We work hard and long all day and we play just as hard on our 1 (sometimes 2) days off that we get a week. Things operate a little different out here in Alaska, rather than taking a day off to relax, we band together and hunt for the most extreme epic adventures we can possibly find/afford.
A few examples…..
Went deep sea Salmon fishing with one of the best captains/friends we met this summer!! Most of us were total rookies and yet we all still caught at least 3 salmon each along with a few Hallibut and Cod. We learned how to work down riggers and spent all day exploring the islands and coasts around our island. Felt great to get off our little island for a while!!
We had exactly 24 hours to complete one of the most extreme hikes on the island. We packed all our camping gear and set off to conquer Deer mountain, camped on a ridgeline, and traversed 7 peaks, and hiked 14 miles! We dominated the most sketchy decent I have ever done while hiking which consisted of a steep drop off we had to conquer by means of a rickety metal ladder.
We stepped off the ladder of death and onto a 2 foot wide ledge which led us to a steep wall of rock. The only way to descend further was by metal cables scattered along it and jammed into crevices. Although they looked deadly, they seemed to be jammed in far enough for us to alternate repelling down and Tarzan swinging from cable to cable.
After getting though the tough parts all we had to do was pick our way further down the mountain side with nothing but broken wood with tetnus infested nails sticking out everywhere to hold onto. This was followed by a forest of Devil’s Club (a very spikey and poisonous bush) to get through using moves from the Matrix. We finally made our way back to the highway and hitch-hiked back to our car! Awesome awesome time!!
One of the best perks of being an outdoor guide is that we can get on any other tours that are offered on the island! One especially rainy day we all went “adventure carting” which is a combination of go-carting and four wheeling. We drove our little caravan down 14 miles of muddy off road trails in the backwoods of the rainforest. Pretty sure we were the loudest, rowdiest, and muddiest bunch that company has ever had!
Made a sick friend with a killer God story who lives on what we call “the Wild West” of southeast Alaska (aka Prince of Whales Island). My bro was hanging on our island just to be back in somewhat civilization for a while. He started a really intense outdoor laser-tag company so that the teens on his island would have something to do. He happened to bring all his gear (which consisted of 6 types of guns!) to our island and was kind enough to set up a night of hardcore laser tagging for me and my friends!!
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