Our Alaska travels are going to shift gears with multiple long-term stays. Our first stay is in the city of Wasilla, a suburb of Anchorage about an hour to the north. It is the fourth largest city in Alaska with a population about 9000. Wasilla's claim to fame is that it is the home of Sarah Palin who served as the Mayor of Wasilla before becoming the Governor of Alaska and then chosen by John [...]
Our 6-month adventure continues as we leave the Denali National Park Area and head across the central wilderness section of Alaska. We've been fortunate to have longer stays over the past few posts, but now it is time to explore the very remote central region of Alaska. We will be in this region for 10 days with 4 different lodgings. This central region is purported to include some of the finest scenery in all of Alaska. [...]
Our 6-month adventure continues as we leave northern Alaska and begin to meander south. Having just gotten back from our 3-day trip to the Arctic Ocean, we will be in Fairbanks for 2 more days. This is unusual for us in terms of how we normally plan trips. We hit several "re-plan portions of the trip" that aren't worth explaining - and that meant a 2 day hole to fill late in the plan. We're headed [...]
Overview This is part 7 of our 6-month journey to Alaska and back. This post covers the incredibly fun 500-mile trip up on the Dalton Highway to the Arctic Ocean from Fairbanks and back. Nancy and I don't typically do tours and much prefer to travel by arranging our own logistics. However, we made an exception here for a number of reasons. This can be a challenging road and has a reputation for giving you [...]
Overview This is part 6 of our 6-month journey to Alaska and back. With sunlight available 24/7 here this time of year and the temperatures running in the upper 70's and 80's there is just an unending list of opportunities for fun and adventure. Day 1 - Fairbanks and the Midnight Sun Festival (day 41 of the overall trip) Normally after several days in a row of transitioning from here to there with one and [...]
Overview Our 6-month adventure continues with our journey from Haines to Fairbanks Alaska. Finally, we are going to escape being in contact with the world of cruise ship travel on the coast, head into the Alaska interior and travel up to Fairbanks. Day 1 - Transitioning from Haines to Tok (day 37 of the overall trip) Haines to the Yukon Boarder Crossing It is tough to leave the rental house in this tranquil setting [...]
Overview Our 6-month adventure continues with our journey from Juneau to Haines and Skagway, the end of our time in the area known as the inside passage of Alaska. This post covers the Alaska Ferry trip from Juneau to Haines, the ferry to/from Skagway and time spent in both communities. DAY 1 - Transitioning from Juneau to Skagway (day 33 of the overall trip) Ferry From Juneau Alaska to Haines Alaska We need to be [...]
Overview Our 6-month adventure continues with our journey from Bellingham north to Juneau on the Alaska Ferry. Part 1 - The trip to Key West is located here. Part 2 - Cross Country to Bellingham Washington is located here. The third part of our trip involves finally arriving in Alaska and a few days of exploring Juneau. When we leave Bellingham, we travel northward for about 38 hours between Victoria Island and Canada before [...]
In our part one post we covered the first leg of our Key West to Deadhorse Adventure which took us from our home in Virginia down to Key West and Back. The second leg of this adventure covered in this post takes us from Virginia out to Bellingham Washington where we will catch the Alaska Ferry up to Alaska. Normally, we don't travel cross country at this pace, but the wedding described in first post [...]
We are finally off and running on our six month adventure that takes us from the southernmost tip of the continental US in Key West all the way to the Artic Ocean in Alaska. This post covers the first leg of the journey which takes us down to sunny Key West and back home - where we retrieved the Brown Beast for the remainder of the journey. It was packed for Alaska sitting in the [...]
