2018
Kids Heading Home
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 Read more…
2018
Anchorage – Portage Glacier
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 Read more…
2018
Arriving Anchorage
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 Read more…
2018
Leaving Denali
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 Read more…
2018
Denali National Park
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 Read more…
2018
It’s Not Mount McKinley Anymore
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 Read more…
2018
Fairbanks – Paddlewheel
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 Read more…
2018
Fairbanks – Arctic Circle
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. Read more…
2018
Fairbanks – Strike It Rich!
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 Read more…
2018
Fairbanks – Salmon Bake
Keenan arrived on Saturday at 2am. I lost the straw pull between Katrina and myself, therefore I went to get him. His bags took forever to get, you would think that at that time of day and very few flights Read more…