Lynnette Michels
Courageous, funny and wise beyond her years, Lynnette loves everything and everybody in this world. She is the heart of this expedition. She is the hostess at Crystal Creek Lodge in King Salmon, Alaska as well as a budding flyfisher. It was Lynnette who brought the idea of making the point of this road trip to be fishing. Lynnette was born and raised in Alamosa Colorado, that wonderful, unknown part of Colorado that should’ve really been a portion of New Mexico. A self-proclaimed Redneck, she credits her father who taught her how to camp, hunt, fish and work hard while serving others. Growing up in the US west where the roads are open and the drives long, Lynnette loves to road trip. When not in Alaska, she and Dan spend most of their winter road tripping around the US in their Roadtrek Class B miniature motorhome.
Dan Michels
The "uppity redneck" of the pair (Lynnette's words), Dan is the dreamer, driver (in all aspects of the word) and voice of the expedition. Dan was the first employee of Crystal Creek Lodge in 1988, bought it in 1995 and has had the life of his dreams as a bush pilot and guide entertaining anglers on the Alaskan frontier ever since. Originally from Minnesota, Dan's friends and family taught him the value of living the outdoor lifestyle and loving it. After taking five years to obtain his Associate of Arts degree in General Studies, Dan dropped out of college and ran away from home at age 24 to Arizona where he began a life of travel and adventure, never looking back. A road tripper since he got his driver's license, his first four-month fly fishing road trip of 1984 has haunted him since the day he came home and put the VW Bus in 'park'.
Campfire Stories
The Kindness of DriftersAs I watched Johnny walking off, out of sight, across a vast expanse of spring-fed marsh, I stood huffing and puffing. 25 lbs overweight from three months of overeating and driving, I could not follow, and realized Death March Dans star had been eclipsed; it was time to pass the...
On The Map
The mission of Roadtrip Patagonia is to connect Alaska with Patagonia while inspiring others through the exotic but accessible idea of overland travel. Follow along with the journey as we meet people and fly fish across the wondrous landscape of the Andes. We then encourage you to dream your own dream.
