tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post8907469371335113038..comments2024-01-30T03:50:03.178-08:00Comments on Reinventing the Run: AlaskaIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14399279117344851906noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-15140639758685048122016-05-25T15:52:26.542-07:002016-05-25T15:52:26.542-07:00You mentioned Roger Dowding was your bush pilot, h...You mentioned Roger Dowding was your bush pilot, he was my Uncle. We lived in Anchorage, AK where he started out as a bush pilot and hunting guide. Your picture brought back many great memories of flying with Roger. He was an awesome uncle and wonderful person. He was attempting to pick up a hunting party before a huge storm hit. He didn't think they could survive the storm so he risked his own life to get them out before the storm hit. The storm hit sooner than predicted and he flew into the storm and flying by instruments but crashed into the side of a mountain. It took over a week before they could even search for him due to the ferocity and duration of the storm. I was so thrilled to see this post! Roger was also in a documentary with National Geographic titled "Braving Alaska". Thank you for sharing your adventure and I hope you have many more!<br /><br />Linda RobertsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-55013845695947147762011-03-13T12:33:19.871-07:002011-03-13T12:33:19.871-07:00Ian,
One question remains... when are you going a...Ian,<br /><br />One question remains... when are you going again? :)<br />-KozKozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276994959656635883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-82647387239710823182011-03-13T12:31:19.792-07:002011-03-13T12:31:19.792-07:00Ian,
Awesome! It's unfortunate that everyone ...Ian,<br /><br />Awesome! It's unfortunate that everyone can't have a life-defining wilderness experience like this early in life. It really can make a pivotal difference in the life paths we choose and in what we consider important enough to dream about and chase after. I have the summers of my youth spent at my family's cabin in the Sierra to thank for expanding my middle-class Cincinnati kid horizons and allowing me to happily turn my back on the concept of more-is-better-materialism and a sterile suburban scene for a simpler existence and more time to get a little taste of exploring some of this amazing planet we call home.<br />I also realize that if everyone had a cabin on the edge of the John Muir Wilderness to spend their summers in, it would no longer be wilderness. I feel very lucky...almost as lucky as you for getting to spend a month in the Brooks Range :)<br />See ya on the trails!<br />-KozKozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276994959656635883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-20927731332245984702011-03-09T18:09:55.489-08:002011-03-09T18:09:55.489-08:00Ian, what a treat to see your blog entry on this t...Ian, what a treat to see your blog entry on this trip and to see the pictures again. What a time that was! We say 'ditto" to everything you said and were delighted to be flooded with wonderful memories of that awesome adventure! When the mosquitoes get bad at our house in the summer, we try to remember Alaska!<br />On Belay!<br />Al and PeggyThe Rosensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-25896702847357444442011-03-09T08:56:49.167-08:002011-03-09T08:56:49.167-08:00This made my day. I forced to move from my hometo...This made my day. I forced to move from my hometown of Eagle River last summer. I left my river boat at my dads house and cant wait fly to fly up there and get lost on the river with my dad this June.<br /><br />Awesome post!Honehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305522904478032648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-25848730393372401972011-03-08T20:54:34.036-08:002011-03-08T20:54:34.036-08:00what an amazing adventure.what an amazing adventure.Missy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15050431314525700444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-63551973670487481972011-03-08T15:39:04.228-08:002011-03-08T15:39:04.228-08:00epic trip, classic. i was up that way for a job in...epic trip, classic. i was up that way for a job interview, did a few runs out into the bush. i love the sheer beauty and emptiness of the brooks range. i dream of doing a 2-3 week trip in there.bagdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03198999005296848500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-83936180225157333732011-03-08T10:01:52.447-08:002011-03-08T10:01:52.447-08:00Any chance your dad is looking into adopting anoth...Any chance your dad is looking into adopting another child?Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493291972954387932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-79928420728552122632011-03-08T08:33:23.840-08:002011-03-08T08:33:23.840-08:00Old man Torrence here - aka Uncle Buck. Believe me...Old man Torrence here - aka Uncle Buck. Believe me when I say that when you get to be my age (68) and the body parts are beginning to show signs of wear and it feels like the 20 mile mark of a marathon,you will NEVER EVER forget a moment of a trip like this while you will NEVER REGRET even one moment stolen from our humdrum daily existence of making money so we can make more money. Work for the WILD, folks. Pay back your Mother. Don't let the ignorant and greedy destroy it all.Escudillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140674577715147941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-88752215536235267172011-03-08T08:05:32.844-08:002011-03-08T08:05:32.844-08:00Vintage Torrence..priceless. Great post and thanks...Vintage Torrence..priceless. Great post and thanks for sharing.Joe Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090491111048219295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-76386832783908781312011-03-08T06:29:50.887-08:002011-03-08T06:29:50.887-08:00That's inspirational. Truly epic. Someday I ho...That's inspirational. Truly epic. Someday I hope to take my boys on an adventure as amazing.kar jarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277697848149287965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-66514122430143427862011-03-07T19:25:08.683-08:002011-03-07T19:25:08.683-08:00Wonderful blog Ian. I always enjoy your posts, and...Wonderful blog Ian. I always enjoy your posts, and this one is close to the top of them all. Thank you for sharing it with us total strangers that consider you a friendAl D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09790432711074335477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-33740172862027118292011-03-07T15:48:19.920-08:002011-03-07T15:48:19.920-08:00WOW! Ian you never told me this story. Hope you ha...WOW! Ian you never told me this story. Hope you have more amazing experiences to come. Remember "...you can't get lost on an adventure..." Nemi TalliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-64441125561551746272011-03-07T15:40:37.002-08:002011-03-07T15:40:37.002-08:00You and your dad were during the "endurance t...You and your dad were during the "endurance thing" way before it was cool. What a great adventure.Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135269354102860235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186839360851415836.post-33107211520457234582011-03-07T15:26:26.328-08:002011-03-07T15:26:26.328-08:00This is amazing. And 20 years ago - even more amaz...This is amazing. And 20 years ago - even more amazing.Zach Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13418668794717385600noreply@blogger.com