Front Row to Denali's Splenor

Billy, Laird, Philip, Alex, Dave and other creators of SVA,


What a special spot you’ve created in the front row of Denali’s view shed!

First, an understated word of appreciation. Gents, the place you planted your flag is a special spot on this earth, and we’re all proud to have been allowed to visit for a short week. Thank you for the use of your cabin, your copious gear and stores, your accumulated knowledge of the place and how to enjoy it, your library, your leftover whisky, your running water and neon fluorescent disco moose shed, and all other intangibles that we can’t commit to words.


What follows is an attempt to capture a very very strong week at the SVA cabin in august ’09. Please forgive authorship bias toward and away from the facts.

Be sure to look at all the picture links.  They are all in different formats: Google, Picasa, Fliker, Snapfish. There are a few videos linked and some on You Tube.  The files of inventories are listed in the blog but can be made available in native format. 

Below is our SVA Blog Log - maybe next year we will tweet...

Ben and Emilee's Photos

http://gallery.me.com/bkadamson#100061

Duncan's Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVrjMO8vjg8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiVbmv3w0xk

Scott's Videos

to be uploaded soon...

Adrian's Amazing Photographs

http://web.me.com/springhillab/Alaska.2009/ADB.photos.html

Note that this site may be slow to load.  300+ pictures that are all amazing!

Sara and Stephen's Photos

http://gallery.me.com/saraescott/100185

You can add to this album by mobile phone or email. Just send your photos or movies to:

saraescott-zdx3@post.me.com

 

Pre-trip Planning

Pre-August – preparation.
Ben Adamson took the lead on assembling a first-rate crew for a trip to SVA in August ’09. Ben’s first lady Emilee Carpenter, Stephen and Sarah Adamson, Scott Reed, Duncan Burn, Adrian Bruns, George Stanley and his first lady Brooks, and Cheairs Porter were the crew who self-selected for the trip. Many emails circulated in the months prior, with accelerating spaz-ometer readings as we got closer to August.

Key points of preparation:

1. Sarah Adamson worked with a outfitters’ chef to assemble a 10-page menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner for each day we were at the cabin. Said menu also involved a 6-page shopping list, which contained down-to-the-brand-and-size instructions for each item. We did not g hungry.
2. Stephen and Ben instigated a bear deterrent arms race among themselves, Porter and Reed. More than $1000 in proper armaments were purchased specifically for this trip.