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Chip's and Skip's 'Excellent Adventure' breaks RIA stereotypes, sheds risk aversion for 'gut-busting' Alaska hike; black bears, grizzlies and moose, oh my!

This year the Excellent Adventure crew assembled in Girdwood, Alaska for a trek up the Crow Pass Trail, which meanders through a rain forest inhabited by black bears, grizzly, and moose.

Author Guest Columnist Scott MacKillop August 20, 2018 at 5:30 PM
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Tackling the wilds of Alaska more imposing than balancing a portfolio

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

July 30, 2019 — 6:35 PM
Ron and Chip bringing the young honeys! I think I'm getting a better idea of what the "excellent adventure" is all about.

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