{"id":3196,"date":"2009-06-19T03:32:51","date_gmt":"2009-06-19T08:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2009-06-19T00:41:46","modified_gmt":"2009-06-19T05:41:46","slug":"nels%e2%80%99-notes-nomadic-wandering-shenanigans-june-12-19-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/2009\/06\/19\/nels%e2%80%99-notes-nomadic-wandering-shenanigans-june-12-19-2009","title":{"rendered":"Nels\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Notes: Nomadic Wandering Shenanigans June 12-19, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><strong>Countries: <\/strong>United States of America (Alaska)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miles Driven<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 163 Miles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song of the Week<\/strong>: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hard Sun\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201cEddie Vedder<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"234\" height=\"60\" data=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ftheworldbyroa-20%2F8014%2F4759e78d-a241-4e6e-913b-0b6cad73addb&amp;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"id\" value=\"Player_4759e78d-a241-4e6e-913b-0b6cad73addb\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ftheworldbyroa-20%2F8014%2F4759e78d-a241-4e6e-913b-0b6cad73addb&amp;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate\" \/><param name=\"name\" value=\"Player_4759e78d-a241-4e6e-913b-0b6cad73addb\" \/><param name=\"align\" value=\"middle\" \/><\/object><noscript><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>Book of the Week<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Last American Man\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Elizabeth Gilbert<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0142002836?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theworldbyroa-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0142002836\">The Last American Man<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; 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display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-0014.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0014\" width=\"370\" height=\"254\" align=\"left\" \/> From Nenana we headed south to Healy, Alaska and had the opportunity to stay at Barbara\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchofwildernessbb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Touch of the Wilderness B &amp; B Inn<\/a>, right on the Stampede Road.\u00c2\u00a0 The rooms were comfortable and cozy, and right out in the parking lot was a salt lick that got the attention of three moose.\u00c2\u00a0 In the next couple days we met and got to know Jon and Karin Nierenberg, owners of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsonglodge.com\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\">Earth Song Lodge<\/a>, and got a great tour from Jon of his sled dogs.\u00c2\u00a0 Their story is as inspiring as it gets as they went from living in a homestead to building the lodge, cabins and coffeehouse.\u00c2\u00a0 Their hospitality, stories and graciousness, as well as being able to play with the dogs, made our experience with them very memorable.<\/p>\n<p>Next door to John and Karin lives experienced hunter\/trapper\/guide, Coke Wallace, who also was an incredible human to get to meet, and who owns and runs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnightsunsafaris.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Midnight Sun Safaris<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 His hunting and trapping stories are one for the ages, and it was great to sit in an old shack on his property to have a thought.\u00c2\u00a0 He also offered to take us out to the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Into The Wild\u00e2\u20ac\u009d bus, which is 26 miles from his doorstep.\u00c2\u00a0 Craig, Coke and I made it out on his Polaris Ranger 6X6, 18 miles out toward the bus, but had to turn back due to the raging Teklanika River, the same river Christopher McCandless couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t cross forcing him return to the bus (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Into The Wild\u00e2\u20ac\u009d blog will be up soon).\u00c2\u00a0 It was beyond disappointing to be so close, and not be able to get there, but one can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always battle with the power of Mother Nature.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0232\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-0232.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0232\" width=\"370\" height=\"254\" align=\"right\" \/> Craig and I then met up with Steve, Celeste, Meagan and Kristen in the stellar little town of Talkeetna, Alaska.\u00c2\u00a0 The girls got the privilege of staying with Alice at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talkeetna-bandb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Talkeetna Bed and Breakfast<\/a>, while the guys headed to the <a href=\"http:\/\/talkeetnadenaliviewlodge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Denali View Lodge<\/a>, hosted by Renae and Tom Redman.\u00c2\u00a0 After a wonderful breakfast with Alice, we headed over to <a href=\"http:\/\/wholewheatradio.org\/wiki\/index.php\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\">Whole Wheat Radio<\/a>, to meet Jim Kloss and Esther Golton, for an interview on-air with Jim, and delicious pasta dinner prepared by local musician, Pam Emerson.\u00c2\u00a0 They are one of a kind, and their kind spirits are more than admirable.\u00c2\u00a0 They play independent, mostly acoustic artists, open their home to the community, and strive to help people in any way they can.\u00c2\u00a0 They are truly special humans, and we learned so much from them in the time we were able to spend with them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0331\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-0331.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0331\" width=\"370\" height=\"254\" align=\"left\" \/> Between our interview and dinner with the great folks at Whole Wheat Radio, we got a call from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talkeetnaair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Talkeetna Air Taxi<\/a>, saying that they had spots on their planes and to get over as soon as possible.\u00c2\u00a0 We split up in threes, and headed up.\u00c2\u00a0 Steve, Meagan and I went out first and were fortunate enough to make it ahead of the weather that forced the plane with Craig, Celeste and Kristen back to the base.\u00c2\u00a0 Our pilot navigated the mountainous region skillfully, and with Mother Nature cooperating we were able to not only see the summit of Mount McKinley, but were able to land on a glacier at the Mount McKinley base camp.\u00c2\u00a0 The experience was truly magical, and felt as though we were in the middle of a movie.\u00c2\u00a0 To top it off we were able to talk with some climbers about to begin their own adventure as they started their climb to the summit.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are some of the luckiest people on the world,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d beamed Shoppman as he took in the view.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0433\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-0433.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0433\" width=\"254\" height=\"370\" align=\"right\" \/> The following day we were able to film, along with a Travel Channel crew, the adventure we had with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mahaysriverboat.com\/denalialaska-mahay.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Mahay\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Riverboat Service<\/a> as we made our way up the Susitna River.