We’ll get to Glacier in a moment; and you can see our previous visit in May on our way to Alaska. One of the nice things about being on the road is you meet cool people. The other day we were driving up the Going-To-The-Sun Road (hard not to in this park) and we saw… Read More Glacier NP – Aug 2017
We crossed the border back into the United States at Sumas in Washington State, a bit east of Bellingham. The customs/border patrol inspected our truck and trailer, and lightened our load by a few tomatoes, some melon and some other dangerous vegetable. Thankfully they did not find the ivory tusks, the rare exotic birds, or… Read More Washington – Aug 2017
I started to write this epilogue with the concept of “lessons learned” – you know, what went right, what went wrong, what could improve, and maybe I still will. It sounds kind of painful, to be honest. What I decided to do instead is capture a few “moments of magic”, and for us on this… Read More Alaska Epilogue – Aug 2017
Last stop: Hyder. Located on the southernmost tip of Alaska, it is situated south of Juneau on the Canadian border, at the northern end of the Portland Canal, nestled between mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, abutting the Tongass National Forest, amidst gorgeous surroundings. Because of its remote location, it took us six days travel (not in a… Read More Alaska (16) Hyder – Aug 2017
Wrangell – St. Elias National Park. Yes, I know I have gushed about this park previously (Chapter 2 and Chapter 3), but we returned having left the Kenai Peninsula and a brief pause in Anchorage, and caught a break with some fabulous weather! We headed east from Anchorage on the Glenn Highway towards the park.… Read More Alaska (15) Nabesna Road – Aug 2017
Last stops on the Kenai Peninsula. As we depart the Kenai, it seemed appropriate to show a few pictures that reflect Alaskan culture: birds, bears and fish. We diverted from the main “highway” onto Skilak Road (a suggestion from friends we met), a gravel road that took us near the Kenai River and several lakes.… Read More Alaska (14) Kenai Peninsula – Aug 2017
Anchor Point, on the Kenai Peninsula. And eagles. In a minute. One of the many things we have learned about Alaska is there are about 20 seasons – all having to do with particular fish, their stage of life – and whereabouts. Seasons in Alaska have names like Silver, King, Red, Grayling, Coho, Halibut, Rainbow,…… Read More Alaska (13) Anchor Point – Aug 2017