In the pre-mobile phone and pre-Interweb social media epoch, two intrepid adventurers were unknowingly both setting off on two very different epic challenges more than 3500 miles apart, one in Alaska, and one headed for Alaska. Little did they know that they were embarking on a collision course with destiny and that one day - a quarter of a century later - good beer, whiskey, and other drinks - and a remarkable friendship - would be the fortuitous result.