\u00c2\u00a0 The riverboat trip, which was 150 miles roundtrip, was done with the most technologically advanced river jetboat in Alaska that is designed to safely navigate rivers that were previously inaccessible.\u00c2\u00a0 The boat went as far up as it could in the canyon 75 miles upstream, showing the boat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ability to do battle with class 4 and 5 rapids.\u00c2\u00a0 On our way back we stopped at an old Dena&#8217;ina Indian Encampment and an authentic trapper\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cabin with its original furnishings to view how the Dena\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ina Indians and trappers lived in &#8220;Bush&#8221; Alaska at the turn of the century.\u00c2\u00a0 It was an incredible experience.<\/p>\n<p>We ended the night by happening upon a community kick-ball game that seemed to involved the entire town.\u00c2\u00a0 Our crew teamed up with some stellar locals and took control of the night.\u00c2\u00a0 Games were three innings long, winners stayed and losers had to get back in line.\u00c2\u00a0 We stayed, went out Seinfeld style, and walked back to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talkeetnaroadhouse.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Trapper John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cabin<\/a> to rest our heads.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was a our first day of rest in some time, but turned into a work day to get caught up on blogs, photos and video.\u00c2\u00a0 Steve went out and interviewed Jim from Whole Wheat Radio, and said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The interview with Jim was one of my favorite interviews of the entire expedition.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Our time spent in Talkeetna has been more than well, and being able to meet so many great people is really amazing.\u00c2\u00a0 Being able to get out there and see the world is something special, but to be able to interact and listen to the stories of the people is next level.\u00c2\u00a0 We are very fortunate.\u00c2\u00a0 Fortunate indeed.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Photo Exhibition from the week:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0104\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-0104.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0104\" width=\"570\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Strider, a sled dog at Earth Song, having a thought<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0114\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-0114.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0114\" width=\"388\" height=\"570\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Swinger on a creative sign at Earth Song<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0169\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-0169.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0169\" width=\"570\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The girls having a moment with Alice at Talkeetna Bed and Breakfast<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0387\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-0387.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0387\" width=\"570\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Whole Wheat Crew joins the TWBR crew for a picture by their sign<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0308\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-0308.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0308\" width=\"570\" height=\"388\" \/><br \/>\nView from the plane<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0463 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-04632.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0463 2\" width=\"388\" height=\"570\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The crew on the river jetboat, in the rapids<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"_IGP3909\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/igp3909.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"_IGP3909\" width=\"554\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The bear<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"_IGP3739\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/igp3739.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"_IGP3739\" width=\"570\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Co-pilot Celeste, ready to take flight<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"_IGP3741\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/igp3741.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"_IGP3741\" width=\"570\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Golden stache communicating with the pilot<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0453\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-0453.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0453\" width=\"388\" height=\"570\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Cool and calm Kristen gives the rapids a wave \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hello\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"_IGP3852\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/igp3852.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"_IGP3852\" width=\"388\" height=\"570\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Not so mild-mannered Meagan attempts to jump ship<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; border-right-width: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0252\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dsc-0252.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0252\" width=\"388\" height=\"570\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Ready for takeoff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I have to take a step back, look around, and maybe even pinch myself to realize that this is real.  We are beyond fortunate, and this last week has been like no other.  When one is able to mix incredible people with amazing adventure its result is almost surreal.  Alaska and its people are one of those places, hands down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[896,21,24,14,835,950],"tags":[981,1132,1131,1134,1129,1123,1125,1135,1122,1088,985,1111,1137,1130,1126,1127,1112,1136,1133,1124,1128,1138,1470,1110],"class_list":["post-3196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accomodation-reviews","category-action-sports","category-book-and-media-recommendations","category-expedition-updates","category-north-america","category-usa","tag-alaska","tag-christopher-mccandless","tag-coke-wallace","tag-denali-view-lodge","tag-earth-song-lodge","tag-eddie-vedder","tag-elizabeth-gilbert","tag-esther-golton","tag-hard-sun","tag-healy","tag-into-the-wild","tag-jim-kloss","tag-mahays-riverboat-service","tag-midnight-sun-safaris","tag-mount-mckinley","tag-nenana","tag-talkeetna","tag-talkeetna-air-taxi","tag-talkeetna-bed-and-breakfast","tag-the-last-american-man","tag-touch-of-the-wilderness-b-b-inn","tag-trapper-johns-cabin","tag-usa","tag-whole-wheat-radio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nels\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Notes: Nomadic Wandering Shenanigans June 12-19, 2009 - The World By Road<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/2009\/06\/19\/nels\u2019-notes-nomadic-wandering-shenanigans-june-12-19-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nels\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Notes: Nomadic Wandering Shenanigans June 12-19, 2009 - The World By Road\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sometimes I have to take a step back, look around, and maybe even pinch myself to realize that this is real. 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