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Last month a lot of you requested
our CD of slide shows from the park. Here are a few
of the comments we've gotten back:
I received the CD, thanks a
million, I hope I will be able to schedule a trip
this season. If I do it will definatly be with you
folks. Thanks again!
John P., Iowa
Thanks for the pictures and
your new brochure. You did a beautiful job.
Elaine M., Texas
I looked at your disk last
night, it’s amazing. I’m totally impressed
with it.
Rebecca, Alaska
Several people asked if there was
a charge for the disc so we wanted to be clear that
the CD is free.
Just reply to this email with
your full mailing address and you'll receive
a free CD in the mail.
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Some folks have asked about our
new trip for this summer, the Martin
Creek Exploratory. The big question was - just
how strenuous is this trip anyway.
So I thought I would talk a bit more about this trip
and our exploratory trips in general.
It is at times a strenuous trek
but I hope I didn't give the impression that this is
going to be a marathon feat of endurance. It's similar
in terms of the physical demands, to a trip like the Seven
Pass trip.
What makes it an explorer's trip
is that much of the route is not entirely planned out.
We've only been on the route once so it's far from
being a dialed-in trip.
What does that mean in practical
terms? For one thing, on one of our more established
treks we generally know exactly where we'll camp on
a given night or at least what our options are. But
on the Martin Creek Exploratory we'll be making some
of those decisions as we go.
Route finding will be a big part
of the trip. The guide will know the general route
of course but might try a new option that he thinks
might work out better than what was tried last summer.
When you're exploring a new route sometimes it doesn't
work out and you have to back track.
For example, last summer I was
with a fun family of Texans on the Seven Pass trek.
I was interested in exploring a new variation on one
section of the route. I had never seen the new leg
of the route except for a quick fly over. I explained
this to the group, that there might be some surprises
along the way but they were game for trying the new
way.
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We arrived in a pass where we planned
to stay the night, but becuase I had never been there
before, I didn't have a campsite all picked out. So
we broke into groups and scouted out the area... in
the rain. But we found a great spot, set up, got warm
and whipped up some chow.
The next morning we took off up
the next pass in a pea soup fog. Navigating an unknown
route in a thick fog is not easy. We headed up the
pass but I misread the fog shrouded terrain at one
point and took a wrong turn into the mist. It quickly
became apparent that this was not the way so we back
tracked and were soon on course again.
That's what it can be like at times
on an exploratory. It's what makes it an adventurous
trip of discovery. Our guests are more active participants
on this sort of a trip. For some people, too many unknowns
on a trip is not what they want. But if you are interested
in an adventure that is just a bit above and beyond
the usual, then an exploratory trip like the Martin
Creek is a great opportunity.
I'm hoping everyone is game to
go down into 12 Mile Creek in search of the lost hot
spring. I've been wanting to see if I can locate it
for years. I don't even know if it still exists. It
could be a bit brushy down there but if we find it...
So the important requirement for
a trip like the Martin Creek exploratory is a desire
for adventure and discovery. You need to be in good
condition and at least some backpacking experience
is helpful. But it's the sense of adventure that is
key.
Interested in this trip? Give us
a call or email
us about it.
Well that's it for this edition.
I hope you enjoyed learning a bit more about our exploratory
series. Just writing about the Martin Creek route has
me itching to get out there explore it more.
See you next month.
Greg Fensterman
info@trekalaska.com -
www.TrekAlaska.com
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