Alaska 09

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This was our cozy shelter
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But mostly we slept beneath the midnight sun
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It got pretty cold
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August 9, 2009 In the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge
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But I take pride in the fact that I can make fun
out of the most challenging situations
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The mosquitoes were pretty abundant
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But with our bugshirts we could defeat them.
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So what makes me colorful you ask?
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Ive had a grizzly bear false charge at me
And I survived (not caught on tape)
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Ive seen countless wild animals up close
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Ive witnessed some of the most remote mountains
glaciers
And arctic rivers
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What makes me colorful you ask?
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Ive backpacked up some of the highest peaks
above the Arctic Circle
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I am somewhat of a klutz,
but I can laugh every time I fall down.
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I have no problem with getting my hands dirty in
order to challenge myself
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Or to be the one to come up with the plan
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But why was it all worth it?
Why even be there?
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Because there is where the friendships are
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the wildlife, the views, and the hikes.
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Because there is where the journey is.
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Or maybe I can say that I was there, as another
voyageur once said, "to iron out the wrinkles in
my soul.
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But really I was there, on that route to
nowhere-in-particular, to find the most
meaningful thing of all
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Myself.
All photos are photos taken by me or my tripmates
Quote by Douglas Wood
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By Caroline Hildebrand