Reflections

Reflections Off the Grid:      Exploration Newsletter – Fourth Quarter, 2024 2024 Year in Review Dear Adventurers, Explorers and Culture Seekers, 2024 was an incredible year for me. I [...]

Today is my 80th trip around the sun. I have outlived my brother, my parents have long passed, my aunts and uncles have passed, and only a few of my cousins are still alive. I graduated college [...]

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 [...]

Reflections Off the Grid:      Exploration Newsletter – Third Quarter, 2024 The Northern Canadian Portion of the Inside Passage & The Heart of the Kwakwaka’wakw Culture Dear [...]

In the final leg of his North Vancouver Island expedition, Bob dives deep into the cultural landscape of Cormorant Island. The day begins with a ferry ride from Port McNeil to Alert Bay, setting [...]

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 [...]