The pulks/sleds/snow ships have now been christened with cheap boxed red wine. I have chosen the name "S.S. Kid Karstens" for my ship, in honor of the first Superintendent of what was originally named Mount McKinley National Park. Harry Karstens was often referred to as "the kid", but was revered as an honest, hardworking, and highly dependable mail deliverer, musher, river man, and steward of what is now Denali National Park and Preserve (he was equally despised by poachers, moonshiners, and trespassers). Jeremy Bahr of Fairbanks has chosen the name of his ride to be "S.S. Broad Reach", which is a sailing term. It's a point of sail when wind is at the beam. 28 January 2010
Christening of the Snow Ships
The pulks/sleds/snow ships have now been christened with cheap boxed red wine. I have chosen the name "S.S. Kid Karstens" for my ship, in honor of the first Superintendent of what was originally named Mount McKinley National Park. Harry Karstens was often referred to as "the kid", but was revered as an honest, hardworking, and highly dependable mail deliverer, musher, river man, and steward of what is now Denali National Park and Preserve (he was equally despised by poachers, moonshiners, and trespassers). Jeremy Bahr of Fairbanks has chosen the name of his ride to be "S.S. Broad Reach", which is a sailing term. It's a point of sail when wind is at the beam. 
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Hopefully you'll be sailing on a broad reach the whole way. So when traveling are you carrying a pack AND pulling the sled? And how do you deal with persperation/breathability along your back when carrying a large pack? I seem to struggle with thermoregulation when traveling in cold temps.Too warm or too cold.
ReplyDeleteYes, we will be carrying large, light packs on our backs. I have found this to be the best way to access pertinent gear quickly--down jacket, backup gloves and hats, eyewear, navigation--and it also allows us the ability to stop and retrieve this gear without turning around on our skis and going to the sled(this gets old quick). The waist belt on the backpacks is an ideal place to hook the sleds into allowing you free range of motion. As far as thermoregulation is concerned we will only be wearing synthetics when traveling and layers will be constantly adjusted for comfort. The important thing is to be have warm, dry clothes ready for when the sweating and traveling cease.Good points, thanks Jarl.
ReplyDeletePat: I have been quietly following your preparation for this adventure with a mixture of being thrilled & apprehensive, due of course to my lack of personal knowledge of such a trip. I am waiting for you to tell us why? I can only believe that there is such pure joy in being in a place so cold & beautiful and handling it all on your own. Good luck
ReplyDeleteYou hit the nail on the head Jim. I tried to answer your question in a post, but I'm not sure I did it any better than you just did! Thanks!
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