Category: Alaska
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Salmon Frenzy in Soldotna, Alaska
We arrived at Soldotna in the midst of the salmon frenzy. Mid-July happens to be the the second salmon run for King Salmon (Chinook) and Red Salmom (Sockeye). Fishing seems to be on everyone’s mind for locals as well as tourists, as you see them swarming along the banks and in Kenai the river. Steve…
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Bear encounters at Cooper Landing!
We arrived at Cooper Landing on our way down to the Kenai Peninsula. Although the weather was really bad with high winds and lots of rain during the drive, it is true that the Seward highway south of Anchorage is truly beautiful. As we followed the very high traffic highway, it offered breathtaking views of…
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Anchorage, city of flowers
We read about the 400 miles of trails in Anchorage, so we were excited and anticipated an active stay in the city. But it seems this is not the normal summer in Alaska so we heard. It appears that there is a big chill here in the middle of summer and this is the coolest…
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Northern Exposure – Talkeetna, Alaska
While roaming around Denali National Park, we hoped that we would not be one of the 30% of visitors who won’t see Denali. It turns out all we had to do was move on to the next destination, and viola! Her magnificent beauty appeared behind the clouds. Denali showed its awesome beauty with just a…
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Glacier Landing on Mt. McKinley – what a rush!
On July 10th we were able to complete the most exciting excursion of our trip so far – flying to Mt. McKinley and landing on a glacier at the base camp. Wow, this was definitely an “e-ticket” ride for us, and we were excited to actually land on that massive mountain that we will probably never…
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Its all about hiking, when in Denali
If you have more than one day of visit to the park, hiking is one way to enjoy and explore it. Our bus/tour driver commented that summer in Alaska is an illusion and winter is the reality. Having heard that made us smile for that is exactly what we had been experiencing since we arrived…
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Denali, wild and shy – what a place!
During the next few days we will be at Healy, which is about 11 miles north of the entrance to Denali National Park. We are spending several days here as there is so much to explore, see and experience. One thing of note though is that every morning is a surprise in terms of weather.…
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Fairbanks – our impressions
We spent 5 nights in Fairbanks. Perhaps longer than other RVers would stay there before moving on to Denali. But a check of our progress shows we have plenty of time and there are a few things we want to do while in Fairbanks, e.g. grocery shopping. On the way into town, we stopped at…
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Arctic Circle – The ultimate day tour…
One of the many adventures we had planned to experience while in Alaska was crossing into the Arctic Circle. No, we did not brutalize our car by driving there ourselves, but instead took a guided tour. The Dalton Highway that leads to the Arctic Circle is rough and dangerous, and it must be traversed with…
