Mary
March 15, 2010, 2:44 pm
I LOVED the story of your adventure. The bare truth of it was great (finding food at abandoned camps, eating icing and sticks of butter for calories, the bear who made quick work of your camp at the END on your journey). These details stay with me and I read your book months ago. I am dying to try packrafting now.
So what I want to know is when are you heading toward the east coast for your book tour? I think these would be lots of interested folks who would love to hear your story. Hope it happens soon AND there are lots of REI's (one of your frequent speaking venues) in the east. Hope you come to MA soon!
So what I want to know is when are you heading toward the east coast for your book tour? I think these would be lots of interested folks who would love to hear your story. Hope it happens soon AND there are lots of REI's (one of your frequent speaking venues) in the east. Hope you come to MA soon!
March 13, 2010, 8:12 pm
such a wonderful trip, book, n people! Heard you both twice in seattle - an inspiration! Bless the 3 of you and your next adventure. Thx for your commitment to explore and bring to light what is happening with our lovely earth.
March 10, 2010, 3:27 pm
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March 10, 2010, 6:03 am
Hola. Un saludo desde Bogota - Colombia.
Gracias por lo que hacen. La historia les dará la razon.
Disfruten lo que tienen y si quieren cambiar son bienvenidos aqui.
Gracias por lo que hacen. La historia les dará la razon.
Disfruten lo que tienen y si quieren cambiar son bienvenidos aqui.
March 5, 2010, 2:32 am
Keep on studying you can help a lot to our people . very informative website.
Avni
February 24, 2010, 6:16 am
Dear Erin, Hig & Katmai
Congratulations. The world needs more people like you.
Greetings from Istanbul
:)
Congratulations. The world needs more people like you.
Greetings from Istanbul
:)
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Linda Frickey
February 11, 2010, 2:40 pm
Thank you for the beautiful book. I am awestruck and inspired. Peace.
February 6, 2010, 8:38 pm
listened to all wild coast podcasts,just found the pics.im so inspired. erin and hig are environmental heros.you two have lived what i can only dream about--thanx
January 24, 2010, 7:36 am
found your comments and adventures very interting iam canadian and iserved with the american and canadian forces in the invasion of kiska and attu in the aleutian chains in year aucust 1943
January 20, 2010, 7:11 am
I just read your article in the New York Times and loved it! I hope the three of you continue on your journey. You are LIVING your dream and that takes such courage. The rest of us will live vicariously through you! I teach Biology at Herndon High School in Herndon, Va.(Fairfax County Schools) and will keep my classes updated on your quest to help the environment. Take Care......
January 13, 2010, 12:50 pm
Currently, I'm reading your book and love it. Keep up the amazing work!
Jennifer
Jennifer
January 10, 2010, 6:17 am
Loved reading about your life in this morning's Sunday New York Times (newsprint version - not sure when the online version appeared). Somehow I wasn't surprised to see you went to Carleton. (I attended Carleton for 10 weeks in 1971 but transferred somewhere else.) You're an inspiring example!
Gary
Gary
Judy
January 5, 2010, 9:15 pm
I just read the article in the NY Times and have family living in Seldovia. It is great to read of you living your dream. Good luck.
January 4, 2010, 6:26 am
Thank you for your example. You have inspired my direction for 2010.
Will Wagner
Will Wagner
January 3, 2010, 8:04 am
Hi. I just read the yurt story in NY Times. I admire your sense of adventure and conviction. After seeing Grizzly Man on Norwegian national TV station NRK2 last night, I have to ask if bears are a challenge where you are during summer?
January 3, 2010, 12:36 am
so theres gotta be a generator for electric? and that stove is way too small, all too cold for me - but i can def enjoy that way of life thanks
January 2, 2010, 7:22 pm
Greeting from the north Georgia mountains! Though tonight it feels cold enough to be AK! I saw the NYT article and straight away read your blog. Your lifestyle is beautiful - I very much enjoyed the read and the pictures. Good on you then and God Bless.
Self Punishing?
January 2, 2010, 7:13 pm
Why do some think that people who live unconventionally are self punishing? Why do some see incongruity between living simply and giving others glimpses into how they live?
Looking at the beautifully decorated yurt and outhouse, it's tough to see you as self punishing!
You have found a way to live in relative freedom and should be commended. Anyone who can't recognize that is the one that needs help!
Looking at the beautifully decorated yurt and outhouse, it's tough to see you as self punishing!
You have found a way to live in relative freedom and should be commended. Anyone who can't recognize that is the one that needs help!
January 2, 2010, 2:41 pm
You guys are nuts. Keep up the good work.
January 2, 2010, 2:16 pm
Though I did not do it in the arctic north, I did live in a variety of unusual places when I was young; in the heights of the Smokey Mountains where I met the last of a mountain people to the swamps of southern Florida where I helped build my own house. Living without electricity or indoor plumbing merely takes a little more planning is all. The things I learned during that time of my life could never be given in a classroom and they have served me well during my entire existence.
The only thing I might do a little differently if I could, is trust myself more than I did at the time.
The best of luck to you! You are amassing a wealth of knowledge that you can never imagine where it will take you or how it will serve you~
The only thing I might do a little differently if I could, is trust myself more than I did at the time.
The best of luck to you! You are amassing a wealth of knowledge that you can never imagine where it will take you or how it will serve you~
Luc-from France
January 2, 2010, 1:54 pm
From the other side of the world: all the best and Happy New Year. The Earth will go on with people like you. Keep up living the life you love!!!
Mike DeMarco
January 2, 2010, 8:43 am
Great lifestyle. Lucky child. Healthy minds. Bravo!
