WHAT, WHY …. But Perhaps Most Important is the “HOW” Maybe the most fundamental question when starting a business is: what product or service will you offer? At Tundra Travels we offer authentic, badass, primarily human-powered, guided adventures in Alaska’s wild spaces.  I’m sure a lot of entrepreneurs and business owners also think nearly as much about the why. Why are you starting a business – to create jobs? To build personal wealth? To fill a need? To share something you love with the consuming public? Our ‘why’ is simple: we love exploring Alaska’s wild places, we want to protect t ..read more

BEARS, BUGS AND BATHROOMS (OR LACK THEREOF) – ANOTHER 3 PART SERIES That’s right folks we’re talking about the scary, annoying and literally shitty elements of backcountry travel in Alaska. There are three main questions we receive from potential guests: What about bears? How bad will the bugs be? What is the bathroom situation? We’ve already chatted about bears in a prior blog post, so today we are tackling another persistent question. Perhaps you’ve heard horror stories about the Alaska mosquitoes? Or bad jokes about the mosquito being the state bird of Alaska. That may have ju ..read more

WHETHER YOU ARE JOINING US ON A TUNDRA TRAVELS TRIP IN BACKCOUNTRY ALASKA, OR YOU’RE HERE DOING RESEARCH FOR AN INDEPENDENT BACKPACKING ADVENTURE, WE’RE STOKED TO HELP YOU GET READY FOR THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME. This post focuses on your physical preparation for an adventure in backcountry Alaska. This is so important because the more functionally fit you are, the more fun you’ll have! This is the second in a series of posts on getting ready for a trip in backcountry Alaska. We started with a post about gear because when your gear is dialed and you’ve brought the right things, it elevat ..read more

BEARS, BUGS AND BATHROOMS (OR LACK THEREOF) – ANOTHER 3 PART SERIES That’s right folks we’re talking about the scary, annoying and literally shitty elements of backcountry travel in Alaska. There are three main questions we receive from potential guests: What about bears? How bad will the bugs be? What is the bathroom situation? Today, we’re starting with the question we get most often – “What about bears?” Seeing bears in the wild is one of the most amazing parts of backcountry travel in Alaska. But it is also one of the topics that gives adventurers serious anxiety. Our hope is ..read more

WHETHER YOU ARE JOINING US ON A TUNDRA TRAVELS TRIP IN BACKCOUNTRY ALASKA, OR YOU’RE HERE DOING RESEARCH FOR AN INDEPENDENT BACKPACKING ADVENTURE, WE’RE STOKED TO HELP YOU GET READY FOR THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME. This is the first in a series of posts on getting ready for a trip in backcountry Alaska. We are starting with gear because when your gear is dialed and you’ve brought the right things, it elevates a backcountry trip and you can focus on everything else. When your gear is disorderly, insufficient or superfluous – you’ll notice it, you’ll regret it and it will detract from the adventu ..read more

  OH HEY THERE I’M HALEY JOHNSTON, OWNER AND LEAD GUIDE AT TUNDRA TRAVELS. I’M SO STOKED THAT YOU ARE HERE!   LAUNCHING THIS COMPANY HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE, JOY, AND – IN THE TIME OF COVID- UNCERTAINTY. BUT I’M EXCITED TO SHARE A BIT ABOUT OUR STORY AND HOW TUNDRA TRAVELS CAME TO BE. CHEERS! I have been guiding wilderness trips and going on personal adventures in Alaska’s backcountry for more than a decade. It has been such a pleasure to share remote corners of Alaska with folks from all over the world. Guiding someone on their first off-trail backpacking trip, solving the ..read more

WHAT, WHY …. But Perhaps Most Important is the “HOW” Maybe the most fundamental question when starting a business is: what product or service will you offer? At Tundra Travels we offer authentic, badass, primarily human-powered, guided adventures in Alaska’s wild spaces.  I’m sure a lot of entrepreneurs and business owners also think nearly as much about the why. Why are you starting a business – to create jobs? To build personal wealth? To fill a need? To share something you love with the consuming public? Our ‘why’ is simple: we love exploring Alaska’s wild places, we want to protect t ..read more

BEARS, BUGS AND BATHROOMS (OR LACK THEREOF) – ANOTHER 3 PART SERIES That’s right folks we’re talking about the scary, annoying and literally shitty elements of backcountry travel in Alaska. There are three main questions we receive from potential guests: What about bears? How bad will the bugs be? What is the bathroom situation? We’ve already chatted about bears in a prior blog post, so today we are tackling another persistent question. Perhaps you’ve heard horror stories about the Alaska mosquitoes? Or bad jokes about the mosquito being the state bird of Alaska. That may have ju ..read more

WHETHER YOU ARE JOINING US ON A TUNDRA TRAVELS TRIP IN BACKCOUNTRY ALASKA, OR YOU’RE HERE DOING RESEARCH FOR AN INDEPENDENT BACKPACKING ADVENTURE, WE’RE STOKED TO HELP YOU GET READY FOR THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME. This post focuses on your physical preparation for an adventure in backcountry Alaska. This is so important because the more functionally fit you are, the more fun you’ll have! This is the second in a series of posts on getting ready for a trip in backcountry Alaska. We started with a post about gear because when your gear is dialed and you’ve brought the right things, it elevat ..read more

BEARS, BUGS AND BATHROOMS (OR LACK THEREOF) – ANOTHER 3 PART SERIES That’s right folks we’re talking about the scary, annoying and literally shitty elements of backcountry travel in Alaska. There are three main questions we receive from potential guests: What about bears? How bad will the bugs be? What is the bathroom situation? Today, we’re starting with the question we get most often – “What about bears?” Seeing bears in the wild is one of the most amazing parts of backcountry travel in Alaska. But it is also one of the topics that gives adventurers serious anxiety. Our hope is ..read more