https://10000daysinalaska.com/contact/2026-03-23T19:35:47+00:00weekly0.6https://10000daysinalaska.com/the-books/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/10000_days_3_covers_050310-copy.jpg10000_Days_3_covers_050310 copyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/norm-trapcabin-19961.jpgNorm-TrapCabin-1996Nornan at his trap cabin in the spring of 1996https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/norm-trapcabin-1996.jpgNorm-TrapCabin-1996Norman at his trap cabin in the spring of 19962018-12-10T01:33:44+00:00weekly0.6https://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/04/13/a-fine-buffalo-hunt/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/file0004.jpgbuffaloDarrell Gerry and Norman Wilkins with buffalo head2018-09-02T18:29:15+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/04/23/summer84-finishing-the-house-visitors-from-italy/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/file0006.jpglog home unfinishedFinishing the log home 2018-07-05T15:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/04/30/norman-wilkins-1928-2017/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/eagle-cover-photo-fresco.jpgeagle cover photo frescoRIP Norman2018-05-28T18:02:32+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/photos/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/swampbuggy-meanmachineweb1.jpgSwampBuggy-MeanMachineWebThe swamp buggy, otherwise known as the "mean machine".https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/swampbuggy-meanmachineweb.jpgSwampBuggy-MeanMachineWebThe swamp buggy, otherwise known as the "mean machine".https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/norm-wolf-1988web.jpgNorm-Wolf-1988WebNorman with large wolf-1988https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sylvia_panning_web1.jpgSylvia_panning_webSylvia panning for goldhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sylvia_panning_web.jpgSylvia_panning_webSylvia panning for gold2018-05-13T18:03:10+00:00weekly0.6https://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/03/18/628/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sylvia-cutting-caribou.jpgsylvia-cutting-caribouSylvia cutting up a caribou2017-11-12T14:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2010/05/10/introduction-and-how-norman-and-sylvia-met/2017-11-12T14:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/04/25/excerpt-from-a-letter-nelchina-alaska/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/47042_152280771474800_7497730_n.jpg47042_152280771474800_7497730_nNorman Wilkins at an old cabin2017-11-12T14:03:59+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/04/26/epilogue/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/9436411.jpgwolvesThe wolves came out and showed themselves to Norman, almost as if they were saluting him.2017-11-12T13:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/04/24/from-a-1996-letter-written-by-norman-wilkins/2017-11-12T13:27:13+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/01/17/broken-leg-25-and-20-miles-from-help/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/broken-leg.jpgbroken-legNorman breaks his leg miles from nowhere2017-01-17T14:16:34+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/01/14/quiet-time-at-the-trap-cabin/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/norman-in-red-parka-with-dog.jpgnorman-in-red-parka-with-dogNorman with one of his dogs2017-01-15T01:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/01/05/finishing-the-trapper-cabin/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/front-of-trap-cabin.jpgfront-of-trap-cabinFinished trapper cabin2017-01-05T15:41:03+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/01/03/building-the-trapper-cabin/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/norman-packing-sylvia-pulling-e1481729887829.jpgnorman-packing-sylvia-pullingNorman packs in supplies, Sylvia pulls logs.2017-01-05T15:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/01/01/bending-hickory-for-sled-runners/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dogsled.jpgNorman's dogsledNorman's dogsled2017-01-01T13:57:28+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/30/thunder-eggs-and-a-petrified-tree/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/thunder-eggs.jpgthunder-eggsThunder eggs are beautiful inside.2016-12-30T17:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/04/21/norman-buys-new-snowgo/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/polaris.jpgpolarisNorman buys a new Polaris snowmobile2016-12-29T21:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/04/17/early-84-trapping-and-pickin/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/henry.jpghenryHenry Johnson from Nelchina Lodge2016-12-29T20:31:55+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/04/09/drove-to-lower-48-to-attend-beverlys-wedding/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/wedding-hands.jpgwedding-handsBeverly and Kevin were married August 19832016-12-29T17:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/04/04/summer-83-building-of-log-home-begins/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sawing_logs_for_cabin.jpgsawing_logs_for_cabinSawing logs for the home2016-12-29T17:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/03/30/year-ends-with-full-lunar-eclipse-and-northern-lights/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/moon-103112-poster-edges-as-eclipse.jpgmoon-103112-poster-edges-as-eclipseTotal lunar eclipse2016-12-29T02:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/03/26/back-to-work-the-trapline/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/interior-of-trap-cabin.jpginterior-of-trap-cabinThe interior of the trap cabin is cozy and efficient.2016-12-29T02:25:42+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/03/22/siwash-camping-and-wolves-hunt-past-trap-cabin/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/trap-cabin.jpgtrap-cabinNorman's trapper cabin2016-12-29T02:10:21+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/03/14/hunting-sandhill-cranes-at-delta/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cranes.jpgcranesSandhill cranes2016-12-29T01:29:02+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/03/10/two-moose-hooked-horns-while-fighting-and-died/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/moose-from-air.jpgmoose-from-airLooking down on several moose from the air2016-12-29T01:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/03/07/clam-digging-excursion-interrupted-by-medical-emergency/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/moon082013-copy-web.jpgmoon082013-copy-webNorman loves the night sky, stars, Northern Lights, and the moon'2016-12-29T00:36:58+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/03/03/salmon-fishing-fossil-hunting-claim-jumping/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/alaska-lake.jpgalaska-lakeDan caught a king salmon and sylvia caught one too2016-12-29T00:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/02/28/nadia-was-awed-by-the-sights/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/view-from-plane.jpgview-from-planeNadia's first small plane ride. She was scared, excited, and in absolute awe all at the same time2016-12-28T22:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/02/24/fish-wheel-at-copper-center/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/red-salmon.jpgred-salmonRed (sockeye) salmon2016-12-28T20:43:23+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/02/20/prospecting-at-coghill-and-bear-at-coswell/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/alaskaflag.jpgalaskaflag2016-12-28T20:22:32+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/02/16/marking-land-at-old-boot-and-satiety-lakes/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/muktuk.jpgmuktukDimmick’s. We ate muktuk, a traditional Inuit/Eskimo meal of frozen whale skin and whale blubber, dried seal, fish and seal oil2016-12-28T19:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/02/12/going-outside-driving-the-alaska-highway-in-winter/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/snow-on-alaska-road.jpgsnow-on-alaska-roadIcy, snowy conditions along the Alaska Highway2016-12-28T18:27:43+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/02/08/claiming-land-and-norman-walks-3-hours-in-the-dark-to-cabin/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/traps.jpegtrapsCommon traps2016-12-28T17:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/01/31/finding-a-grizzly-kill-and-choosing-remote-cabin-site-at-old-boot-lake/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/treetops.jpgtreetops2016-12-28T15:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/01/27/shooting-at-tazlina-hunting-boo-and-moose-at-the-trap-cabin/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tazlina.jpgtazlinaLocation of tazlina Lodge2016-12-28T15:01:09+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/02/04/norman-insulates-the-remote-cabin/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/firewood.jpgfirewoodPlenty of firewood2016-12-28T14:49:01+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/01/20/going-outside-to-attend-a-funeral-sylvia-stays/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rip.jpgripNorman and sylvia return to Minnesota to attend a funeral2016-12-28T12:48:50+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/28/an-eagle-a-bear-and-a-three-toed-dinosaur/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1980-ish-younger-norman.jpg1980-ish-younger-normanNorman Wilkins, early 1980s2016-12-28T12:38:16+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/01/23/fishing-expedition-to-egegik-alaska/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/egegik.jpgegegikEgegik, Alaska2016-12-27T23:31:31+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/01/08/trouble-training-sled-dogs/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/running-dogs.jpgrunning-dogsNorman and Sylvia (in sled) posing for pictures after running the dogs.2016-12-27T21:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/26/wolf-feeds-on-caribou/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dead-caribou.jpgdead-caribouA wolf fed on this caribou killed by a bear2016-12-27T03:11:04+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/11/30/caribou-hanging-on-a-meat-pole/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/old-man-creek-littlen.jpgold-man-creek-little-nelchinaOld Man Creek at Little Nelchina2016-12-27T03:08:30+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/01/building-shelter-for-the-first-winter/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cabin-1.jpgcabin-12016-12-27T03:07:49+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/03/norman-returns-to-alaska-sylvia-stays-in-minnesota/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/alaska-highway-sign-smaller.jpgalaska-highway-sign-smallerEntering the Alaska Highway at Dawson Creek2016-12-27T03:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/04/hung-the-snowmobile-up-on-a-spruce/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ski-doo.jpgsnowmobileNorman flew over the windshield2016-12-27T03:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/05/my-feet-stuck-to-the-freezing-floor/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cold-feet.jpgcold-feetMy feet would stick to the freezing floor2016-12-27T03:05:33+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/06/scary-overflow-on-ice/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ptarmigan.jpgptarmiganA winter ptarmigan2016-12-27T03:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/08/walked-8-miles-in-snow-at-35-below-zero-to-gunsight-lodge/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gunsight-mt.jpggunsight-mtGunsight Mountain in Winter2016-12-27T03:04:06+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/10/missing-family-at-christmas/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/snow-on-roof.jpgSnowy Christmassnow on roof2016-12-27T03:03:35+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/12/new-years-eve-47-below/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/wolverine-lodge.jpgWolverine LodgeThe old Wolverine Lodge on Lake Louise2016-12-27T03:03:10+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/14/our-masks-were-frozen-to-our-faces/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/thermometer.jpgthermometerWe stopped every couple miles to look at one another's face, checking for frostbite.2016-12-27T03:02:42+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/16/402/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/skiing-legs.jpgskiing-legsI snowshoed and they skied.2016-12-27T03:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/24/canning-salmon-killing-chickens-and-picking-berries/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/salmon-in-jars.jpgsalmon-in-jarsCanning salmon is an all-day project.2016-12-27T03:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/10/28/bear-in-camp-and-a-rollover/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/trees-300pix.jpgtrees-300pixhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/trees.jpgtreeshttps://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/untitled-1.jpguntitled-1https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/339057_325414837494725_504079596_o-smaller.jpg339057_325414837494725_504079596_o-smaller2016-12-27T02:59:59+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/08/05/sylvias-cold-bath-in-a-creek/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/freightliner-tire.jpgfreightliner-tireThe 1964 Freightliner2016-12-27T02:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/22/stuck-in-the-mud-at-alfred-creek/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sheep-cropped.jpgsheep-croppedDall sheep ewe2016-12-27T02:56:37+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2017/01/11/went-outside-for-christmas/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mosaic-free-morguefile-image.jpgmosaic-free-morguefile-imageVisiting family for Christmas2016-12-27T00:17:20+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/20/building-the-greenhouse/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/motley-farm-from-satellite.jpgmotley-farm-from-satelliteWilkins farm in Motley from high above.https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/moose-poster-edges.jpgmoose-poster-edgesA curious moose.2016-12-21T03:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://10000daysinalaska.com/2016/12/18/the-1980-nelchina-gold-rush/https://10000daysinalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pick-and-shovel.jpgpick-and-shovelNorman's mother in California saw the story on the 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