News & Updates
Barren Lands – May 16 – Day 58
"In the morning, when it was whited-out, I saw a white wolf. It was running on the other side of the river. All of a sudden, I looked up and there it was... I usually talk to an animal like that, but it didn't really [...]
Barren Lands – May 15 – Day 57
"I have to be back in the Cities on June 7 for an imporant fundraiser for the Steger Wilderness Center to fund our programs this summer. So that's a real deadline, but at the rate I'm going, I'd be a little late coming [...]
Barren Lands – May 14 – Day 56
“I had a dangerous encounter with a Barren Lands grizzly bear… It was the biggest grizzly I’ve ever seen… The first situation is always to keep a cool head… When it turned and headed toward me, I knew it was time to get [...]
Barren Lands – May 13 – Day 55
“In the whiteout, I made out just a glimpse of black… There was a slice of open water, really deep fast moving current right next to the shoreline…. That was a really dangerous situation. It would have been very easy to [...]
Barren Lands – May 12 – Day 54
“I was waiting and waiting… listening to the animals, and sure enough, the geese started making lots of fuss. Right after the geese was the sound of the engine. Last resupply, it was the ravens. Animals around will let [...]
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