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Nadia White is different from her great grandmother Josie in innumerable ways: she is more than twice as old as the girl who left Oklahoma; unfettered by marriage or children. Both women enjoyed friends and family and games. They seem to share, however, a certain willingness to do things the hard way and find it funny. Like Josie, Nadia takes to the outdoors with an athleticism that requires solitary staying power. Josie’s obituary notes that she “climbed ever worthwhile peak in southeastern Alaska.” It is that spirit that Nadia intends to follow when the actual route of Josie’s relocations become unclear or, through modernity, unworthy. This blog is a report of travels in the spirit and footsteps of Josephine White.

Posted on June 25, 2014 - by Nadia

Pre race set up and last post

Skagway to Dawson 2014

The Skagnificent Six put the boat in the water, completed a second gear check, custom fit our gear to our seating areas and … went to breakfast. See you in Dawson

Posted on June 24, 2014 - by Nadia

Go! First test, crossing Lake Laberge

Skagway to Dawson 2014

Everyone knows what happened on the marge of Lake Laberge. What we don’t know, is what’s going to happen as the Skagnificent Six work our way down the 30-mile glacial gouge. Paddlers in the Yukon River Quest leave the starting line in Whitehorse on Wednesday, June 25 at noon. We’ll be on Laberge by 3 [...]

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