Shannon
January 2, 2010, 8:42 am
Living simply. Simply living.My best friend and I had a great visit last night about how we live. Wants vs. needs. Then I wake up to your article. Inspiring. Motivating. Awakening. Energizing. Focusing.Breathing. Living. Rejoicing. Thanking God. Blessings to you in 2010.
January 2, 2010, 2:18 am
Nice NYTimes article. Hopefully it will bring increased attention to your cause. I envy the time that you are able to devote to experiencing life, far from the "rat race" . I'd love to see some more photos of the world that you live in !
I do think that I might spring for the propane heater though :)
I do think that I might spring for the propane heater though :)
January 1, 2010, 8:55 pm
Thanks everyone for the comments!
To clear up a few things - the NY times does not pay anyone to be in their paper. We make our money in a variety of ways (the book being one, contract and freelance work being another, etc...) Like most folks, we are not "self-sustained" (and we're certainly not "self-punishing!"). I value being part of both my local and world communities.
To clear up a few things - the NY times does not pay anyone to be in their paper. We make our money in a variety of ways (the book being one, contract and freelance work being another, etc...) Like most folks, we are not "self-sustained" (and we're certainly not "self-punishing!"). I value being part of both my local and world communities.
Robert
January 1, 2010, 3:33 pm
I can so see why you live out there but you still need the "Big world", like the NYT to make money. Why don't you stay completely self sustained just use your blog and book sales as an income. You are falling back onto the world you come from.
Concerned Friend
January 1, 2010, 12:55 pm
My question: when did the abuse happen to you in your childhood? Why are you evangelizing your extremely self-punishing way of life, but simultaneously contradicting your values with high-profile publishing in the New York Times. Does that not seem incongruous to you? What happened to you in your past? Please, for your child's sake - get some help.
Amy
January 1, 2010, 7:45 am
Thank you for all of your hard work in raising awareness of the concerns of Alaska and the north. Keep walking, rafting and slogging through the mud and thanks for the great photo's of a beautiful world. Amy, Grafton, ON
January 1, 2010, 12:35 am
Really great fascinating piece in the NYTimes today (actually yesterday). Always good to hear of you. Have been sharing it with others. Keep up all your good work. Happy (and a good) New Year. cheers, Miriam & Howard
December 31, 2009, 11:51 pm
Good luck in your travels. May God bless you in your work to protect his creation. We will be praying for you.
December 31, 2009, 10:35 am
Just read the NYT piece. Heartening. All the best and Happy New Year!
Charles Stone, enviro hydrogeo/engineer
Austin, TX
Charles Stone, enviro hydrogeo/engineer
Austin, TX
Marina
December 31, 2009, 4:53 am
Message from a Greek island where I thought I was isolated but nothing close to where you're at (I'm a also Seattle native / U.W. alumni) and reading the NY times online, I discovered your wonderful lifestyle. I want to congratulate you for living the life that you love and being colorfully minimalist! HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Aegean Sea!!!!!!! Cheers.
December 30, 2009, 4:26 pm
Erin and Hig
An amazing location. I was reading about how felt is made and also about putting a yurta up.
An amazing location. I was reading about how felt is made and also about putting a yurta up.
December 8, 2009, 3:42 pm
My dad Nelson from the camp on the Ecstal River told me all about you guys and the trip. Bought your book to see what you really went through.
November 29, 2009, 6:24 am
We have been reading your book and really enjoy the detail about your adventures. Have you considered publishing your daily journals?
Eggmon
November 24, 2009, 4:39 pm
Very much looking forward to your Dec 1 visit in Juneau!!
November 10, 2009, 8:01 am
Your saga reminds me of a man named Mr. Swanson from Unalaska who made this journey twice as a teen in the 1920's (ala Rabbit Proof Fence, escaping from the Chemawa Boarding school in Salem Oregon). It also took him a year or so (the first time, but only 3 months the second). But that's another story. Enjoyed your talk in PDX at Powells.
October 29, 2009, 10:32 am
Erin,
I'm listening to you on KUOW at work right now. Fascinating stuff, glad you're happy and have found your calling and a new home. I look forward to reading your book and hope to catch you at a reading in Seattle.
I'm listening to you on KUOW at work right now. Fascinating stuff, glad you're happy and have found your calling and a new home. I look forward to reading your book and hope to catch you at a reading in Seattle.
October 28, 2009, 12:11 am
Hi Erin and Hig,
I love your photos and paintings. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I'm looking forward to see you two tomorrow night in Seattle.
I love your photos and paintings. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I'm looking forward to see you two tomorrow night in Seattle.
October 21, 2009, 8:48 am
Hi Trekkers,
Thank you for letting us share your experience by being able to purchase your book! Besides encountering “lost” hikers in North Vancouver Watersheds, I also contribute articles on a monthly basis in a weekly paper in Sweden. So now, I have to admit that I have used our encounter in North Vancouver, as an example to my readers that nothing is impossible if you plan carefully and you have a shared dream to focus on. Your book should be on the shelves in every library as an inspiration for "young readers of all ages" to turn their Gameboys and I-phones off every now and then for a reality check. Thank you for your inspiring journey, it will be a true pleasure to read your book! All the very best to the 3 of you, Conny and Vicki Fjellner
Thank you for letting us share your experience by being able to purchase your book! Besides encountering “lost” hikers in North Vancouver Watersheds, I also contribute articles on a monthly basis in a weekly paper in Sweden. So now, I have to admit that I have used our encounter in North Vancouver, as an example to my readers that nothing is impossible if you plan carefully and you have a shared dream to focus on. Your book should be on the shelves in every library as an inspiration for "young readers of all ages" to turn their Gameboys and I-phones off every now and then for a reality check. Thank you for your inspiring journey, it will be a true pleasure to read your book! All the very best to the 3 of you, Conny and Vicki Fjellner
September 24, 2009, 5:55 pm
August 30, 2009, 6:38 pm
Looking forward to your presentation in Portland, and the opportunity to buy the book. I'll ask Kiki when you'll be coming to Portland. Really enjoyed the video of pack rafting with Katmai, will share with my daughter who has a baby born May 7.
all the best,
Jan
all the best,
Jan
Faye from Wisconsin
April 7, 2009, 4:05 pm
Just received this from my aunt who had lived in Alaska for over 30 years. Now retired in Arizona. I thought your sight is interesting and I will be sharing it with my grade and middle school children. Great experience.
