On December 30, 2021 our boat sank in Prince William Sound, after become stuck on a rock. The dropping tide eventually caused it to capsize. Get the scoop here on what happened. We praise God that everyone safely got off the boat, and returned home without harm. We also thank the United States Coast Guard […]
Our 11th book, 1,000 Miles on the Iditarod Trail, is now in stores! And we also pick a winner in the video from our email list. Note: Sitting beside a crackling wood stove seems to have put Matt to sleep in this video. We may reshoot this when he is not feeling so tired…
On a recent trip to Florida (October 2021) we took some time out to try our hand at Iguana hunting. Then we made a casserole out of them and took it to church. For more information on booking your own hunting trip, check out www.PlainDirect.com… This content is for subscribers only.RegisterAlready a member? Log in...
It’s a….(need to watch video haha) Note: Is says “Birth Announcement” in the video caption, that is technically incorrect as the baby has not been born yet, but this is an announcement saying it will be. (to clarify)
Here is Matt’s real time location on the Iditarod Trail, as broadcast from his GPS receiver. This is the same system as used with the Benchy boats, and for some reason he cann’t get the map to stop showing the labels “Benchy I” and “Benchy II”. If it says Benchy is somewhere out on the…...
For the latest updates, Scroll to the bottom of page On March 6 Matt, Marlene, Shane, Mike and Gina leave to run the Iditarod trail route. This page will be updated as they progress by Cole Raber. Thanks Cole! Click here to see Cole’s YouTube channel. To be clear: We are not running as competitors […]
Shane and some of his friends took a hike out to Juneau Creek Falls in mid February. While they didn’t get attacked by bears, or anything else overly interesting, it does give you a look at Alaska scenery in Wintertime…. This content is for subscribers only.RegisterAlready a member? Log in here...
Matt Snader talks about plans for the next project-running the full Iditarod trail loop on snowmachines. Filmed in his igloo!
I interview Brad and Gabriel Sturm about the treasure hunt. Find out how they found it, and what they might do with it.
Brad Sturm cracked the clues and dug up the treasure on January 20, 2021. See more here: See where the treasure was here on Google maps:
The hunt is over! Find out where it was hidden, and more details to follow:
Some more hints, clues, and a (toy) RV giveaway!
A brand new clue-some more hints about the location of the treasure.
I forgot a few things in the last update I wanted to mention, so here is a quick add on.
We asked ourselves: Would our pigs eat gingerbread houses? Watch and decide for yourself…. This content is for subscribers only.RegisterAlready a member? Log in here...
Matt talks more about the clues and how there are different sets of them. Also a giveaway for a game processing set and some Wallaby licorice!
On Jan 5, 2021 our family attempted to snowmachine to the Alpine Creek Lodge, near Denali. Unfortunately we had to turn around before going very far…… This content is for subscribers only.RegisterAlready a member? Log in here...
Today we drew a winner for a authentic Viking broadsword! Also a more detailed explanation on the pointers. Here is a link to the Afognak Deer hunting video, where Shane yodels away the bear.
On Thanksgiving Day we left for Afognak Island, Alaska, to go deer hunting. We did get some deer, and Shane chased away a bear by yodeling at it…. This content is for subscribers only.RegisterAlready a member? Log in here...