One Last Hike Into the Desert Before Returning Home to Alaska
I was able to get in one more trip out into the desert before returning home to Alaska. Spending time out in the desert like this--just listening to breeze, watching the shadows and the light, seeing all the plants quietly doing their thing--recharged a part of me...
Solo Camping in the Desert: Fire, Stars, and a View
In this video I solo camp in a small cave in the desert where I'm able to watch the day turn to night within the glow of my fire. This is place I used to come to often back when I lived here in Arizona. Even now that I've moved up to Alaska, my thoughts sometimes...
Out From Alaska and Into the Desert: A Hike to Refresh the Soul
A recent trip to Arizona gave me the opportunity to revisit some of my old desert wandering grounds and refresh my soul a little. I've been in Alaska for over a year now, and it's amazing here, but the desert will always hold something special for me. In this video, I...
Overnight With Alaska: Quiet Camping, Glacier Streams, and Wild Coastlines
In this video, I camp in the solitude of the mountains, hike along glacier streams, explore the wild coastline of Alaska, and get a solid dose of wandering on. This adventure started as sort of a spontaneous "hit the road and get into Nature" kind of trip. I wasn't...
Alaskan Mountain Detour: In search of the ‘Flooded Jungle Trail’
During a wandering session in the beautiful Alaskan mountains, I heard rumors of a nearby trail being flooded to the point that it was "like a jungle." The idea of sloshing my way through the mountains seemed like a fun enough idea that I rerouted my return trip for...
Foraging in Alaska: Fiddleheads, Fireweed, Spruce Tips, and Alder Leaves
Now that I'm here in Alaska, I need to learn which plants I want to forage during the different times of the year. For this trip, I focused my search on fiddlehead ferns, fireweed, spruce tips, and alder leaves. There's plenty of options here--both in terms of...
Wandering in Alaska: Road Trip, Camping, and a Little Foraging
This was one of those days where I didn't have a plan, but needed to get outside...so I did. What I thought would be a short drive turned into a long one as there seemed to be something new and interesting around ever turn in the road. I ended the day with some simple...
River Valley Hike and Some Bow Drill Practice
In this Adventure Ryan video, I spend the day hiking a river valley and getting in some practice with the bow drill. Alaska is finally starting to thaw out a little (this was filmed in early May), and while there is still snow in the higher elevations, places like...
Out of Hibernation and Into the Mountains
In this Adventure Ryan video, I set out on a hike and explore what the spring season has been up to in Alaska's mountains. There's been a lot going on lately, but I finally got outside and into the mountains. Spring is making its way into the valleys and, at a slower...
Foraging and Brewing Spruce Needle Tea in Alaska
It's been cold lately here in Alaska, and the frost been forming in layers over everything as the night days get shorter, but it's always feels good to get out and spend some time in the light. In this video, I set out to explore the quiet frozen landscape a little,...