This morning we woke up to this... Yes - 3:30am in Alaska sometimes looks like this. A little haze, the sun highlighting the mountain tops, the moon still hanging in the sky... it is worth getting up super frigging early! After work, we moved on to Girdwood, home of Alyeska, which is a ski resort …
Off to Anchorage! Today is "take care of all the reality business" day! When we got into Anchorage, our first stop was to pick up my glasses. Remember when I broke them about a month ago? And then when I shipped them back to Illinois to get them replaced? Well the eye doctor got the …
Wow am I behind on this! I'm writing this on July 1 - JULY, PEOPLE!!! I guess that is what happens when you spend more time actually doing stuff instead of writing about it! So - hopping back to July 21... Happy solstice! The longest day of the year! This is a big deal in …
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Apparently there is no rest for the nomads. Today is already our last day at the Russian River Campground near Cooper Landing and we still haven't even gotten to the part about all the Minnesotans in Whittier yet! SO!!! I'm going to just post some key things and we'll do a more detailed break down... …
While taking Iggy for a walk, he met a friend outside the RV. He tried to chase the little guy as best he could while on a leash, and managed to get him up a tree. The squirrel then proceeded to pee on Iggy to show his disgust in the situation. We laughed. The rest …
Big day! Up early (3am local time) for work and getting ready. We were late getting out the door to catch our first shuttle bus, but the main tour bus station was just a quick 5 minute walk. We pulled all our food together, locked up the dog and went on our way. A quick …
Waking up in Cantwell was a little chilly. We tested out the heat pump and covered up the dog. At one point, we must have disturbed him. Breakfast, shower, sweep the rig, fill with fresh water and dump the dirty stuff... back north to Denali! It was a cloudy rainy day, but in Alaska, wait …
We woke up to find the Alaskan hotel still unoccupied, and we were still the only ones that stayed the night. We survived!! And as a reward? Wildlife!! We were graced with a porcupine, even though he looked a little worse for wear, and a fox that had just caught some breakfast. After our own …
Ah Saturday! Time to sleep in - at least until Iggy will let us. The crying starts (first the dog, then me because of the dog). Slept in a little (as long as the dog would let us), had some breakfast, then decided to go on a little walk along one of the trails. Just …
At the end of Chena Hot Springs Road, at mile 56.5, you arrive at Chena Hot Springs Resort and can go no further. They are a year round resort and offer both summer and winter activities. Unfortunately, we were not there to see the aurora borealis. They do have a natural hot spring pool. So …
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