Thanks for the cool stuff...keep it coming!!
Take care, Faye
Thanks for the cool stuff...keep it coming!!
Take care, Faye
March 30, 2009, 7:26 am
Greetings, I saw your photos at ADN and AVO and they are absolutely 'eerie', can you imagine what the ancient people thought when they saw something like this happen? Nowdays we have all the technology to let us know what's happening and information at our fingertips, what absolutely fantastic pictures...
March 29, 2009, 2:42 pm
found via adn link for volcano.glad to meet you.thanks for pebble trip photos, sundrop link, yurt series.Ever gonna come north to Interior or anwr trip? From Yukon Rv village-kids liked ash shots.ever check out site for Iditarod Trail Invitational endurance race or yukon river watershed council re:encouraging enviro-awareness linked to human powered endeavors and bush activities?
Cassie Griffin
March 29, 2009, 1:41 pm
A great site. Thanks for sharing all the volcano pics. I have lots of family in Anchorage and one in Happy Valley. Glad we only have to watchout for hail, tornados, hurricanes and thunderstorms here in TX.
Parker Waite
March 29, 2009, 12:00 pm
I happened upon your site & have been astounded by it all...I was the Stream Guard at Island Creek/Gore Point in 1964 just after the "quake"...you have more than brought it all back to me...THANK YOU
March 29, 2009, 10:30 am
I'm trying to find the video on your site that the Weather Channel showed...obviously from the last post, it is here somewhere...still looking - BUT your photos are fantastic.
March 29, 2009, 9:31 am
Spotted your Redoubt vid on the Weather Channel and immediately went to your site. Outstanding. I especially enjoyed your treatment of the "clean" coal plant and corn for fuel. Right on the target for those topics. You treat such stuff the same way I do in my blog. Is your hike powerpoint on a CD yet? It would be great. I will be back for more detailed reading as the days go by. Thankyou for your opinions on Ground Truth Trekking. Very enjoyable.
March 11, 2009, 11:27 am
How are you. All the world's a cage.
I am from Macedonia and too bad know English, please tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "Cheap airline tickets, we check daily to find you a cheap tickets on airline fares looking for a great deal on an airline tickets? Let us find the deal for you."
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I am from Macedonia and too bad know English, please tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "Cheap airline tickets, we check daily to find you a cheap tickets on airline fares looking for a great deal on an airline tickets? Let us find the deal for you."
Thank :P Darrius.
January 28, 2009, 8:07 pm
Hi Erin and Hig,
I met you both on the Alaskan Ferry soon after you completed your trek at False Pass on June 29, 2008. I thoroughly enjoyed your power point presentations -- a truly superior performance by the both of you together!! (This comes from a National Park Service grayhaired retiree!) Suggest you put that presentation on DVD -- I would buy it immediately.
Suspect you have heard about Sonia Poussin and Alexandre Poussin who took about 1,200 days to hike from the southern tip of Africa to the Sea of Galilea. If not see Africatrek.com.
Might see you again since my daughter and her family live in Homer and my wife and I travel that way now and then.
Best wishes on your book. Know that is a HUGE project from personal experience.
I met you both on the Alaskan Ferry soon after you completed your trek at False Pass on June 29, 2008. I thoroughly enjoyed your power point presentations -- a truly superior performance by the both of you together!! (This comes from a National Park Service grayhaired retiree!) Suggest you put that presentation on DVD -- I would buy it immediately.
Suspect you have heard about Sonia Poussin and Alexandre Poussin who took about 1,200 days to hike from the southern tip of Africa to the Sea of Galilea. If not see Africatrek.com.
Might see you again since my daughter and her family live in Homer and my wife and I travel that way now and then.
Best wishes on your book. Know that is a HUGE project from personal experience.
January 10, 2009, 11:34 pm
Hello
I was just checkint the web for my wife's name Leigh Erin McKittrick and came across Erin's McKittricks name. Not many McKittricks in the US so I browsed for a few minutes on you website and wanted to say hello. I liked what I read so far and will try to read some more. I think my son ryan would be interested in the activities that you do in your daily lives. He is only six at this time but has a big heart. I hope to maybe talk with you some more. Please feel free to email me and I cannot wait to show my son your webstie.
Thanks, Jack
I was just checkint the web for my wife's name Leigh Erin McKittrick and came across Erin's McKittricks name. Not many McKittricks in the US so I browsed for a few minutes on you website and wanted to say hello. I liked what I read so far and will try to read some more. I think my son ryan would be interested in the activities that you do in your daily lives. He is only six at this time but has a big heart. I hope to maybe talk with you some more. Please feel free to email me and I cannot wait to show my son your webstie.
Thanks, Jack
January 7, 2009, 11:04 am
I spent some weeks at Mother Goose Lake field station a few years back doing background botany work and mostly part of MAPS study. Great images from all over.
George, Oroville, WA, USA
George, Oroville, WA, USA
Jari
December 2, 2008, 12:09 pm
Hi, nice videos! Happy Christmas!
Greetings from Finland
Greetings from Finland
November 25, 2008, 9:37 pm
Hey. A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory.
I am from France and learning to write in English, tell me whether I wrote the following sentence: "That is called the tricep and there several good exercise you can do to build up that area."
