Tag: break-up

• 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…

  Melissa Rudacille

  May 2, 2025

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Birds, Wildlife

  alaska, Alaska Wildlife, break-up, Caribou, Denali National Park, Grizzly Bear, Harlequin ducks on Savage River, moose photos, Teklanika River

• Denali, Susitna River, and Fairbanks

  

  While it is warming up fast, much of interior Alaska’s infrastructure is closed for another month or more.  The George Parks Highway is open pavement, but most rest areas and overlooks to the side of the road haven’t been cleared.  Many people before us had trudged thru the snow to this viewpoint of the Alaska…

  Melissa Rudacille

  May 3, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Birds, When to travel to Alaska

  alaska, Alaska Wildlife, Bird Watching, break-up, Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Denali, Denali Highway, Denali National Park, Migration, moose photos, Trumpeter Swans

• Alaska in May

  

  In May you can see the beautiful snow in interior Alaska while enjoying long days that are often sunny. Value train tickets are available on some scenic rail routes including Anchorage to Denali. Hotels, campgrounds and tours will be gearing up throughout the month with nearly full offerings on Memorial Day weekend and beyond. The…

  Melissa Rudacille

  January 29, 2024

  Alaska Activities, When to travel to Alaska

  Alaska weather, break-up, Denali National Park, Harlequin ducks on Savage River, when to visit Alaska

• Steese Highway II, Circle May 13, 2023

  

  We left Eagle Summit mid-morning Saturday and slowly drove the remaining 55 miles to the end of the road at the Yukon River in Circle, Alaska. We were in the village about an hour before I realized that the significant river pictured above was just a small meandering arm of the Yukon River. What I…

  Melissa Rudacille

  May 16, 2023

  Alaska Activities, Life in Alaska

  break-up, Circle Alaska, Circle City, ice jam flooding May 13 2023, Yukon River

• Denali Highway

  

  We are constantly experiencing time warps up here! Somehow we traveled 6 hours before realizing that we had better turn around as it was a long way home. So much beauty around each corner. Technically the highway isn’t open yet. Where the snow drifts were high it was sometimes only one lane. No bites fishing.…

  Melissa Rudacille

  May 7, 2023

  Alaska Activities, Fishing in Alaska, Life in Alaska

  break-up, Denali Highway, fishing