I can't wait to bring you back here. I know you've heard me say it so many times, but this might be the most beautiful place I've ever been.
The rare, often fleeting glimpses of what
our planet has to offer are a privilege to witness.
Sharing these elusive moments is one of my greatest callings.
That allure has brought me to Alaska,
to Wrangell St. Elias, the largest national park
inside the largest state in the US.
Airplanes are really the only way to see
so much of this great land.
The best roads up here really are in the
sky.
You would love the bush pilots too,
they're wild and weird just like both of you.
I know you wonder why I have to go when
it's always so hard for me to leave.
Why even get a job if all it does is
takes you away from those you love?
I think my answer is about passion.
"This is mental, dude! Are you kidding me?!"
I want you both to be so passionate about whatever you do that there's no doubt the sacrifices are worth it.
For years, Ive been dreaming of sharing the blue pools, these crystal clear ponds that form here
on flat glaciers under rare conditions.
I've tried to capture them before, but
have always failed.
But if you know one thing about me, it's
that I obsess over a challenge.
Just know that out of all my greatest
adventures, you boys will always be my favorite.
This experience honestly won't be complete,
until I get to come back here with you.
But until then, I'm bringing home lots of photos as they say up here, "North to the future".
I love you,
Dad.
