After leaving Hyder continued our way home. We did not have many stops planned on the way home, so we had some long days of driving. We left Smithers, BC and drove south to a place in the woods south of Prince George, BC. Eva was feeling sick, so it was a hard night. It …
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Bears in Hyder
August 16, 2024 – Friday – Day 54 Today was a day of driving. We traveled for 6-7 hours through British Columbia until we reached Stewart, BC which is on the western US border. We stopped in Stewart to use the bathroom and access the internet and then we continued about 4 miles across the US/Canada border …
Trains in Skagway
August 13, 2024 – Tuesday – Day 51 We spent the night in the church parking lot again. It was quiet and there are so many trees, it is like camping in the forest. We were done with our time in Haines, so we took the 12:45 ferry to Skagway. It is only an hour-long ferry trip, …
Hanging out in Haines
August 9, 2024 – Friday – Day 47 It was a rainy morning, and it rained most of the day. We left camp and drove in the rain to Delta Junction. We stopped in the visitor center, but it was raining so we didn’t stay in town long. We continued to Tok and stopped for gas. We then drove …
A Fine Time in Fairbanks
August 4, 2024 – Sunday – Day 42 We left our camp at 8:30 and drove an hour north to Healy, AK to attend church at the Denali Branch. The meeting was crowded as they have a lot of guest and seasonal workers from the national park area. They have a small building on a dirt road …
Denali Flightseeing
August 3, 2024 – Saturday – Day 41 We stayed at camp until after lunch. Our original plan was to be in Talkeetna around 10:45 am for our 11:30 am flightseeing trip around Denali, but the company called in the morning and rescheduled our flight due to weather. We were rescheduled until 6:30 pm. They expected the weather …
Denali Wildlife
July 31, 2024 – Wednesday – Day 38 Today was our Tundra Wilderness Tour in Denali National Park. This bus tour will take us 43 miles into the Wilderness area of the park. It used to go 93 miles, but in 2021 a landslide destroyed a section of road at mile 45. The soil there is so unstable …
A New Way to See a Glacier
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 …
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, …
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