We left Stewart, BC on Saturday (8/5) and headed back to the Stewart-Cassiar highway. We stopped in the tiny town of Gitanyow to see their famous totem poles. The museum was closed, unfortunately. Not much going on here, but it was still interesting to see the totems and it was good to stretch our legs. […]
Wednesday (8/2) we left the Watson Lake area and traveled south on the Stewart-Cassiar Highway. There are two main routes to travel from the lower 48 states through Canada to Alaska and back. The most popular route is the Alaska Highway (this is the route we used going north in June). The other popular route
We took the Alaska Marine Highway System Ferry from Haines to Skagway on Friday (7/28). The weather was beautiful. We enjoyed the views during the one-hour ride up the Chilkoot Inlet. The ferry is by far the easiest way to travel between these two cities. The distance by sea is only 20 miles but you
After leaving Valdez, our next destination was Haines, Alaska. To get there, you have to exit Alaska and drive through Canada to reach this Southeastern coastal town. Mountain ranges prevent a more direct route. So, we headed back north to the Alaska Highway and then around the two National Parks that encompass these mountain ranges
Wednesday morning (7/19) we went to the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Visitor Center to learn more about the largest National Park in the USA. Did you know that Wrangell-St. Elias is six times larger than Yellowstone? The park is larger than Switzerland, and with higher mountains. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park borders Kluane National Park in
Sunday morning (7/16) we woke up to lots of rain at the Russian River Campground in Cooper Landing, an outstanding spot at the confluence of the Kenai and Russian Rivers. This world-class fishing area is known for salmon runs and bears. It was one of the prettiest campgrounds we’ve been to so far, with large,
On Wednesday morning (7/12), we stayed in Seward long enough to do laundry and to enjoy a surprisingly tasty lunch at The Highliner Restaurant, where we had some of the best Halibut so far on this trip. We headed out of town early afternoon and drove across the top of the Kenai Peninsula to the
Monday (7/10) was cloudy and rainy all day. We drove south from Wasilla, and straight through Anchorage. We will be back in this area later in the trip, so we didn’t spend any time there. Anchorage doesn’t look too exciting, anyway. But, maybe the clouds and rain gave us the wrong impression. We headed south
Friday (7/7) we enjoyed a leisurely morning at our campsite in the Teklanika River Campground. We took our time slowly driving out of Denali National Park, marveling at the beauty. We saw a family of about a dozen partridges cross the road in front of our car (unfortunately none of the photos turned out). We
Tuesday (7/4) we traveled from Fairbanks to Nenana, AK. We did not have a chance to celebrate the fourth of July holiday in a traditional way. The sun set at 12:33 AM followed by a sunrise at 3:23 AM. I woke up at about 2AM the other night and noticed our solar panels were generating