Chapter 1 Soaring With Eagles:
We awoke early on a Tuesday morning and drove to the airport. We took two Cessna 206 aircrafts to make the journey. Flying along the coastline seeing the bright blue, tropical-like, glacier water was neat. At some point during the flight we seemed lost only to be soon escorted by a flock of eagles. I swear I could see John Denver riding an eagle. Both of the planes made it to Dry Bay, where we were greeted by a man called Johnathan. If you don’t know who Johnathan is, do yourself a service and look this man up! HE is a legend.
Chapter 2 Swamp Life
Our crew was responsible for cutting and clearing corridor along 5 miles of the 65 total miles of ATV trail in Dry Bay. Here are a few definitions to give you a better idea of what we did:
SWAMPING: Swamping is the act of moving cut trees and branches well off the
trail. When done with one pile, simply move to the next. One does not run out
of material to swamp. Swamp life is swamping all day, every day. Sentence: Vinny was made to swamp for Lesley.
SAWYER: The Act of using a chainsaw throughout the entire
day and work week. One may probably receive carpal tunnel from doing this. A sawyer has one goal and that
is to drop trees for the swampers. Sentence: Sawyer Casey hails from the great state of Ohio
and knows more about chainsaws than you know about your mother.
The connection between swamper and sawyer is one of the
strongest in Mother Nature.
Chapter 3 Island of Bears:
On our first set of off days we traveled to the East Alsek cabin.
We traveled with Mr. Kuboto through many rivers and thick brush to find this
majestic cabin. Six people, four beds, one cabin; it was a fight. Our first
adventure was to Bear Island. Bear Island was the first section of land to have
vegetation on it after the glacier retreated. We found a game trail up a steep hillside behind the cabin, and were greeted with an outstanding view.
Chapter 4 That’s Pretty Neat:
The crew would frequently explore the river bed to the Alsek
and in the opposite direction towards the ocean. The crew often saw pretty neat
things like moose, bear, wolf and, eagle tracks. I could tell it was an eagle
track by the way it was. That’s pretty neat! During these explorations our crew
would stop and listen to the surrounding nature. Only
some of us could hear John Denver. At the Alsek we saw pretty neat ice chunks
that floated down the river at alarming rates.
Chapter 5 Mr. Kuboto goes to the beach:
The sky was blue and the eagles were soaring, the beach was
calling and we had to go. We took the Kubotas as far as we could before walking
along the sand. After a long walk along the river delta our hearts were struck
by the Gulf of Alaska. Scotty Martell, aka Scotty Fresh, experienced the ocean
for the first time that day. Only a selected few of us fully submerged
ourselves into the surprisingly warm water. We were greeted by many whales and
seals who were also enjoying the prefect day.
Chapter 6 Our fearless leader:
Lesley Seale says she is from Colorado Springs, but being
raised by a military family she has lived around the country and world. At being only 23 she has defined what
experts say is possible at such a young age. This fearless leader has been
known to use the chainsaw for over 40 hours a week only taking breaks to
sharpen and refuel. While being a leader she is also a renewed chef. Being able
to make anything out of nothing. Besides serving the planet for a living, she
enjoys long walks on the beach, yoga, bubble baths, and John
Denver. She has one of the brightest futures of our young generation, watch out
world!
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