Buckle up! We have more driving to do before we get to the center of our next national park – the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.…
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June 2024
There’s always a lot of talk about the mosquitos in Alaska. So much so, that it’s been one of things I’ve been dreading about this summer trip. We’ve been here since June 5th and they haven’t been bad until…
Did you ever write and mail a letter to Santa Claus? Or maybe help your kids with one? If you have (or even if you haven’t), you know that they get delivered to Santa at the North Pole, which…
Mr. Toad’s wild ride to the Chena Hot Springs outside of Fairbanks is a dead end to an interesting location – its an out and back trip (see Chena Hot Springs post here), so after our visit, we returned…
You guys know me by now. I’m not a strong swimmer. I never choose a long, hot bath over a shower as I feel like soaking in my own filth makes less sense than showering to remove it. I…
Despite taping both the front and back of the windshield where the rock made impact, the initial crack continued to spread both horizontally and vertically. I’m sure the rough roads and the temperature changes expanding and contracting it didn’t…
What is it about the icy granite massif that this park is named after that makes it irresistible to humans? Is it simply that at 20,310 feet tall, on a clear day, it’s visible up to 200 miles away?…
We’d read that the 135-mile Denali Highway was mostly unpaved and due to the limited services available we would need both spare tires and extra food. Plus, cell phone coverage is also non-existent. These kinds of descriptions are enough…
An Ode to Richardson's HighwayOn Richardson’s Highway, where the wild winds call,Through the heart of Alaska where the mountains stand tall,The pavement unwinds in a ribbon of dreams,Past valleys and rivers and ever-clear streams.Rugged purple-blue mountains whisper tales from…
Pine and deciduous trees line the Alaska Highway (Highway 2) from Tetlin National Wildlife Preserve into Tok. A few people we’ve talked to have complained about the lack of views and it is true that even at a lot…
