WE MADE IT TO NORTH POLE
After our few inspirational days at Denali, we hooked up and headed north to Fairbanks. We only had 120 miles to cover, so we left mid morning and made a stop along the way at the Tatlanika Trading Company. It[…]
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Tag: Road trip
MOUNT DENALI, WHERE ART THOU?
We finally made it to Denali National Park, home of North America’s tallest peak, Mount Denali. Denali is named from the Athabascan Indian word meaning “high one”. The park attracted nearly 600,000 visitors last year during their four months of[…]
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TOURISTY TALKEETNA
The small village of Talkeetna is the hub of many tourist activities. The location has access to rivers, trains, trails, and gorgeous views of Mount Denali and the Alaska Range. The residents even elected a cat for Mayor, but he[…]
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JULY COST OF LIVING AND BEARD UPDATE
Hey y’all, we’ve completed two months of full time travel, and our third month of being “homeless”. Hooray for us! I gave you a breakdown of our June expenses in a previous post that you can read here if you[…]
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DRIVING PAST BIRD TO GIRD
We took another day trip from Anchorage down the Seward Highway to Girdwood. On the way, we passed the Bird Ridge Trailhead and Bird Creek. There is a bike path called the Bird to Gird that is 12 miles long[…]
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ALASKA’S MIDNIGHT SUN
The words “midnight” and “sun” don’t even sound like they go together. Surprisingly, they are used frequently up here in Alaska, referring to the long hours of daylight during the summer months. I really had no idea what that meant[…]
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THE FACE OF ANCHORAGE
Most Anchorage visitors are generally passing through, either before or after a one way cruise. Many cruisers add a night in a hotel so they can see a tiny bit of Alaska’s largest city. The hotels are primarily located in[…]
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SCENIC SEWARD
The 120 mile drive from Ninilchik to Seward was breathtaking. The two lane road snaked through the turns in the valley and we could see mountains on both sides of the road. The different colors of vegetation represent how long[…]
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THE KENAI PENINSULA
The south central piece of land shooting out from Anchorage is called the Kenai Peninsula. Since it is easily accessed from Anchorage, it is a popular vacation spot for Alaskans. The primary activity to do is fishing the many rivers[…]
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THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOMER
I have to admit that I really wanted to visit Homer to see the Time Bandit from Deadliest Catch. We were two weeks too late. The boat and crew were here for provisioning, but they had already left to make[…]
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