These shares involve camping trips—tents, multi-day stays, and outdoor overnights where recreation turns into fear after dark or at first light.
Common threads are planned campouts, families and friends, and the decision to pack up early or never camp that way again. Browse these shares if you want classic camping-under-pressure stories from across Alaska.
This is a share from Caleb from an experience back in 1988 on Lake Aleknagik in Rainbow Valley.
Joe heard sounds of ravens, crows, and laughter while in his SUV near the Root Glacier. There's countless untold encounters that have never seen the light of day because so many are fearful of telling their story.
An experience of two girls who were scammed by a fake hiking guide and ended up in a bad situation in the Wood Tik-Chik State Park. This video had some audio issues.
Ron shared his experience of a terrifying encounter on a camping trip with his young daughter that occurred south of the Denali Highway. Please note, this is one of several shares where I had audio issues.
Glen shares his experience from a sheep hunt on the Brooks Range back in the 1980s.
Tom and Mary shared their fish camp encounter that occurred on the shore of Nushagak Bay.
Paul and James, two of my cousins, had this encounter back in 2007 at Harris Creek. These two cousins were with me during the Nushagak River Ambush encounter only a few weeks prior to this.
Here's a story of mine from my younger days back in 1984 when hiking with my older sister and her boyfriend, when I heard a distinct whistle and voices in the distance where nobody was. I also share a scarier experience of mine of voices in the wind that happened while camping with friends in Sunshine Valley.
I share an experience from Eric S that occurred near Cantwell, south of the Denali Highway, with his then-fiance in late August of 2017.
These events occured 1998 in the Wood-Tikchik State Park in a canoe on the Aguluwok River with my friend Brian. This area has a long history of encounters.
I share an encounter I experienced with two other relatives in 2007 on the Nushagak River. I've shared this experience before, but I give some more detail in this video.
I share a terrifying encounter from Jason who was on a hunting trip with his two young sons in the Fall of 2021 South of the Denali Highway.
This is my first video for the channel. In my experience, they are not our friends, and in Alaska, they are more aggressive than encounters I've heard from the lower 48.
This first encounter I'm sharing happened to a cousin of mine back in 1967, and it shows how cunning and intelligent they are. I also share another experience from two other relatives from 1994 from Bristol Bay, and another encounter up the Denali Highway.
