Holy crap! I'm glad😊 things got better. Nice island

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

Same! Always a relief when we make it to the cabin successfully. We never know what adventure is ahead. Thank you!

Glad it worked out. Not much margin of error in that weather. Good video!

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

There really isn’t. The weather and conditions can be detrimental. It’s important to keep a positive attitude and stay focused to get the goal completed. It can be very challenging out there.

Thank you for keeping it real! Very enjoyable video.

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

You are welcome. I know wind noise is less than ideal. But those are the conditions we are presented with and I prefer to share what’s happening in the moment!

Good job everyone!!!

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! It certainly can be very challenging.

Mark the trail with tape in the trees to mark a trail from tree to tree use florescent orange or green.

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the idea, we can do that in certain areas, but across the ridges there are not too many visible trees, most are already under the snow depth or it is bare where we can’t determine the direction when at the tops of the ridge. The marked florescent tape doesn’t show up in the white out conditions or get picked up my the headlights when it’s a ways in the distance unfortunately. The tripod we put up did not withstand the 50mph winds.

GPS for sure !! Glad y’all are ok

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

Yea we always carry it with us and it’s mapped out on it, but still difficult to find the exact location and get back to where the existing trail is buried. But it is crucial to have with us.

Just found your channel and have binged it all. Looking forward to your future content.

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for joining us! I’ll give your channel a view as well!

@NorwegianHomestead

6 ай бұрын

Thank you :) @@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

You are most welcome, looking forward to see what you are up to!

Do you not have a GPS for times like that? It is amazing how positive you two stayed during all of it. The cabin is coming together nicely. Enjoy watching your families adventures

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

We do have our inreach and the trail marked but even referencing that we only knew a general direction to get back on track, which we had already figured out. Finding exactly where the prior trail should be is the challenging part and no markers (think driveway reflectors) were visible anymore as the snow depth was too high. If we don’t travel on exactly where the trail should be we 1. Won’t locate it. 2. Will be even more stuck as it is extremely deep in the valley and you have to remain on the prepacked trail we have set in, even if we can’t see it. Makes for a challenging trip at times. We do try to stay positive through it all. We’ve experienced a great deal of misery trying to make it on that trail that keeping a positive outlook is crucial to survival out there. Thanks for continuing to follow us!

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

5 ай бұрын

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I sure do love your kitchen and the new island it is very quaint. Very, very, very nice. Nice and you are actually doing great On a snow machine you both are it's awesome to see

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! The island was the perfect addition for seating and storage! It can definitely be challenging getting to the cabin and back. I have improved greatly this year and my husband is so much better than me, couldn’t do it without him!

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5 ай бұрын

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@travisleiske204

5 ай бұрын

Well, thank you. I will look that up. You and your husband are pretty special people. Thank you for text me about that. I love it Have a good evening stay warm

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

5 ай бұрын

Thank you and it’s finally warming up after 3 long weeks!

what trip up! Would driveway markers Help?

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

Someone else added those through some tricky parts, but the snow has now covered 95% of them and only a few just the reflector was visible at snow level.

Wow could be dangerous

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

It absolutely can be, which is why we try to be prepared in many different ways and do not recommend anyone unfamiliar with the territory try to ride out there. Definitely could die out there.

do you have any detailed info on your thermo generated light?

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

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@malliehall673

6 ай бұрын

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@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

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@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching again ☺️

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5 ай бұрын

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Please don't put your family in such jeopordy again. Go in daylight?? Man that was dangerous.

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

We never know what to expect, whether it will be good weather, good visibility or difficult weather. It can be very unpredictable in a matter of moments. You can head out in nice weather and it changes instantly. The following trip we did do in the day light so we could navigate the new drifts after additional snowfall. Unfortunately this isn’t our first tough travels, but it certainly helps us to evaluate our gear and preparedness. Having a positive mindset and being ready for anything is essential and a skill we share with our children.

@sgrvtl7183

6 ай бұрын

AGREE

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

6 ай бұрын

Next trips were in daylight and likely the following ones but we are at a bit of stand still with 2 weeks of -40 and -50 weather. That is too dangerous.

@06BlackTaco

4 ай бұрын

Lol, on the way out, tie all your empty beer cans to the tree tops. If they fall off, pickup the empties in the summer. 😂

@06BlackTaco

4 ай бұрын

Repeat as necessary. Free markers , that are plentiful