July 27, 2024 – Saturday – Day 34 We left our camp along the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet around 10 am. This camping spot was about 25 miles outside of Anchorage. As we were going through Anchorage we stopped at a Farmer’s Market. This was a real farmer’s market with 95% of the booths selling …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
Kayaking to the Aialik Glacier and more Whales
July 24, 2024 – Wednesday – Day 31 Today was our Glacier Kayak tour at the Aialik Glacier. This tour starts with a 2-1/2 hour boat ride to a few miles from the glacier. On the way we will look for sea life and other animals. After being dropped off on a beach, we will then kayak 2-1/2 …
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Glacier Viewing and a Ferry Ride
July 21, 2024 – Day 28 – Sunday Today we went to church at the Valdez ward. They have a nice wood sided chapel near the center of town. From the discussion it sounds like ½ of the congregation were visitors. They commented that the town population more than doubles in the summer. After church we video called Grandma, …
Valdez, Alaska
July 19, 2024 – Friday – Day 26 We left camp around 9 am and our first stop was for a hike at Worthington Glacier. However, it was not much of a hike, but a walk around a paved trail, quite a way from the glacier. The glacier has receded so much that you cannot hike to …
Off the Dempster and into Alaska
July 14, 2024 – Sunday – Day 21 – Off the Dempster Hwy It was a bright and noisy night. However, things did quiet down at some point in the night. We took a picture of the sun at 12:30 am and it was still up in the sky. It will be 1-1/2 weeks until the sun sets …
Tuktoyakyuk
July 13, 2024 – Saturday – Day 20 We left camp at 9 am and after getting more gas, we drove north on the Inuvik/Tuktoyaktuk Highway. This is the last 90 miles to the Arctic Ocean at Tuktoyaktuk (Tuk). This hamlet was founded in 1928 and is mostly inhabited by the Inuvialuit people. The sun does not set …
Inuvik
July 12, 2024 – Friday – Day 19 It sprinkled most of the night and was raining a little when we left camp. The mosquitoes were terrible at this camp and everywhere on the Dempster Highway. We had not had any issues with bugs for the past 3 weeks, but they are making up for it now. …
The Dempster Highway
July 10, 2024 – Wednesday – Day 17 We decided to take is slow today. We left camp after 10:30 am and only drove until 1:30 pm. We found a nice spot for lunch on the shore of a lake. It was far from the highway and nice a quiet, so we decided to spend the night. Tomorrow we …
Whitehorse, Yukon
July 9, 2024 – Tuesday – Day 16 We left camp early and drove on to Whitehorse, Yukon. This is a gold mining town that was the gateway to the Klondike. Gold seeking travelers would land in Skagway, AK and climb up the pass to Whitehorse on their way to the Klondike. We stopped at the Miles …
Driving to the Yukon
July 6, 2024 – Saturday – Day 13 We left Jasper before 8:30 am and drove north through the rest of Jasper National Park. We saw a few big horn sheep, a herd of elk and a moose along the road. It took about 4 hours to reach Grande Prairie, Alberta. About 60 miles from town we hit …
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