Alaskan Legend Dick Griffith Passes Away at 98

By Roman Dial Dick Griffith, the grandfather of modern Alaskan adventure, died in his sleep last week. He was 98. By his 50s, a thick shock of white hair crowned Dick’s head. Many of us in our 20s hoped one day to be like him: Clint Eastwood in tennis shoes and a backpack. But by […]

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