Comments on: Whitewater kayaking photo Baker River, Patagonia, Chile.

By: Carl Donohue

Carl Donohue — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:34:31 +0000

Hey Beth,

Just shop around early for a cheap flight to AK .. they’re definitely not as low as they used to be, but you can sometimes find a bargain.

Cheers

Carl

By: Beth Lunsford

Beth Lunsford — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:27:16 +0000

Hey Carl, thanks for the tips. I have no problem with camping & hiking. But the airplane trips were what worried me about Alaska. I’ve looked at some that are just outrageously expensive! But that’s pretty cool that you stayed there 6 weeks for under a thou!! Thanks for the well wishes. I’m sure I’ll be back out there in no time! You stay safe!!

By: Carl Donohue

Carl Donohue — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:29:36 +0000

Hey Mark,

I didn’t know you were a boater. I doubt you’d need to pray for 10 seconds .. less you took a swim.

Cheers

Carl

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:59:40 +0000

Having only been over some very small rapids in comparison to this shot, I am not sure whether I would feel a rush from this, or take up prayer for 10 seconds.

By: Carl Donohue

Carl Donohue — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:54:08 +0000

Hey Beth,

It’s a lot of fun if you know what you’re doing. If not, it’s a lot of hassle.
That’s a total bummer about your back - I hope your recovery is going well, and you get back out there ASAP. It’s no fun not being able to enjoy the woods.

By the way, you can always go to some places on a shoestring budget .. ya just gotta be willing to deal with hostel accommodations, or camping, making your own meals, hiking, etc. My first trip to Alaska, I spent 6 weeks here for under a grand, and that included 2 fly-in backpacking trips in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Wrangell St. Elias National Park. If I’d skipped those and just done trips that I could walk to, it would’ve been WAY cheap. I did a little hitch-hiking, but could’ve used shuttles and buses more for a little bit more cash.

Cheers

Carl

By: Beth Lunsford

Beth Lunsford — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:42:41 +0000

Man, that looks like so much adrenaline!!! But what a great way to have fun. When I had my back surgery I thought I might go insane from boredom, being stuck in the house and not being able to even walk well enough to go check the mail without stumbling. I love the outdoors, always have. That came from me chasing down my brothers’ & Dad, who were always going camping,fishing,etc… So I became a tomboy & could usually keep up with whatever they were doing. There is no greater feeling to me than to be outside enjoying nature & all it has to offer. There are so many places I’d love to see, but unless I can figure a way to go on a shoestring budget they are out of reach for me. But websites like yours & Marks’ provide a glimpse of things I may never see otherwise. You can look at a picture in a book, but it’s not the same as the pictures that you two provide, almost like I am right there experiencing the trip myself. Without getting TOO mushy, It helps me enormously! And I’m sure that when things return to normal for me, I will still have to bait the hooks of many a male & female fisherman, adjust their backpacks, & tell the women that, No, you can’t hike in those Nine West high heels!! And then they ask: Are there really bears in those woods?Ha!Ha! It’s all good!!