Aurora in Healy, March 2023

Day 15 Travel to Alaska Spring 2025

We drove over 300 miles and saw lots of beautiful scenery,  but I didn’t take photos.  So except for the eagles below,  the pictures on this post are from previous years along the same stretch of road Destruction Bay to Delta Junction.

Delta Junction Fall 2024

We slept in this morning then enjoyed a full breakfast at Talbot Arm before hitting the road. 

Destruction Bay Fall 2024

The road conditions were wildly mixed, from excellent pavement to no pavement to frost heaves and pot holes. 

Delta Junction Spring 2024

We stopped for a full lunch at Fast Eddy’s in Tok. Then (since C is a genius), we were able to renew our car and trailer registration in Tok before getting back on the road.  

Bald Eagles Courting Today

Before arriving in Delta Junction we were amazed to see Bald Eagles engaged in a dramatic courtship death spiral.  They locked talons and rapidly spiraled downwards, then unlocked and continued flying and playing together for some time before disappearing over a distant ridge.  While we didn’t capture the death spiral, C is posting a cool video to his Facebook page.

Yukon Fall 2023

We bought a few groceries in Delta Junction and made our supper at the kitchette in our room at Alaska Frontier Inn.

Yukon May 2022
Yukon May 2022

Tomorrow we should make it to Healy after running our remaining errands in Fairbanks.  We’re looking forward to completing the journey!

2 responses to “Day 15 Travel to Alaska Spring 2025”

  1. What a journey! Even without new photos, your vivid storytelling really brings the road to life — I could practically feel those frost heaves! The Bald Eagle courtship moment sounds absolutely breathtaking… one of those rare, magical experiences that no camera could truly capture anyway. Love how you blend the practical (shoutout to C for the registration win!) with the poetic. Safe travels on the final stretch — Healy is lucky to have you coming its way!

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    1. Thank you for the lovely, thoughtful comment!

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