Go Anywhere and Everywhere your Heart Desires!
Now that five months have flown by since we departed Alaska, we have met up with my parents on the Gulf Coast of Alabama. It is the perfect time to reflect on our wonderful summer of 2017 adventure and talk[…]
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Traveling from the Redwood Forest to Yosemite NP was close to 500 miles so we decided to stop for a night in Nice, California. Our campground was situated directly on Clear Lake, the largest fresh water lake in the entire[…]
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My previous story left off as we made it across the border and luckily found a campground in Mt Vernon, just outside of Seattle. It was a long and exhausting day of driving and we got up early the next[…]
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When we left Stewart to get back on the Cassiar Highway, we counted seven black bears along the route going south. Our destination was Smithers, British Columbia, located on Hwy 16. This marked the last day that our RV would[…]
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Since we had thoroughly enjoyed the drive south on the Cassiar Highway, we decided to take the dead end road (37A) to Stewart, B.C. and Hyder, Alaska. It is only 40 miles long and ends at the easternmost and southernmost[…]
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Many people, myself included, have never heard of the Cassiar Highway, but I’m here to tell you that it is probably the most spectacular drive we have ever taken. From the Yukon border to the Kitwanga Junction on Highway 16,[…]
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After getting settled at the campground, we headed to the visitor center to pick up information about what things we should not miss in Dawson. The town is fairly small, so that left plenty of time to get around and[…]
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Heading east from Chicken, the 110 mile road to Dawson City turns into the Top of the World Highway. This is a description of it from a Yukon tourism source: While most roads traveling through mountains wander through lower elevations,[…]
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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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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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