Cruising Alaska: Piggyback Ride over an Alaskan-Sized Puddle

The beauty of my recent Alaska trip with American Safari Cruises was that there was no contact with civilization on land. The closest thing we got to civilization was hiking down a desolate logging trail through a peaceful forest. I parked my rubber boots at the shore and slipped on my normal hiking shoes, not realizing we'd encounter giant puddles. Thankfully my guide went above and beyond the call of duty by carrying me piggyback across four such puddles during our memorable-for-many-reasons hike...while my travel partner, Trish Feaster, filmed it (over the giggles of my fellow hikers).