Best regards :-), Dale.
I am from France and learning to write in English, tell me whether I wrote the following sentence: "That is called the tricep and there several good exercise you can do to build up that area."
Best regards :-), Dale.
November 25, 2008, 9:09 pm
Hey there Erin and Hig!
You guys are my heros! Seriously :-D I love your website, and am living so vicariously through your journeys. Awesome photos too by the way.
I had a chance to visit Alaska this summer, and I must tell you it's a beautiful place. I really feel like you've captured that with your photos.
When you finish your book, please make sure to post it on this site, so that I can find a copy!
Take care,
~Vanessa
Saratoga Springs, New York
You guys are my heros! Seriously :-D I love your website, and am living so vicariously through your journeys. Awesome photos too by the way.
I had a chance to visit Alaska this summer, and I must tell you it's a beautiful place. I really feel like you've captured that with your photos.
When you finish your book, please make sure to post it on this site, so that I can find a copy!
Take care,
~Vanessa
Saratoga Springs, New York
November 25, 2008, 10:28 am
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Carlen
November 25, 2008, 7:32 am
Good morning. To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.
I am from France and too bad know English, give true I wrote the following sentence: "Learning how to start a conversation is not quite as difficult if you prepare in advance."
Waiting for a reply :-), Carlen.
I am from France and too bad know English, give true I wrote the following sentence: "Learning how to start a conversation is not quite as difficult if you prepare in advance."
Waiting for a reply :-), Carlen.
November 24, 2008, 1:10 pm
great support!.
I am from Ukraine and too poorly know English, tell me whether I wrote the following sentence: "For ramps with curved transitions, you will need to use the string and compass method."
Best regards :p, Trava.
I am from Ukraine and too poorly know English, tell me whether I wrote the following sentence: "For ramps with curved transitions, you will need to use the string and compass method."
Best regards :p, Trava.
Alex
November 1, 2008, 12:20 pm
I find your site very informative and interesting and I like it!
Erin
October 12, 2008, 10:26 am
Unfortunately no shows in Portland this time - but we'll be sure to be there next year when the book comes out!
And we're working on a better map...
And we're working on a better map...
Susan
October 8, 2008, 1:05 pm
Are you going to give any shows in the Portland area?
September 30, 2008, 9:21 am
I couldn't view your map at all...failed to load for some reason...bummer...may try again sometime...sounds like a wonderful and daunting expedition.
August 22, 2008, 9:49 pm
Your site is great and I really appreciate it! I have always enjoyed reading your site.
August 18, 2008, 12:29 pm
Excellent feed back reporting on a fantastic trip. It sounded like a great experience.
John
outsourcing in call center
John
outsourcing in call center
June 28, 2008, 4:07 pm
Just thinking about you and wishing I could come along for a bit. Maybe I'll finally take up skiing and join you this winter.
June 19, 2008, 10:31 am
Epic! I love what your doing. I am from wasilla, Ak. I found out about you guys from a local author that was using one of your beach photos for the cover of their book. Awesome photos!
June 5, 2008, 10:51 am
REALLY enjoyed your pictures, I happened upon it googling striped Icebergs. What camera did you use?
May 20, 2008, 6:44 pm
Great reporting on a fantastic trip.
May 7, 2008, 6:19 pm
Take a L@@k at our world and tell us what you see. For it may not be here long for both you and me. Feel the wind and seek the sun and give the ground a kiss when the day is done.
Written By,
Michelle Smallwood
Written By,
Michelle Smallwood
Ugashik villagers
May 3, 2008, 9:47 pm
Erin & Hig-
We ALL had a great visit, learned a lot and enjoyed the slides and time you spent with us.
We will continue to watch your progress and wish you both the best.
Thanks for making us think!!
The village of Ugashik!
We ALL had a great visit, learned a lot and enjoyed the slides and time you spent with us.
We will continue to watch your progress and wish you both the best.
Thanks for making us think!!
The village of Ugashik!
April 29, 2008, 11:05 am
Thks.
Lavon
April 27, 2008, 2:03 pm
After you passed thru Cordova, Cathy S, sent me you site info. I miss living in Alaska and have enjoyed following your adventures. Great photographs!
gretchen holbrook
April 14, 2008, 1:49 pm
i believe i've indulged in all your blogs, and also as lots of people , look forwarded to your book.
