The time had come for us to leave Alaska. We had explored the mountains of the Alaska Range and had ventured up to the Arctic Ocean. The only thing left was the Top of the World Highway. We were going…
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…
How to NOT get your mail
As we travel this country, we sometimes need our mail forwarded to us. During this trip, we have a couple of young men in our neighborhood monitoring our mailbox for us. Shout out to R and K! They are doing…
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…
Navigating Wildfires
Checking on the status of wildfires around us has become commonplace on this summer adventure. One of the hot (pun intended) topics of discussion at the RV Rally was the status of the two wildfires happening between our rally location…
Rendezvous Under Denali
How do you summarize an amazing five days of camaraderie, excellent weather, and serendipitous surprises? It’s going to be tough to do in this blog post. If you recall, I mentioned the RVing to Alaska Facebook ground we belong to…
Palmer – Wasilla
Our time on the southern coastline of Alaska was done (for now). We set our sights north and headed to the Wasilla/Palmer area, about 40 miles north of Anchorage. We found ourselves another stellar Elks Lodge in the Palmer/Wasilla area.…