Alaska had one more treasure to show us before we said goodbye to her. After leaving Skagway, our next destination was Hyder, Alaska. Once again, to get to this part of Alaska, we had to go through Canada. At the…
The Inside Passage
Even though we had made our way back to Canada, we weren’t done with Alaska yet! We wanted to see the Inside Passage. The Inside Passage is a coastal route for ships and boats along a network of passages which…
Yukon Gold
Between our time in Fairbanks along with traveling the Top of the World Highway to the Yukon Territory, we quickly realized that “There’s gold in them thar hills.” Where? Why? How? It was time to explore this aspect of the…
Dalton Highway to the Arctic Ocean
We had made it halfway up the Dalton Highway. It was time to leave the RV at the midpoint and get ourselves up to the Arctic Ocean. We had some time to kill, so we drove around town a bit.…
Dalton Highway to the Arctic Circle
The Dalton Highway, the road from Fairbanks to Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay is a road with a nasty reputation. According to the Milepost (our guidebook). The Dalton Highway is unique in its scenic beauty, wildlife and recreational opportunities, but it is also…
Flying to the Arctic Circle
We had an unexpected opportunity arise. At the RV Rally we attended back in early July, door prizes were given away. I put our tickets into the box for a trip to the Arctic Circle. And guess who won? We…
Trains, Planes and Automobiles
Ok, so the movie is actually called Planes, Trains and Automobiles (staring Steve Martin and the late John Candy). But we are took all these modes of transportation in a different order in a single day. We decided to park…
Fairbanks
We surprised ourselves by spending two weeks in Fairbanks. Two weeks! The town had all the major shopping outlets you could need (Costco, Walmart, Safeway, Fred Meyer). We picked up an Amazon order at the UPS store. And we got…
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…