April 10, 2008, 12:05 pm
i am pretending that i am hiking with you for a bit while baby sahid (12/22/07) is taking a nap. we'll join you for real somewhere once he can walk. thanks for sharing your trip on the web, and in the schools and communities you visit. sorry i missed you in anchorage, adelante, andrea (from guatemala city)
April 4, 2008, 1:23 am
Erin and Hig,
You two have traveled many miles since our paths crossed on Pt. Alava! I was one of Colin's kayaking companions headed south from Juneau. I think often of our enounter, and your attitudes towards your adventure. What incredible people you are to be living so free and happy traveling in the wilderness. After we talked on the rocky shore of the Behm Canal that day I paddeled away speechless, with a lasting sense of awe and inspiration. Your writing and photography furthur blow my mind! You share a first-hand account of the natural beauty and intrigue inherent in every place. I wish you safe travels and may you reach 'the first island bears can't swim too' :)
Jonathan (Kayaker ~ Swell Rider)
You two have traveled many miles since our paths crossed on Pt. Alava! I was one of Colin's kayaking companions headed south from Juneau. I think often of our enounter, and your attitudes towards your adventure. What incredible people you are to be living so free and happy traveling in the wilderness. After we talked on the rocky shore of the Behm Canal that day I paddeled away speechless, with a lasting sense of awe and inspiration. Your writing and photography furthur blow my mind! You share a first-hand account of the natural beauty and intrigue inherent in every place. I wish you safe travels and may you reach 'the first island bears can't swim too' :)
Jonathan (Kayaker ~ Swell Rider)
March 23, 2008, 4:19 pm
Erin & Hig,
We have been reading your blog and getting caught up on your adventure. Simply Awesome. Seeing you in Icy Bay seems like a year ago to us, and probably longer for you!! If you get a chance, tune in to Alaska Week on The Discovery Channel in late April! Stay warm, Jeff and Elizabeth
We have been reading your blog and getting caught up on your adventure. Simply Awesome. Seeing you in Icy Bay seems like a year ago to us, and probably longer for you!! If you get a chance, tune in to Alaska Week on The Discovery Channel in late April! Stay warm, Jeff and Elizabeth
March 17, 2008, 12:24 pm
Hi Erin & Hig,
Riana is doing a report on you both for her "Movers and Shakers" project at school (5th grade). She has been researching the effects of global warming on the Artic. She has found out all about the effects on some of the animals and the glacial "feedback" loops making things melt even faster than the temperature increases would warrent. We are in awe of you both for pursuing such a noble cause with such bravery and dedication. Proud to know you!!! Kayana, Riana, and Richard
Riana is doing a report on you both for her "Movers and Shakers" project at school (5th grade). She has been researching the effects of global warming on the Artic. She has found out all about the effects on some of the animals and the glacial "feedback" loops making things melt even faster than the temperature increases would warrent. We are in awe of you both for pursuing such a noble cause with such bravery and dedication. Proud to know you!!! Kayana, Riana, and Richard
March 7, 2008, 1:56 pm
Fantastic show of endurance, faith and
persistence. Am following you on your
Blog. Livein Haines Alaska and offer Zodiac Adventures in SE Alaska. Wand to
include the Alpacka'S Looks like they are working out GREAT>
Dare Something Worthy...Capt. DAVE
persistence. Am following you on your
Blog. Livein Haines Alaska and offer Zodiac Adventures in SE Alaska. Wand to
include the Alpacka'S Looks like they are working out GREAT>
Dare Something Worthy...Capt. DAVE
February 25, 2008, 7:36 pm
I hope the Gauntlet Trail I put you on got you where you wanted to go. That was on Friday the 22nd heading to Lone Ridge. Good Luck, you'll need it! LOL!!And not to worry, no moose were harmed during my hunt.
February 21, 2008, 3:42 pm
Hi you guys! I just received an e-mail that you had made a stop in Beluga Alaska. We are inTyonek, just a hop skip and jump from beluga. It would of been nice to meet you. I have read about you in the ADN. I am glad to have gotten your site from the nice lady in Beluga. I will be keeping track of your adventure and good luck to you in your travels!
February 20, 2008, 4:16 pm
Wishing you great luck for the remaining of the expedition. The pictures are great.
Fede
Fede
Niki
February 19, 2008, 8:42 pm
Hi, thought I would check out this part of the website.
Hope to talk to you soon! Mom
Hope to talk to you soon! Mom
February 19, 2008, 9:41 am
Hey guys glad to see you made it. Me and
my teacher were worried. well good luck.
my teacher were worried. well good luck.
February 19, 2008, 9:38 am
Hey guys glad to see you made it. Me and
my teacher Mr.Faverty were worried. well good luck.
my teacher Mr.Faverty were worried. well good luck.
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David Blake
February 19, 2008, 2:21 am
Keep up the work, I enjoyed my visit
laurie
February 16, 2008, 12:49 pm
Just heard your story on Weekend America while snug in my apartment in Seattle. Sounds like an amazing journey! Best of luck to you in both your personal trek and your contributions to the greater knowledge we need to help us humans be good stewards of our beautiful planet.
February 13, 2008, 1:14 am
Surprised to see you featured in the Anchorage paper when I logged in to see whats happening in the ciy. Glad to hear you enjoyed a lengthy rest. Beautiful pictures! Enjoyed your blog and would love to read your book. Best wishes as you continue your journey. De & family, Mendeltna
Brian
February 12, 2008, 11:49 pm
For some real science, please check out www.thegreatglobalwarmingswindle.com.
If you watch the video they have produced, it might open your eyes as to how little influence us humans have on the earth's climate.
Bottom line: The earth's climate is controlled by the sun's energy output and the resulting wator vapor it creates from our oceans.
I hope you can open your mind a little on this point. Of course, if you renounce your belief on this, it may lead to fewer donations to your sponsored camping trip. Global warming is big business now.
Honestly though, I still wish you good luck with your journey.
If you watch the video they have produced, it might open your eyes as to how little influence us humans have on the earth's climate.
Bottom line: The earth's climate is controlled by the sun's energy output and the resulting wator vapor it creates from our oceans.
I hope you can open your mind a little on this point. Of course, if you renounce your belief on this, it may lead to fewer donations to your sponsored camping trip. Global warming is big business now.
Honestly though, I still wish you good luck with your journey.
Rob Meisch
February 12, 2008, 8:50 pm
Wow! Just wow! Very impressive. I like to read newspaper sites from across the country and around the world, so just I happened across the article about you guys and then followed this link. This just inspires me to one day finally make my way to the beautiful state that is Alaska.
Marlin, TX
Marlin, TX
Tony Johnson
February 12, 2008, 4:59 pm
I thought you were on a grand adventure that exemplified the human spirit. Alas, I was wrong when I read you incorporated enviro-wacko thought to this. Your belief in the voodoo science of man made global warming tells me you have a lot to learn. But then you did go to Carelton! the Earth is NOT fragile. Its complex, resilient and supplies the natural resources we need.
February 12, 2008, 2:51 pm
What an amazing journey this is. I just read the article in the Anchorage Daily News and was unaware of the trek until then. I'm just new to Alaska and am in such awe of the beauty every day, but your photos and stories on your blog certainly reinforces how fragile it all is. I'll continue to follow the trek on line.
