Episode 72: Kim McNett – Nature journaling in the Alaskan wilderness

‘Here, humans and development are
islands among the wilderness’
- Kim McNett

Kim is a teaching artist, visual interpreter and wilderness guide. Along with her partner Bjorn Olson, Kim has explored remote parts of the Alaskan wilderness by fatbike, packraft and sea kayak, through all types of weather and in every season. Kim keeps a detailed nature journal to document her adventures.

 
Listen to hear more about:

• The Alaskan nature that Kim calls home.

• The equipment Kim and Bjorn use on their adventures.

• Relationship lessons learned from the intensity of exploring under extreme conditions.

• How Kim found nature journaling and has incorporated it into her life as her primary artistic and professional practice.

• Kim’s relationship with her body and what she has learned about it through her wilderness trips.

• Alaska through the seasons.

• The virtual field trip that Kim led during the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference.

• Nature journaling at different scales.

You can find more about Kim and her work on her website: https://www.kimsnaturedrawings.com.

Kim and Bjorn’s adventures have been extensively covered in the media. Read articles and watch videos about their trips on this page: https://www.kimsnaturedrawings.com/artist-bio.

Follow Kim on Instagram and Facebook. 

Watch Kim interviewed by Marley Peifer on The Nature Journal Show.

Find out more about the photography and videography of Bjorn Olson here.

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