How does Krakauer get to Alaska AND what is one thing Krakauer sees on his way North?

He quits his carpentry job in Colorado, and drives off to Alaska. To get to the Thumb required either a jet or a boat, so he abandons his car and gets passage on a workboat. Krakauer arrives in Petersburg, the nearest town, and meets a woman named Kai, who invites him home for dinner and gives him a place to sleep. He shares a ride with some tree planters to the head of Thomas Bay. He starts on his journey to the peak the next day, totally alone. The first two days go well, and everything feels more melodramatic and extreme because of his solitude. On the journey Krakauer saw great mountain peaks and glaciers.