Family of Four Returns From Trekking the Seward Peninsula


You may remember the FAMILY OF FOUR that left Nome back in March to start their trek up the Seward Peninsula. We caught up with Bretwood “Hig” Higman at the beginning of June to hear how the trip went.

Erin, Katmai and Lituya playing "hide the ski pole" to keep moving forward.
Erin, Katmai and Lituya playing “hide the ski pole” to keep moving forward. Photo credit: Ground Truth Trekking. http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/photo/ice-games/

“I think it is a really different thing for the adults and kids,” Hig says. “The way it’s different is we just think more slowly and bigger. We think about the experience we’re getting this week or this month, but for our kids their scale is like the next 20 minutes. It’s right here. I think they had a fabulous experience.”

Listen above to this KNOM profile featuring Hig’s reflections as well as soundscapes and self-interviews they collected while out on the land. You can learn more about their trip and ongoing adventures at GroundTruthTrekking.org 

A cold sunset. Photo credit: Ground Truth Trekking http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/photo/sunset-and-cold-wind/
A cold sunset. Photo credit: Ground Truth Trekking http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/photo/sunset-and-cold-wind/

 

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