February 12, 2008, 8:17 am
Very impressive journey. Hope to meet you when you come through our neighborhood.
Bob & Carol Dreeszen
Outlet Lower Ugashik Lake Alaska
Bob & Carol Dreeszen
Outlet Lower Ugashik Lake Alaska
February 11, 2008, 9:00 am
Wow! What an amazing journey. Honestly I can't say I would expect anything less from the two of you. I can't wait for the book!
Osu!
Osu!
February 6, 2008, 5:54 pm
Yes, yes! Movement is what distinguishes us from sessile creatures and them other lower vertebrates! Proud to be somehow related to you. Flashbacks to our own, much, much, less energetic memories of a canoe and the Teslin and Yukon rivers. Ah, to be young(er)! Will be checking your progress.
January 25, 2008, 11:17 pm
Bret and Erin,
Your journey is outstanding. The Kastars in Palmer and Hawaii have been following you two since before you headed out. Hope to see you in Anchorage as you do the necessary civilization thing.
Your journey is outstanding. The Kastars in Palmer and Hawaii have been following you two since before you headed out. Hope to see you in Anchorage as you do the necessary civilization thing.
January 7, 2008, 8:57 pm
Hey Guys,
This makes the AK Wilderness Classic and our Arctic Trek look easy. Keep it up! Hope to catch you when you pass through Anchorage.
This makes the AK Wilderness Classic and our Arctic Trek look easy. Keep it up! Hope to catch you when you pass through Anchorage.
January 7, 2008, 3:44 pm
Saw you on the news prior to departure from Seattle. Craig & I flew up to Seldovia together. Remember you as a baby. What a wonderful adventure. Hope our paths will cross again.
December 26, 2007, 6:09 pm
Hi I am a cousin to your parents my name is Robb i like your site it is real nice and very interesting
December 21, 2007, 10:56 am
Bret,
Deb and I have been amazed at your journeys and adventurous spirit. You may recall the time we went up into the bowls across from Seldovia on a rainy and snowy (above 500 feet) November day in 1994. Although I spent only one year teaching in Seldovia, my memories of you and the town are still vivid. It was great sharing not only part of your senior year, but your senior trip to Mexico. Keep on Trekkin' and we hope to see you next time we make it up north. Good luck!
Carl Kittrell
Deb and I have been amazed at your journeys and adventurous spirit. You may recall the time we went up into the bowls across from Seldovia on a rainy and snowy (above 500 feet) November day in 1994. Although I spent only one year teaching in Seldovia, my memories of you and the town are still vivid. It was great sharing not only part of your senior year, but your senior trip to Mexico. Keep on Trekkin' and we hope to see you next time we make it up north. Good luck!
Carl Kittrell
December 10, 2007, 7:14 pm
Hello:
I met you guys 6 miles from the Cordova airport on the icy Copper River Highway.
Hope you made it. Good luck on the rest of your trek.
I met you guys 6 miles from the Cordova airport on the icy Copper River Highway.
Hope you made it. Good luck on the rest of your trek.
November 30, 2007, 3:04 pm
Erin and Hig,
I am the environmental science research tech at the UAF Bristol Bay campus. I came across your site while searching for some Pebble images. If you decide to stop in Dillingham please contact the campus. I would love to arrange for you to give a small presentation or talk about your trip. Safe journeys!
I am the environmental science research tech at the UAF Bristol Bay campus. I came across your site while searching for some Pebble images. If you decide to stop in Dillingham please contact the campus. I would love to arrange for you to give a small presentation or talk about your trip. Safe journeys!
November 23, 2007, 7:33 pm
I LOVE THIS SITE
November 3, 2007, 8:43 am
Erin and Hig,
Thanks for the great pictures and info on the Pebble Mine. I fished the Nush for the first time this year after having fished other river systems for the past 8 years in Alaska. After hearing about the Pebble Mine and it's plans while being up there I just wanted to take the time to say thanks for the awareness you have bought to this with this website. Please keep me in mind for any help I can lend to your cause. As people enter my office back in NY the first thing they see is a "No Pebble Mine" flag I brought back with me. This project would with no doubt bring the end to a wonderful water shed and fishing area unequaled anywhere outside of Alaska.
VTY
Peter S Schwing
Schwing Electrical Supply
Long Island, New York
Thanks for the great pictures and info on the Pebble Mine. I fished the Nush for the first time this year after having fished other river systems for the past 8 years in Alaska. After hearing about the Pebble Mine and it's plans while being up there I just wanted to take the time to say thanks for the awareness you have bought to this with this website. Please keep me in mind for any help I can lend to your cause. As people enter my office back in NY the first thing they see is a "No Pebble Mine" flag I brought back with me. This project would with no doubt bring the end to a wonderful water shed and fishing area unequaled anywhere outside of Alaska.
VTY
Peter S Schwing
Schwing Electrical Supply
Long Island, New York
Lee Gilpin
October 21, 2007, 10:41 pm
Erin and Hig,
Hey guys just wanted to touch base with you once I got back to Petersburg from crabbing. I am the guy you saw on the little crabber just before you went into Fools Inlet, in Seymour Canal.
I read your blog once I got home (24 days out but I have a stove, a bunk and a freezer so who cares! all though having someone to talk to besides myself would be nice). I just want to say that I have the utmost in respect for what you are doing. I have always thought of the oldtimers that traveled this country looking for gold or furs or whatever with awe and I don't think anyone has come close to doing what they did without outboards planes etc... until you came along. It sounds like you got some grief for the crabbers along the way, I in no way wanted to add to that. I am sure we would differ in opions about some things but I have a feeling that we would agree alot more than not. I just wanted to wish you luck and good travels on your journey. Take care and stay dry and warm.
