AMR Guides

Name: AMR Guides
Address: Anchorage, AK, US
Telephone: +19073068909

AMR Guides leads wilderness trips to remote, wild places seldom visited by others. We love Alaska b We journey to remote, wild places seldom visited by others.

AMR Guides leads wilderness trips for adventurers, eco-tourists and fishermen. We are familiar with over 70 rivers and nearly every geographical region and mountain range in Alaska. And though the Great State of Alaska is our home, we can guide or outfit trips anywhere in the world.

02/11/2017

Taking in the view at Miles Glacier

02/04/2017

In this episode, Andrew McLean keeps the fire of stoke burning with cook tent setup techniques. Each week, Basecamp TV, in collaboration with Andrew McLean, brings you new skills to help grow your ski mountaineering gray matter and improve your understanding of how to move in technical terrain.

01/30/2017

A great time on the mountain!

01/14/2017

Mother Nature has been busy building this winter.

01/11/2017

These tiny mounds are formed by a layer of volcanic ash and the sun uniquely heating the snows surface. Never seen it anywhere but in Alaska!
📸 Michael Funke

01/10/2017

Whatcha doing?
📸 Michael Funke

01/09/2017

Good morning!!

01/08/2017

Epic weekend!
📸 Michael Funke

01/06/2017

Windy site for camp, but what a view!!

01/04/2017

Is it time for doctors to prescribe outdoor therapy?

01/04/2017

Alaska!

01/04/2017

Great article to get you started in the backcountry skiing

01/03/2017

The sunlight is slowly returning. Can't wait for the longer days!!
📸 Michael Funke

01/02/2017

An epic start to a new year!
📸 Michael Funke

01/01/2017

Make 🎉2017🎈an adventure with AMR Guides!! 🌄🗺

12/30/2016

Counting down to an epic New Year!
📸 Michael Funke

12/28/2016

Acid lake in the crater of Mt Mageik. The SO2 vents combine with the H2O to form H2SO4. 😳😬
📸 Michael Funke

12/27/2016

What's your adventure?
📸 Michael Funke

12/24/2016

Hard to describe what Alaska looks like sometimes, but this year is truly a white Christmas. Every tree has every limb covered in frost for a truly spectacular wintry feeling!!

12/23/2016

We love bears!
📸 Michael Funke

12/22/2016

The rest of our group lands for their adventure - riding in style!
📸 Michael Funke

12/21/2016

Blue skies and the snow is stabilizing! Got the boots refitted and skis tuned, let's go!

12/20/2016

Any plans for the holidays?

12/19/2016

The best memories don't require a filter!

12/18/2016

Chasing the pow!

12/16/2016

Have you ever seen these on rivers around here? They may look like holiday bells, but they are actually ice bells!!

What makes these beauties of nature form? It boils down to a few elements: air temperatures, changing water levels and something touching the water. Given those three elements - can you guess how these form? Lets see how close you are:

Air and water temperatures must be warm enough for ice to not form on the surface of the stream. Next, the water level must rise several inches due to gentle rainfall or snow melt. The rising water must get high enough to touch the tips of low hanging tree branches or moss, but not high or fast enough to break them off.
Now, a point of perfect timing must occur. At the peak of the flow, when the tiny branches are dipping and scraping the surface of the water, the temperature must drop sharply down well below freezing. The water level must then begin to drop slowly, unaffected by any additional weather. No rain or wind; just cold and calm conditions.

The cold temperatures cause ice to form on the tiny branches that are touching the water. The ice will form in an almost invisible layer sometimes looking much like a tiny icicle, or a transparent leaf. As the ice "gains weight", the tiny branch will begin to bounce slightly, up and down, side-to-side as the water passes by. Next in the sequence, the water level must begin to drop ever so slightly. This creates an open space between the ice and the water. Yet, tiny ripples in the flow will reach up, touch the ice, instantly freeze and add to the weight. Any little puff of a breeze, even a passing bird, will cause the growing ice ball to bounce slightly up and down, touch the water and gain more weight. This situation also causes the bottom of the ice ball to grow in diameter, adding more weight, and creating a "Bell-like" shape.

Image courtesy of Kelly Krueger, Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak - text courtesy of the hoosiercanoeclub

12/15/2016

When two 'rivers' collide...

12/14/2016

Shooting the shooter

12/13/2016

The ice fog and 5F temp adds a whole other layer to the term 'white Christmas'. 🎄 ❄️ ⛄️

12/12/2016

Happy trails from Alaska!

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Anchorage, AK

Telephone

+19073068909

Website

http://www.amrguides.com/

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