The ultimate adventure started on August 23, 2018... a rather rainy and sloppy day on the Knik. In the whirl of a "girls trip" from Denali to the Knik river to ride horses, Nikita found herself on the doorstep stumbling to find the words to introduce herself to a very handsome and humble guy named Ilya. We made our way through a dense forest filled with the summers' forage, crossed rivers knee high and galloped on the sandy river banks. Nikita found herself surrounded by the awe of the Alaskan wilderness, and unbeknownst Ilya found himself in awe with Nikita. Little did they know they found their life partner on horseback. Being the perfect gentleman Ilya is, he gave a fantastic ride and bid us farewell after the ride... Both of us too shy to move things into a "gallop" with our new found friendship... things progressed slowly. Couple of months flew by with loads of adventures tucked under our belt with hiking to glaciers, kayaking, biking, running and catching sunsets... we knew we were crazy enough for each other!