills that are acquired when in active play in nature.
Continue reading →Out of the Comfort Zone
Life can disappoint at times in both the big and little things. A couple weeks ago my dreams of starring in a high school musical were thought to be squished. I’ve been singing before I could even talk, its my dream, my passion, my love. It was Friday when my acting teacher announced to the class that [...]
Continue reading →What to wear
One of the reasons why most people don’t like camping is because of a previous trip resulting in misery. For me, I get really ugly when cold, wet, or uncomfortable. I learned how to pack correctly for each outdoor adventure we do. Learning what to wear is one of the most important things that adventurers need to [...]
Continue reading →McCarthy, Alaska
by Jennifer Baker on October 18, 2012 in Adventure AK, Alaska Travel, Featured Posts, Jen’s Blog, Kid's Blog, Places to Visit with Leave a Comment
Protected from tourists by 60 miles of dirt road, the hardships in reaching McCarthy make it part of the adventure.
Continue reading →A Nine, Some Ones, And a Whole Lot of Questions
Sometimes peace may seem impossible with little kids running around making messes, especially when an unexpected or called upon guest arrives. Today while my parents were out an unexpected knock came to the door while we were cleaning. As I was walking down to the door Ezekiel yelled “yup it’s dad!” Looking out the door [...]
Continue reading →Resurrection Trail: Day 1
by Jennifer Baker on August 7, 2012 in Adventure AK, Backcountry Teen, Jen’s Blog, Kid's Blog, Places to Visit with Leave a Comment
Starting on the trail head in Hope had been a better choice than Coopers Landing, as the trail on this side has a less noticeable incline and easy hills.
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