This ain’t so clutch
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This ain’t so clutch

Before we begin, I'd like to draw your attention to the fact that this is blog post number 13. You'll see further on why this small detail made me laugh as soon as I realized…

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Small gifts
Anna Sobieniak Anna Sobieniak

Small gifts

Whether it's sitting quietly listening to the cracking and calving of an ancient glacier, winding through never-ending dirt tracks hugged by snow-capped mountains, or watching a lone sea otter…

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Ready to launch
Anna Sobieniak Anna Sobieniak

Ready to launch

For the past 20 years, a strange event has taken place in Glacier View, Alaska. It started when a small group of people gathered on their property, several acres of land perched on the edge of a cliff…

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Fire inside the ice
Anna Sobieniak Anna Sobieniak

Fire inside the ice

The beautiful thing about offroading is, much like life itself, you never know what's waiting around the corner. You can't see past the next bend in the road, literally or figuratively…

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Glacier trifecta
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Glacier trifecta

Today will likely go down as one of the best days of our trip. Giant glaciers, rafts of floating sea otters, and a few precious moments spent watching a mother humpback and her calf leap for joy…

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Shared silence
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Shared silence

Tom and I have been on the road for six weeks now. Everything we see is new: every person we meet, every bend in the road, every town we pass through…

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Celebrating the sun
Anna Sobieniak Anna Sobieniak

Celebrating the sun

If you read my last post, you'll be familiar with our two days spent in rainy Haines, Alaska. Chilkat State Park makes the list of favourite places we've visited so far, and even though we were socked in…

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Population: 500
Anna Sobieniak Anna Sobieniak

Population: 500

There's something to be said about small towns. And when I say small, I mean really small. A population of around 500, or a little less…

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It’s not shorts weather
Anna Sobieniak Anna Sobieniak

It’s not shorts weather

We're officially three weeks on the road, already tipping into June. The trip started out slow, but this past week feels like it flew by with the wind…

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Day ten feels like day one hundred
Anna Sobieniak Anna Sobieniak

Day ten feels like day one hundred

When you take off on a trip of this size, there's some expectation that the beginning will feel like a whirlwind. A few days of chaos before the rhythm sets in. A shock, perhaps…

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Perspective
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Perspective

Every time I come round the corner of my building and see Envy parked in the alley, I let out a small sigh of satisfaction. This truck will soon be my new home…

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Designing a simpler life
Anna Sobieniak Anna Sobieniak

Designing a simpler life

Next spring, Tom and I are hitting the road for 6-8 months, driving through BC, Yukon, and Alaska in our truck and camper. It's a trip we've been dreaming about for some time, and now it's actually happening...

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Daydreaming
Anna Sobieniak Anna Sobieniak

Daydreaming

That’s how it all started. A little over a year ago, Tom and I began having discussions around taking a long trip north to Alaska...

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