Alaska for the Summer

A few weeks ago, I made a summer-altering decision that has brought me to the wilds of Alaska. Though my original plan had been to stay in Portland for the summer, I couldn't pass up an opportunity to take a break from IT (my 1st in 12 years) and work logistics for my friend's guiding company on the Matanuska Glacier. This beautiful bit of Alaska is now what I consider home and my coworkers my summer family. I live comfortably, albeit sometimes on the chilly side, in a tent large enough I can practice yoga and am adjusting to life with no running water or flushing toilets (only porta potties here).

And though this may seem like a hardship to some, it surprisingly is not. I fall asleep at night to birdsong and wake up with a view of snow covered mountains. I've seen moose and their calves almost daily. I'm working with some amazing, energetic people, and I've spent more time in crampons on the glacier, learning all of its secrets, than I could have hoped. I guess one could say I'm thriving.

So if you want to come get a taste of this, come visit! My friends, Don and Tina, have an awesome operation up here that I'd love to share. Hope to see you!
Exposure Alaska
Mica Guides

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My home for the summer

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The Matanuska Glacier, a 26 mile river of ice

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Lakes hidden amongst the ice

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Ice waterfall

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A nighttime hike to the top of Lions Head allowed us to get this awesome vantage point of the actual length of the glacier

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The nighttime sun and the valley from the top of Lions Head

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One of the most supportive and positive groups I've ever worked with, my summer family

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Family climb night, a perk of living with a bunch of glacier guides

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It felt great to ice climb again!

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Getting up close and personal with crevasses while learning from a glaciologist

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Moooossse