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…
Browsing Tag
Alaska
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…
Extra, extra, read all about it – Heigels cross the border into Alaska! Big news today. I could have told you it was also the day we pulled over in Burwash Landing to see the world’s largest gold pan,…
We’ve recently hit our 4 year RV anniversary, which is hard to believe given that we started out thinking it would be a 1-2 year travel sabbatical. In that time we’ve been able to see 39 states, eastern Canada’s…
