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Belugas, Whittier, and Cordova
Healy was begging us to leave on August 29. It was rainy and cold with “termination dust” snow on all of the peaks around us. Water was rushing across the road as we drove it for the last time. The weather became worse as we drove the Parks Highway through the edge of Denali National…
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Healy Cabin, 2 weeks remaining?
We spend almost all of our limited time in Healy sorting and packing. We’re either packing for our next fishing trip (leaving again tomorrow!) or packing to move home to Virginia. In the last 24 hours, we have been distracted occasionally. See the three photos from our upstairs north window taken in the past day. …
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Showers
This is embarrassing, but I haven’t had a shower in 8 days now. Although…if I look at it another way, I am in a shower nearly every day as it has been raining a lot! It seems it should count for something, even if I’m wearing raingear for my showers this week. With the cool…
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Northwestern Fjord
We had a spectacular 8-hour boat tour with Kenai Fjords Tours. We had attempted to get to Northwestern Fjord and Glacier on June 1, but rough seas turned us around. It may have been for the best, as we had an incredible day on July 31. We saw plentiful marine mammals – many Harbor Seals,…
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Kenai Peninsula with Friends
After just 2 nights at our home in Healy, we were on the road again, headed south for fishing and meeting up with friends. We caught a few fish, saw another American Dipper on the Russian River, and visited the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center before picking D&A up in Anchorage. We were able to show…
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Glaciers and WEIO
We finally made a trip to Portage Glacier, staying 2 nights at nearby Williwaw Campground. Thanks to lovely weather, we saw many glaciers. The above glacier and waterfalls were visible from the campground. We took the $49 per person glacier cruise out to see Portage Glacier. It has receded significantly since 1986 when I last…
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Alaska with Friends
Friends came to Alaska for 7 full days, and we traveled together 6 of those days. They had a good “highlights” adventure, with 3 days at Denali National Park, one night boondocking along the Parks Highway, one night at Russian River, one night in Seward, and one night at Portage Glacier. Their wishlist was wildlife viewing (including…
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Russian River and Eklutna Tailrace
We have 10 jars of sockeye salmon in the pressure canner. While the ten pound weight dances, I am writing this post. The above photo shows our campsite this morning. In the foreground you can see the canner with the windscreen. To the left is a can of bear spray in case I need to…
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Canoe, Raft, and Automobile
We explored by water and highway on our 12-day trip to Nabesna, Gulkana, Klutina, Denali Highway (including Tangle Lakes), and Glenn Highway. See the previous post for our time in Wrangell-St Elias NP&P on Nabesna Road. We arranged a June 19 raft rental and drop off on the Gulkana River while we camped with electric…
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Nabesna Road
Driving into Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve on Nabesna Road on June 15, we experienced significant smoky haze. We settled into peaceful Kendesnii Campground on Twin Lakes, 28 miles down Nabesna Road. We ate supper then launched the canoe, surprising some ducks. While the mountains were hiding thanks to Canadian wildfires, the fishing and…
Me & C
Roaming: Shenandoah River to the Alaska Range
Me & C 