Interviews

I have always wondered, what is around the bend? Where will this trail take me? What will I encounter along this river or lake? What is the fascination with the Inside Passage that has led me to [...]

I have never considered myself a scientist or a historian. I do remember fondly taking a class in Anthropology as an elective in college. Back in the 60’s and 70’s, majoring in that subject was [...]

I arrived in Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada with two objectives in mind. First, I want to paddle through the Johnstone Strait and explore this northern section of the Inside Passage. This [...]

Why would someone, at age 79, apply for membership in a club for notable explorers? True, I had taken excursions into some remote wilderness areas, but not the “dark and unplumbed” remote corners [...]

I never considered myself a podcaster or even creating a YouTube channel. However, when you run with true explorers, those men and women that have done extraordinary feats, there are stories that [...]

When engaging in remote exploration or adventuring, we plan excessively. We worry about logistics. We worry about our gear, our meals, our put-ins and take-outs, and a myriad of other things. [...]

The areas I have chosen to explore and write about cover a vast geography starting with the Inside Passage which runs from Washington State (Straits of Juan de Fuca) up thought the coast of [...]

I think adventurers are dreamers. Add to that an inquisitive nature, wondering what is around the bend or over the next mountain. The type of weather will we have to endure, the wildlife we might [...]

As a long time, adventurer, but not necessarily an explorer, I often wondered do these men and women that push the boundaries of science, cultures, or environmental knowledge ever get together to [...]

The Arctic Cowboys, consisting of West Hansen, Jeff Wueste, Mark Agnew, and Eileen Visser, have made history by becoming the first modern individuals to complete the Northwest Passage in one [...]