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When you travel…
You don’t come back home the same
A place you must visit before you die: Yosemite National Park. On March 2023, Yosemite National Park has experienced and broke a significant 54 year record snowfall in all areas of the park, with snow up to 15 feet deep in some areas. It was quite an experience. Despite the heavy snowfall, Yosemite wilderness showcased its beauty that will leave you breathless. Watch to see why Yosemite is one of the TOP 10 national parks visited in the world and across the states.
Yosemite, CA 2023
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Yosemite, CA
Backpacking to Young Lakes, CA. The hike was about 6 hours long from 1:30pm to 7:30pm. We spent the night
Juneau, Alaska - Norris Glaciers 2024
Below are pictures from time spent on the Glaciers in Alaska for the entire summer. Patrick had a wonderful time meeting many unique people from all over the U.S. and different countries throughout the world. Patrick worked and lived on the Norris Glaciers for 6 days or more at a time while having no access to wifi and service. There were times helicopters couldn’t come up to the Glaciers to bring back down the crew to the ground for time off because of the bad weather that would go on. Early April-May, Norris crew got over 12 ft of snow (It all eventually melted down to 4.5 ft of snow) and was currently standing on about 2,100-3,000ft of ice. Patrick had the chance to work with over 195 Alaskan Huskies dogs each with different personalities. Everything on the Glaciers gets brought up and back down by NorthStar. During his time on the glaciers, Patrick served over 6,000 tourists and ran over 300 tours for 4 months taking pictures of tourists dogsledding with dog mushers. Norris crew often spent 6 days or more at a time due to bad weather without having access to wifi, service, and more. Half way through the season, Patrick’s last remaining battery for his cochlear implant was lost while being in a hurried on the way to the Helicopter station work. He ended up having to spend a month without being able to hear. Before arriving to Alaska, Patrick’s dog, Woody chewed apart his right hearing-aid. Despite the setback, Patrick stayed focused on his assignment on the Glaciers until Mid-August towards the end of the season to travel back home (Houston, TX) where he was able to get his hearing-aid issues for his Cochlear Implant fixed at Hearing Health of Houston. It was all thanks to his will to never quit and the help of his Norris 24’ crew making communication and interactions more smoother.
“When I lost my battery on the way to NorthStar Helicopter station, I felt scared and disappointment all over again. I didn't know what to do but I knew I had to keep pushing forward. After arriving to the Glacier, instead of getting upset, my friends chose to find solutions to the problem with me and helped made things better for me. The crew made sure I never gave up especially around foreign tourists that we had to served. It wasn’t easy for any of us but we all pulled through together. That’s what happens when teamwork makes the dream work. On the bright side of the things, it was nice not being able to hear dogs bark all day and night as well as rude comments from customers. My crew showed me that I could trust and count on them which is hard to do nowadays in a rough world and times we live in. Towards the end of the season, I ended up finding the lost battery, however it was still damaged. When I found it that’s how I knew God is always listening and watching you even when you don’t think He is.”
- Patrick Jones
