Alaska Adventure: Denali — Finally Seeing the Mountain July 15 – Arriving at Denali We left Talkeetna at 11:00 this morning and continued north toward Denali National Park. The drive took about two and a half hours, with the drizzle following us most of the way. We arrived at Denali RV & Motel, got checked […]

Alaska Adventure: Talkeetna and the Road to Denali July 13 – Talkeetna and the Freezer Saga We woke up this morning to discover that the freezer was still not working properly. At this point, we decided we needed a backup plan. I headed to Walmart and purchased a five-cubic-foot chest freezer. The idea was to […]

Alaska Adventure: Anchorage, Moose and the Freezer Saga July 10 – Leaving Seward and Arriving in Anchorage We left soggy Seward at 11:00 this morning and started making our way north toward Anchorage. The drive was fairly straightforward, with one stop for some sightseeing and another for gas. Eventually, we arrived at Ship Creek Campground […]

Alaska Adventure: Soldotna, Whittier and Seward June 30 – Heading North to Soldotna We reluctantly left our beautiful spot at Heritage RV Park around noon and headed north toward Soldotna. After a quick stop at Safeway, we climbed the hill and left town behind. Our first interesting stop was Kate’s Gallery, a wonderful little bead […]

Homer, Halibut and Brown Bears June 23 — Arriving in Homer We pulled out at 10:00 this morning and headed south toward Homer. The drive to Soldotna was relatively uneventful, but once we got past there, the scenery changed dramatically as we once again found ourselves alongside Cook Inlet. Across the water, the mountains of […]

From Palmer to Homer: Glaciers, Mountains, Salmon and the Kenai June 16 — A 50-Kilometre Ride and a Sad Goodbye our Friends had to make The sunshine and warm temperatures continued today, making it a perfect day to get out on the bikes. Our outing was a 50-kilometre ride over toward Bodenburg Butte and back. […]

Into Alaska: From Tok to Valdez and Back Again June 6 — The Alaska Highway Gets Serious After staying up late enjoying the midnight sun, we finally crawled out of bed around 8:00 the next morning. We packed up and pulled out of Destruction Bay at about 10:00, ready for the next leg of our […]

June 2 — Back Into Canada and North to Whitehorse We pulled out around 10:00 this morning, stopping to fill up with gas before beginning the drive north toward the Canada–U.S. border. The landscape was already beginning to look different from when we first came through. The farther north we travelled, the more noticeable it […]

May 26 — The Road to Skagway After the sun finally set around 11:00 the night before, it was back up again a little before 5:00 this morning. The long northern daylight takes a little getting used to! We were on the road to Skagway by 10:00. The first half hour on the Alaska Highway […]

Our next main stop was Skagway, Alaska, but getting there meant driving through southern Yukon and then back into northern British Columbia before crossing back into Alaska. There is only one land-based route to Skagway, and that takes you through northern BC, across the White Pass, and through an international border crossing. The White Pass […]