Caroline Van Hemert

Alaskan writer, biologist, adventurer, mom. Author of THE SUN IS A COMPASS (Little, Brown Spark, 2019).

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    • Sailing the Inside Passage with toddlers
    • Bremner to Iceberg Lake
    • Three on the Lost Coast
    • Yakutat to Haines
    • Bellingham to Kotzebue
    • Cirque of the Unclimbables
    • Mt. Fairweather to Glacier Bay
    • Ruth Gorge
    • Juneau Icefield
    • Mt. Waddington by sailboat
    • Kayaking outer waters
    • Wind River by bark canoe
  • Book
  • Media
  • Events
  • News
  • About
  • Contact
    • Sailing the Inside Passage with toddlers
    • Bremner to Iceberg Lake
    • Three on the Lost Coast
    • Yakutat to Haines
    • Bellingham to Kotzebue
    • Cirque of the Unclimbables
    • Mt. Fairweather to Glacier Bay
    • Ruth Gorge
    • Juneau Icefield
    • Mt. Waddington by sailboat
    • Kayaking outer waters
    • Wind River by bark canoe

Article in Sidetracked Magazine /February 19, 2019 by Caroline Van Hemert

I have a short piece coming out in the  current issue of Sidetracked. For anyone who isn’t familiar with this adventure/travel outlet, it’s a beautifully designed magazine full of photographs and stories sure to inspire wanderlust. You can find more information here: https://sidetracked.bigcartel.com/product/sidetracked-volume-14

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Tomorrow (Tuesday) in Anchorage: I’m giving a keynote presentation for the AOS. Come celebrate birds, Alaska, and adventure! Open to the public, 7 pm at the Dena’ina Center. I’ll be sharing stories, images, and video from our 4,000-mile wilderness journey. I’d love to see you there!
Tomorrow (Tuesday) in Anchorage: I’m giving a keynote presentation for the AOS. Come celebrate birds, Alaska, and adventure! Open to the public, 7 pm at the Dena’ina Center. I’ll be sharing stories, images, and video from our 4,000-mile wilderness journey. I’d love to see you there!
This review in @adventurejournal contains one of my favorite lines yet! “...big, epic treks are an elemental part of nature: for many species there is no question of migration—to journey is to survive.”
This review in @adventurejournal contains one of my favorite lines yet! “...big, epic treks are an elemental part of nature: for many species there is no question of migration—to journey is to survive.”
Alaskan friends and visitors, I’d love for you to join me at the keynote opening event of the American Ornithological Societies’ annual meeting, held at the Dena’ina Center on Tuesday, June 25th at 7pm. Free and open to the public! It will be a birdy crowd but the talk is targeted for a general audience, with lots of great images, video, and storytelling about our 4,000-mile human powered journey to the Arctic. Don’t worry, a few birds will make their appearances too! I hope to see you there!
Alaskan friends and visitors, I’d love for you to join me at the keynote opening event of the American Ornithological Societies’ annual meeting, held at the Dena’ina Center on Tuesday, June 25th at 7pm. Free and open to the public! It will be a birdy crowd but the talk is targeted for a general audience, with lots of great images, video, and storytelling about our 4,000-mile human powered journey to the Arctic. Don’t worry, a few birds will make their appearances too! I hope to see you there!
Alaskan summer days that never end. Happy solstice everyone!
Alaskan summer days that never end. Happy solstice everyone!
Please excuse the plug, but I’m feeling grateful The Sun is a Compass was recognized by Amazon as one of the 20 best memoirs/biographies of 2019!
Please excuse the plug, but I’m feeling grateful The Sun is a Compass was recognized by Amazon as one of the 20 best memoirs/biographies of 2019!
Happy (belated) 5th birthday to Huxley, who has never been one to follow a well-trodden trail. Journeying with you has brought the grandest adventures of all.
Happy (belated) 5th birthday to Huxley, who has never been one to follow a well-trodden trail. Journeying with you has brought the grandest adventures of all.
Ordinary objects can trigger the most powerful memories. This lowly box has followed us for seven years! First shipped as a resupply to Herschel Island (in Canada’s far north on the Arctic Ocean) as part of our 4,000-mile journey from Washington to the Chukchi Sea. More recently spotted on the beach at our cabin with kids clambering over it, ready for a town trip. I can’t seem to recall how it got from one place to the other but I’m sure it has some travel tales to share, as we all do!
Ordinary objects can trigger the most powerful memories. This lowly box has followed us for seven years! First shipped as a resupply to Herschel Island (in Canada’s far north on the Arctic Ocean) as part of our 4,000-mile journey from Washington to the Chukchi Sea. More recently spotted on the beach at our cabin with kids clambering over it, ready for a town trip. I can’t seem to recall how it got from one place to the other but I’m sure it has some travel tales to share, as we all do!
My partner in everything. Happy Father’s Day to an amazing dad, husband, dreamer, and adventurer. Here’s to many more!
My partner in everything. Happy Father’s Day to an amazing dad, husband, dreamer, and adventurer. Here’s to many more!

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