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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Tag: Travel
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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WHY I COULD NOT BE A GOOD ALASKAN
Alaska is definitely the last frontier, which is a slogan you can find printed on shirts, postcards, and many souvenir items all across the state. It is beautiful, scenic, inspiring, and huge. I have never been anywhere quite like 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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LAUNDRY DETOUR
It has been a while since I posted a daily detour but I got a really good laugh out of this one and had to share. Before I get straight to it, I need to provide some background information. My[…]
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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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