Drove down the Kenai Peninsula and stayed at the KOA just north of Homer on the bluff with a fantastic view! Had to pull in instead of backing so that we could get the view. The fireweed is in bloom and makes for beautiful contrasting pictures. We learned that when Read more…
The last day of a trip is always difficult to plan. You kind of just wait around all day until you have to drive someone to the airport. We took in more sites of Anchorage and went to Earthquake Park to see the devastation left from the 1964 quake. Although Read more…
One of the experiences that Keenan wanted to have in Alaska was to see a glacier. We booked an excursion aboard the Ptarmigan to sail to the Portage Glacier. What a site! We were able to get in pretty close and see it up close. Heard and saw some calving Read more…
Had a beautiful sunset upon our arrival into Anchorage overlooking the bay. We pulled into our “campground”, the Creekside Inn and RV Park which sits right on a major thoroughfare and it was loud. Not ideal, but we didn’t stay around the Busse Bus too much so it worked, plus Read more…
One of my favorite parts of having the kids visit us was that they got to see us tear down a site, travel between locations and set up at the new RV park. Keenan got a little work done during traveling down to Anchorage while Bear got in a nap. Read more…
What a beautiful day for a hike! We decided to do the Mount Healy Overlook Trail which is rated as “strenuous” with a rise of 1,700 feet and it’s 2.7 miles one-way. It got a little chilly and windy at the top of the overlook but it offered a great Read more…
So here’s an example of how the facts that I learnt in history are no longer true. Mt. McKinley is not called that anymore. It has been returned to its’ original name, Denali, meaning “great one”. Denali is the tallest peak in North America standing at an incredible 20,237 feet. Read more…
Ariana was able to join us in Alaska to experience this beautiful state of our union. We enjoyed a paddleboat ride where we witnessed a few of the standard fare of the area. Alongside the paddleboat a seaplane landed and took off showing off the maneuverability needed to use this Read more…
Less than 2% of the population in the world can state that they have been north of the Arctic Circle. I guess we are now in the minority. We booked a plane excursion up to Coldfoot that left at 7:30pm. Still hard to get my head around it being light Read more…
The Alaskan (Klondike) Gold Rush came about 40 years after the rush in California. Miners came by the droves to stake claims and make it rich but the majority didn’t. However many towns became established during this time for support systems and transportation hubs. Katrina, Keenan and I went out Read more…