Lee Gilpin on the Maddy K out of Petersburg.
Hey guys just wanted to touch base with you once I got back to Petersburg from crabbing. I am the guy you saw on the little crabber just before you went into Fools Inlet, in Seymour Canal.
I read your blog once I got home (24 days out but I have a stove, a bunk and a freezer so who cares! all though having someone to talk to besides myself would be nice). I just want to say that I have the utmost in respect for what you are doing. I have always thought of the oldtimers that traveled this country looking for gold or furs or whatever with awe and I don't think anyone has come close to doing what they did without outboards planes etc... until you came along. It sounds like you got some grief for the crabbers along the way, I in no way wanted to add to that. I am sure we would differ in opions about some things but I have a feeling that we would agree alot more than not. I just wanted to wish you luck and good travels on your journey. Take care and stay dry and warm.
Lee Gilpin on the Maddy K out of Petersburg.
October 21, 2007, 7:22 pm
Hi Hig and Erin! I've been reading your wonderful blog. Congratulations on completing the nautical portion of your adventure, for this season at least. I'm one of the kayakers you met near Bella Bella way back on August 5/6. I finished my kayak trip (for this season at least) in Bella Coola on August 16.
All the best to you! Best regards, Michael
All the best to you! Best regards, Michael
October 15, 2007, 10:25 am
Enjoyed your brief visit overnight at our funter bay home. We wish you all the best on your adventure and enjoyed the wonderful conversations around the dining table. Phil and Donna Emerson
October 8, 2007, 3:41 pm
O BOY KEEP OFF FROM MAGG
September 27, 2007, 2:14 pm
Erin and Hig,
Glad to hear of your progress, we were in Wrangell picking someone up with the jet while you were there. Small world still. Enjoy your trip. Lew and Rose
Glad to hear of your progress, we were in Wrangell picking someone up with the jet while you were there. Small world still. Enjoy your trip. Lew and Rose
September 26, 2007, 9:51 pm
I passed you two on Mitkoff Hwy near Petersburg. I am the state trooper who was off duty and offered a ride. I have come across all kinds of adventures since moving to AK. Looking at this I see you are well planned and equipped. Best of luck and safe travels.
September 16, 2007, 12:20 pm
Hig and Erin also wanted me to tell all there friends and family reading this that they are a bit behind schedule but last i saw them they were doing well. Left the chickamin river fish and game field camp on the 11th of september. they were heading up behm canal to burroughs bay to head up the unuk to blue river or there abouts to portage over to the iskut river... they left are camp on a beautiful day and with full stomachs:)
September 16, 2007, 12:13 pm
I am that fish and game fisheries technician you ran into on the chickamin river (omlettes remember)
Hig, Erin!!! I hope you trek over the unuk and blue river went without a hitch, was great meeting you ever so randomly on the chickamin last week...
Hig, Erin!!! I hope you trek over the unuk and blue river went without a hitch, was great meeting you ever so randomly on the chickamin last week...
August 31, 2007, 9:54 pm
I an a Fishing GUIDE on theEcstal River, and it was a pleasure to have spent some time with you both. I hope you enjoyed my part of the world, and also see how important it is to keep it aspristine and natural as it is. good luck, Nelson
August 28, 2007, 10:05 pm
Hi, I met you guys when you came thru Port Simpson. I am with the Royal Canadian Royal Mounted Police. All the best in your adventures... Chris
August 18, 2007, 1:42 pm
Hello and Great Adventuring!
I came acrossyour trek on Google Earth and thought I'd just put in a couple lines. I have lived in Alaska for the past 14 years and have been all over the Kenai, Kodiak, Barrow, and now live here with the friendliest folks in Alaska in Metlakatla. My ranging around has slowed a little since the birth of our lovely daughter - but we all hike and canoe this island as often as we can and we will be following your adventures as often as we can - you guys are the envy of most of humanity!
Have a Great Adventure!
Jim, Pam, and Miette
I came acrossyour trek on Google Earth and thought I'd just put in a couple lines. I have lived in Alaska for the past 14 years and have been all over the Kenai, Kodiak, Barrow, and now live here with the friendliest folks in Alaska in Metlakatla. My ranging around has slowed a little since the birth of our lovely daughter - but we all hike and canoe this island as often as we can and we will be following your adventures as often as we can - you guys are the envy of most of humanity!
Have a Great Adventure!
Jim, Pam, and Miette
August 2, 2007, 7:54 am
Your journey is such and incredible adventure!
Uncle Jim gave me your website and I have enjoyed every blog and Erin's wonderful writing. Where's your grandmother going to meet you? She might bring you another bag of cookies!
Bob
Uncle Jim gave me your website and I have enjoyed every blog and Erin's wonderful writing. Where's your grandmother going to meet you? She might bring you another bag of cookies!
Bob
July 22, 2007, 10:05 pm
Hi,
I am Haidar Ali, I am interested in the Habitat survey, please upload it on the site as soon as possible, I am waiting for it since very long.
Please please do it as soon as possible
Best regards
I am Haidar Ali, I am interested in the Habitat survey, please upload it on the site as soon as possible, I am waiting for it since very long.
Please please do it as soon as possible
Best regards
July 19, 2007, 3:07 pm
Hi,
I am Josh Johnson's wife (Bret knows him from Seldovia). You guys are doing a great thing here. I have sent word to the Daily News Miner in Fairbanks and also to The Ester Republic (a local independent paper) so you may be contacted by them for interviews. Be careful and we might run into one of these days when you get settled in AK.
I am Josh Johnson's wife (Bret knows him from Seldovia). You guys are doing a great thing here. I have sent word to the Daily News Miner in Fairbanks and also to The Ester Republic (a local independent paper) so you may be contacted by them for interviews. Be careful and we might run into one of these days when you get settled in AK.
