In Canyons and Ice, Kaylene Johnson recounts the wilderness adventures of Dick Griffith who, for over six decades, journeyed across Alaska, Canada, Mexico, and the American West. This event focuses on Dick's walks through arctic Alaska. Kaylene Johnson is author of five books about Alaska including her memoir A Tender Distance: Adventures Raising My Son in Alaska. This event was recorded in december 2013. Another event, October 2015, has also been recorded which focuses on Dick Griffith's treks through the Chihuahua, Mexico in 1952.