Ground Truth Trekking is based on the belief that expeditions to see what's on the ground help us learn about important issues. We combine that "ground truth" with "researched truth," using our scientific backgrounds along with our adventures to come up with something we hope will further the conversation about these issues in an entertaining and informative way.
In addition to our ongoing expeditions, we're working on a number of projects to spread information about natural resource issues in Alaska. If you like what we're doing, please support our expeditions and our work!
Check out our Kickstarter Campaign - a film on Erin and Hig's epic family expedition around Cook Inlet, at the pace of 4-year-old Katmai!
Winner of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Literature!
Small Feet, Big Land: Adventure, Home and Family on the Edge of Alaska (book)
A Long Trek Home: 4,000 Miles by Boot, Raft, and Ski (book)
Journey on the Wild Coast (full-length movie)
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(blog post, November 10th, 2014)
Skis. Sleds. Sea Ice. Blizzards. Breakup.Packrafts.
One 6-year-old. One 4-year-old.
Two months.
500 miles from Nome to Kotzebue.
And lot of stuff we haven’t figured out yet. Read More
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And check out some of the latest Ground Truth Treks:Tracing the Heart of Alaska Where the Heck is Donlin, and Life on Ice.
Benefits and Risks of Massive Fracking (11/11/2014)
Bering Straits Spring (11/09/2014)
Big Dams & Bad Choices: Two Case Studies in Human Factors and Dam Failure (11/08/2014)
The New York Times recently carried a interesting article on events surrounding the 2012 grounding of the Kulluk drilling rig.
Twitter Updates:@GroundTruthTrek:Our view this morning. http://t.co/7Xr7R61EdK
@GroundTruthTrek:[Bjørn] I had the privilege of interviewing one of Alaska's greatest adventurers, Gordy Vernon, for Heart of... http://t.co/CF3N0bqccU
@GroundTruthTrek:Friday kid hike: A taste of winter on the beach. Tiny snowflakes fluttering onto outstretched tongues, or... http://t.co/wQNiQA5Pm9
@GroundTruthTrek:I filmed an interview for Heart of Alaska today with Homer sustainability guru Kyra Wagner. One of the topics we... http://t.co/j0VUvsXzbE
@GroundTruthTrek:Friday kid hike: It was a dark gray morning--the third straight day of rain tumbling down on our fabric roof and... http://t.co/iqNxtI4gSe