July 15, 2007, 8:59 am
Hello,
I found your website through Flickr as I'm always looking for photos of Northwest Canada and Alaska. Great project I wish I could do it too. I'm really impressed and will continue to follow your journey.
I found your website through Flickr as I'm always looking for photos of Northwest Canada and Alaska. Great project I wish I could do it too. I'm really impressed and will continue to follow your journey.
July 11, 2007, 4:37 pm
Hello you two,
Best of luck and please visit us in Juneau or let us accompany you in the area.
Best of luck and please visit us in Juneau or let us accompany you in the area.
July 10, 2007, 9:28 am
Hi Erin and Hig,
we met you last week in Egmont outside the Backeddy Pub (the german family). We hope your trip along the sunshine coast went well. Good luck!
we met you last week in Egmont outside the Backeddy Pub (the german family). We hope your trip along the sunshine coast went well. Good luck!
July 9, 2007, 6:19 am
Proud of you two. I remember Bret from my substitute teaching days in Seldovia. You were and are special and I'm thrilled to be able to follow your trek.
July 9, 2007, 1:13 am
Wonderful! wishes you all the best..
July 2, 2007, 1:52 pm
Wow, what an interesting venture. You guys have beautiful photos! Keep up the good work
June 29, 2007, 6:35 am
We are so proud of you both. I remember when Bret was just this little guy who amazed us all here in Seldovia with his unique, beautiful earrings he made on the beach using magnification. Both you and Erin make all of Seldovia very proud.
June 26, 2007, 7:08 pm
I've been following your journey since you left Seattle. What a great adventure! I look forward to your updates. Best of luck. Kat
June 16, 2007, 5:15 am
Wow you guys, you're so brave! I'm so proud to have you both in the family! Too bad you can't hike to Japan and come visit me :-D
June 15, 2007, 4:40 pm
a Taoist quote: "The way to use life is to do nothing through acting; the way to use life is to do everything through being ...". You two fit ... jim
June 14, 2007, 12:30 am
Just wanted to let you know that you two are and inspiration! In a world where X Box live is a modern adventure, it's good to see that a few people are still willing to step into the unknown. I stumbled across your site while planning my own alaska trek and look forward to tracking your progress and learning from you. You will be in my thoughts.
Valisa
June 8, 2007, 5:22 pm
Just thinking about you and wishing I could come along for a bit. Maybe I'll finally take up skiing and join you this winter.
June 8, 2007, 9:20 am
I found your site by finding free stuff on craigslist. I've just recently gotten into hiking and camping and I think it's great what you guys are doing. Best of luck and tons o fun!!
June 7, 2007, 12:00 pm
I admire your past trips and wish you great luck on your latest adventure. I came upon your site last year when researching rafts for an Aniakchak trip. I was fortunate to guide/live on the Katmai Coastline for bear viewing and have visited Katmai the past 11 years.
I look forward to reading about your findings and trip.
I look forward to reading about your findings and trip.
Doug McKittrick
June 6, 2007, 6:59 pm
Well, with just a little more than 2.5 days before you take off I'm sure you are scrambling to make sure you've got all of your pre-trip checklist items taken care of. I'll be keeping an eye on your website/blog to see how you are doing. It's fun to see and hear the reaction from my friends and co-workers when I show them what you two are doing.
Oh to be young again.
Oh to be young again.
fenderbender
June 6, 2007, 6:08 pm
I found your website when I started looking for pictures of Wrangle-St. Elias. I was rafting down the Chitna River to McCarthy while you two were living large on the AK pennensula trip.
I'll butcher this quote, but I hope that you feel excited, the excitement that only a free person can feel, a free person starting on a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain.
Good luck.
I'll butcher this quote, but I hope that you feel excited, the excitement that only a free person can feel, a free person starting on a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain.
Good luck.
elaine
June 5, 2007, 5:27 pm
I am in class with your aunt KIKI. She has every right to brag about her terrific, adventurous niece. Best of luck on your journey.
starksboro
May 22, 2007, 5:16 pm
i just wanted you both to know that i found you last night
while researching the brooks range last night. my wife and i are
about the same age and go everywhere together. i was almost in tears
with excitement for you guys reading about your next trip and all the
other ones you've experienced. i still have yet to find the courage
to leave the future behind so i can enjoy my life today. THANK YOU
FOR LIVING THIS LIFE!!!!!!
while researching the brooks range last night. my wife and i are
about the same age and go everywhere together. i was almost in tears
with excitement for you guys reading about your next trip and all the
other ones you've experienced. i still have yet to find the courage
to leave the future behind so i can enjoy my life today. THANK YOU
FOR LIVING THIS LIFE!!!!!!
April 6, 2007, 5:41 pm
Hi from Kodiak!
You guys are crazy! Nice crazy, we need more people in the world like you. I have lived in Alaska all my life, traveled in most of it and applaud your environmental efforts. Your next trek, out to the Aleutians looks like it bypasses Kodiak, but if you get a chance, please visit. I would love to show you my lampworking studio.
-Don- aka fyrsmith
You guys are crazy! Nice crazy, we need more people in the world like you. I have lived in Alaska all my life, traveled in most of it and applaud your environmental efforts. Your next trek, out to the Aleutians looks like it bypasses Kodiak, but if you get a chance, please visit. I would love to show you my lampworking studio.
-Don- aka fyrsmith
March 20, 2007, 4:35 pm
Great site! V. interested in the packrafts - just bought one; also, the review for Sevlor.... ("suspicions confirmed")
March 13, 2007, 9:25 am
You are sort of reversing the trip that Slim Williams made in 1932/33. What a dream trip! Good Luck
March 3, 2007, 6:17 pm
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