SIDE TRIP TO NOME
Before we get too far from Alaska, I want to share about my mom and dad’s short side trip to Nome. My dad watches the Bering Sea Gold reality TV show and he really wanted to go there. Well, me[…]
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Tag: Sightseeing
IN, AROUND, AND ABOVE DAWSON CITY
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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GOING BACK IN TIME
Stepping out on Front Street in Dawson City is like stepping out of a time capsule into the year 1898. The entire little town is situated along the corner where the Klondike River meets the Yukon River. This was the[…]
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HEADING SOUTH: DAY 2
We slept well in Tok and started our drive to Chicken, Alaska about mid morning. Ever since my dad heard about Chicken and the Top of the World Highway, he just had to go there. I have to say, there’s[…]
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HEADING SOUTH: DAY 1
There is already a light dusting of snow in the mountains of Alaska, so we timed it just right to start the long journey home. Wherever home might be. Currently, it is the fifth wheel that we have towed for[…]
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EXPLORING THE NORTH STAR BOROUGH
If you drive a little out of downtown Fairbanks, you may stumble upon some interesting places. We drove to the University of Alaska campus and stopped at their museum. It has typical native Alaskan artifacts and other stuff we have[…]
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THINGS TO SEE IN DOWNTOWN FAIRBANKS
Fairbanks is not a large town, but it certainly feels very spread out. The local Army base, Fort Wainright, takes up a huge amount of land and over 18,000 soldiers, dependents, and civil service employees call it home. The entire[…]
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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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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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