The South Pole Traverse ProjectDelivering 100,000 gallons of fuel across Antarctica
...To get you all caught up to speed- this is my sixth season on the Ice… I think. They all start to blend together after awhile. But this is my first year on the Traverse and I’m excited and nervous about the upcoming journey.... READ MORE
My Most Unforgettable CharacterBy Edgar Tunison
...My Great Grandfather, Edgar Tunison, homesteaded on the Great Plains of the American Mid- West. He was a rancher, businessman, World War I veteran, and to my interest, a writer. He wrote an autobiography entitled The Sandhill Crane before his death in 1965. In this stack of yellowing pages, I found a separate short story describing his adventures with his beloved dog, Top. I posted this story with my grandmother’s approval. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did... READ MORE
Dr. JonesThe perils of adventure
...The true adventurer will find out very quickly that his or her exploits are very rarely enjoyable experiences. At least at the time. It’s not till the adventure is over and one is well fed, with roof over head (and a hot shower nearby), that you come to appreciate the experience for itself. In fact, over time, the bad experiences will very nearly be forgotten. The wet socks, hordes of mosquitoes, the heart-sinking realization of impeding doom. All this will fade... READ MORE
Trapped in the Barrier RangeNew Zealand's Unforgiving Alps
...I wait for the lightning to strike one more time before unzipping the door and when I do, there is nothing but a wall of snow confronting me. I plow through and begin shoveling. I'm not too thrilled about wielding a metal shovel while lightning is cracking over head but I've got little choice... READ MORE
Summer Sled DogsA Musher Meets His Huskies
...We were 26 miles across the bay, northeast of Kotzebue, Alaska. From that point, camp lies another 2 miles inland and we would need to cross the tundra to get there. Bill and the kids rode the horses and I anxiously harnessed my team for the first time to see how they'd pull... READ MORE
An Egyptian BargainAn inside look at third-world haggling
...The art of the haggle is as foreign to the American mind as is the Pyramids of Giza themselves. The truth of the matter is, in Egypt and much of the third world, you must compete with the vendor by haggling or pay a grossly inflated price... READ MORE
