Category Archives: Alaska

Day 50 8/9/26 Sunday Mosquito count: prevalent in the morning. Several in the van. Weather: This morning is overcast with a cool breeze. As the morning progressed the sun was trying to break through and take the chill off. But it turned into a mostly cloudy, gray drizzle day.  Highway conditions. Today’s highways are notoriouslyContinue reading “How’s the road?”

Day 49 8/8/26 Saturday.  Such a coincidence that we are leaving Alaska (the 49th state) on day 49 of our trip. It just dawned on me as I was writing this. Mosquito count: they’re back in Canada Thick!! Weather. Today is a warm day. We both were overdressed and by the end of the dayContinue reading “Leaving the 49th state on Day 49”

Day 48 8/7/26 Friday Say goodbye to Denali NP. We left Denali park about 11am. High clouds in the sky and very lights winds. Mosquitos were out this morning for the first time in many, many days.  Our campground was 29 miles into the park so we have wonderful views of wide open land andContinue reading “Fairbanks”

Day 47 8/6/26 Thursday Moose for breakfast. We had breakfast this morning at Jana’s camper. Lance cooked us scrambled eggs (delicious) and Moose bacon! I had never had moose meat of any sort and this bacon was delicious. Fortified with a good breakfast and lunches and snacks packed we were ready to hike the SableContinue reading “Bear Bear! Moose! Mountain!”

Day 46. 8/5/26 Wednesday  Denali shuttle bus system. This is how the shuttle buses and Denali roads work. When you check in to your campground at the entrance you also pay $32/each for the shuttle bus.  You drive to the Savage River and stop at mile 15 or so where there is a ranger station. TheContinue reading “Bicycling Denali”

Day 45 8/4/26 Tuesday Scenic Route. We drove the scenic way over Hatcher Pass route to Parks Highway. 49 mile route over Hatcher Pass following the Little Susitna River. Bypassing a busy part of the Parks Highway. Once again I am just enjoying the farm scenery of Palmer with red barns and all. We reallyContinue reading “Denali bound”

Day 44 8/3/26. Monday Weather change for the next couple of days. Wet and windy… mostly windy. This morning temp is 55’F One Way Tunnel. Headed 12 miles to Whittier. Basically a long one way toll tunnel to get there. Toll is $13.  No fee on the return. The cue is divided into 6 lanesContinue reading “Whittier”

Day 43 8/2/26 Sunday We had a long casual morning camping on the glacial washout.  Not quite the same sunny day as yesterday. The clouds were low and it looked foggy toward the bay. Hike day. We made plans to hike the Tonsina Point Trail at Lowell Point  near Seward. At the end of theContinue reading “Hike Day in Seward”

Day 42 8/1/26 Saturday We have an expression in snow skiing to define snow texture when it’s so perfect you feel like a hero when you’re skiing… it’s indescribably perfect, the snow is so easy to ski that you feel like you’re an awesome skier! Effortless.  If days could have that description than today wasContinue reading “Hero day! Kayaking”

Day 41 7/31/26 Friday Time has a way of slipping away. Even though the daylight is long in Alaska it seems that time flies here. Maybe it’s because it’s all new to me and there’s so much to see and explore but even on the quiet days with nothing planned it melts away quickly. IsContinue reading “Return to Seward”