The website is up, the basics are posted, and the Journey of the Spirit Bear is officially underway! Anyone who's ever planned a large trip knows the journey starts long before you walk out the door, and it's going to take a lot of planning and coordination over the next 8 months to make this little adventure a success. After years of dreaming, scouring maps, satellite images, and every bit of reading we can get ahold of, it's exciting to finally see things coming together.

We've assembled a small team of devoted individuals to undertake this journey. They've been carefully chosen with the right combination of off-trail experience, steady nerves, and physical conditioning vital to making this journey a success. We have slightly differing trekking styles (a somewhat eclectic mix of journeyers), but we're all devoted wholeheartedly to the goals of the Journey. Now, the real work begins...

As plans progress and July draws nearer, the Spirit Bear Team will post here periodically to keep y'all informed of what we're up to. Items such as individual gear selections, gear lists, speaking arrangements & events, work with conservation groups, sponsors, and anything else pertinent to the task at hand is fair game to post, so check back periodically to see what's going on with the Journey of the Spirit Bear. Until next time, happy exploring, and maybe one day we'll meet under a damp green understory. :-)