Anna Eshuis Day 5

June 19, 2014 The Good, the Bad, and the Rain   Rainy days seem to be the hardest, regardless of whether we’re hiking, driving, riding buses, or anything else. Today, the struggle began as the...

Derry Kramer – Day 5

Day 5 Derry Kramer Today, we all woke up at 5:30 a.m. to go on a bus ride through Denali National Park. It was a trip I’ve been looking forward to ever since I found out we were going on it, an...

Karla Solis – Day 5

Karla Solis – Day 5 Oh my, where do I start? Today we drove through Denali National Park by bus. We were part of only 30 percent of people that get to see Mount McKinley, the highest peak of No...

Mike Sitar – Day 4

Mike Sitar – day 4 The day started off sunny and cool with a feeling of excitement in the air. My adrenaline was running because I was about to do something I personally have never done before,...

Alexandra Egnatuk – Day 4

Alexandra Egnatuk Day 4 Last night was not a good night for sleeping; my tent was the closest to the highway and the trucks that drove by were very loud. Also my ears were really cold because my hat ...

Natalie Wilson Day 4

Day 4 Natalie Wilson             Today, we climbed Mt. Healy. We got up at eight o’clock, and had a breakfast of scrambled eggs, hardboiled eggs, toast, and sausages. Then, we headed to ...

Joe Rockwell Day 4

Day 4                                                                                                      Joe Rockwell Today......

Josh Kilbourn – Day 3

Day 3 Joshua Kilbourn On the way there, we stopped in the very small town of Talkeetna. There, we were able to buy souvenirs and check out their attractions. There, we saw moose signs, moose pictures...

Derry Kramer – Day 3

Day 3 Derry Kramer First ride in the Moose Van? One word: awesome. We have Ishtar and Courtney as drivers, Olivia and Seb as junior leaders, and Natalie, Alexandra, and Taylor are the other participa...

Mackenzie Horn Day 3

Mackenzie Horn AGLP 2014 (Day 3) Thinking About Tomorrow This morning was a doozy! I woke up early and could not go back to sleep. I got my sleeping bag and everything around, and then was promptly t...