Big destination #1 for Janelle’s visit, was Denali National Park. We headed here from Talkeetna to take advantage of the camping reservations I had made back in December. This is the ONLY reservation we had made in advance. We arrived…
Fetching Janelle
The time had come to head to Anchorage to pick up Janelle, our youngest daughter. She has always wanted to see Alaska, and Mom and Dad being there (in an RV with an available over-the-cab-bed) was too much for her…
Copper Country
It’s time to explore Alaska! Let’s go. We had no specific plans and no reservations. It’s still early in the season so it turns out you really don’t need reservations right now. We pulled out the map and decided to…
Adventures along the Alaska Highway
The last post discussed the realities of driving the Alaska Highway. Let’s now show you some of the fun we had along the way! Admittedly, we came through this section of the world faster than we would have liked. But…
Navigating the Alaska Highway
First, let me share a website so you can see where we are in real time on days we are driving. We have a Garmin InReach Satellite communicator, purchased for use in case of an emergency where there is no…
Alaska or Bust
FINALLY! It’s really happening. Third time’s a charm. After two aborted attempts to spend the summer in Alaska (2023 = I needed a knee replacement, 2024 = RV issues), we are finally heading to Alaska. James got a “go ahead”…
Maine – West border and East coast
The past two weeks have found us exploring the western part of Maine (and New Hampshire) and the East coast of Maine (aka “Downeast”). Bethel, Maine We left Paul and Kay’s driveway (see our previous post) and made our way…
It took us a while to get to Maine
Where to begin? When we last posted (way back in May…holy cow!), we had just acquired our new RV, the Sandpiper (Sandy for short). The rest of May and June were spent getting it set up the way we wanted.…
Time for an upgrade
Yeah, we did “a thing.” Something we have been thinking about for a while. As much as we have loved the Blue Flame (and still do), the thought of taking a 20 year old RV to Alaska wasn’t sitting well…
Another Awesome Eclipse
It’s been a long time since we posted anything, since last October to be exact. Since then, I have fully recovered from my knee replacement 8 months ago. I must say, it’s nice to be pain free. It’s also ironic…