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Grizzly, Porcupine, Ice Jam, and more
Today, we got a relatively early start to check out a Nenana River Ice Jam, then drive to Teklanika in Denali National Park. We have spent at least 4 hours at a Nenana River ice jam in the past 2 days. We are fascinated watching the dynamic process, with newly arrived ice crashing into the…
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Owl, Moose, and Caribou
We are enjoying viewing wildlife and scenery in and around Denali National Park. Snow is disappearing rapidly, though every few days we get fresh snow that doesn’t last long. We finally saw our first caribou of 2025, just above Teklanika River. There were 2 mature females. One of these had large antlers for a female,…
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Cost of Traveling to Alaska Spring 2025
As a couple, we spent $5422 traveling to Alaska from Virginia in 16 days. The breakdown is as follows: $55 for tolls, $145 for an oil change, $560 for food (eating out, groceries, snacks), $861 for gas, $1566 for lodging, and $2235 for us and the truck to ride the Alaska Marine Highway ferry from…
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27 Moose and Denali Alpenglow
We had a record moose day yesterday! We have never seen so many in one day. Our first moose was on Stampede Road just 15 minutes after leaving the house, and the last was on our road, 5 minutes from home. The other 25 moose were all in Denali National Park. Eleven were in sight…
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Aurora 2025
After days of snow and clouds the weather finally cleared. Even though the Aurora Forecast wasn’t great, I suggested we set an alarm to look out the windows just in case. We saw so much magenta this time. The northern lights were everywhere all at once, in all directions, as well as directly overhead. We…
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Tracks in the Snow
We have a new friend this year. It’s nice to watch a snowshoe hare hop about first thing in the morning while one relieves oneself in the privy. This morning it was snowing when I got up and the dusting of fresh snow added interest to the tracks on my walk. Notice the fresh snow…
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Day 16 Arrived in Healy Spring 2025
After 4085 miles of driving plus 3 lovely days on the Alaska Marine Highway ferry, we have arrived! The snow isn’t deep, and our little dry cabin is warming up at a reasonable pace. Top priority tomorrow is to drive 20 minutes to get water. Our 6-gallon aquatainers are completely empty (if we had left…
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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. We slept in this morning then enjoyed a full breakfast at Talbot Arm…
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Day 14 Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
We started the day on the Alaska Marine Highway, then drove the Haines Highway until it intersected with the Alaska (Alcan) Highway, continuing from Haines Junction to Kluane Lake. We drove just over 200 miles after getting off the ferry, staying at one of our favorite places, Talbot Arm Motel in Destruction Bay, Yukon. We…
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Day 13 Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
Our second full day on the ferry, enjoying the scenery, seeing lots of birds, and saying goodbye to new friends as they disembark. We stopped at Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg today. I had to laugh when I woke up in port at Ketchikan and looked out the window. Raining, of course! Ketchikan averages 150 inches…
Me & C
Roaming: Shenandoah River to the Alaska Range
Me & C 