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: Scenery
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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UPSTREAM RIVER ADVENTURE
So mom saw a commercial on TV about a jet boat that goes upstream and gets very close to some class VI white water rapids in a narrow canyon with a 90 degree turn. The rest is history. This was[…]
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BARROW AND BEYOND
A one day tour of Barrow is all you need to get to know this little village and the people who fondly call it home. Alaska Airlines and Ravn Airlines are the two commercial airline companies that will get you[…]
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WALKING ON ICE
I know I’ve been a little quiet lately, but for a very good reason. My dear friend Sally joined us here in Palmer to have a little fun and practice her tourist skills. Not that she needs practice, but it[…]
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THE EMERALD ISLE OF ALASKA
Although we have driven for most of this road trip, we hopped on an Alaskan Airlines flight out of Anchorage to head to Kodiak Island, the “emerald isle” and second largest island in the United States. This post with pictures[…]
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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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WHY WHITTIER?
We set out from Anchorage to ride the tram at the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood and ended up going to Whittier instead. Why? There were too many clouds and we definitely would not have a view from the top of[…]
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WE TOOK AN EXIT
Not an exit, but a road. We decided to drive down Exit Glacier Road to see a couple attractions. At the end of the road, we parked with all the other cars and took a hike. The Park Rangers were[…]
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