Tag: Copper River Highway

• Alaskan Glaciers

  

  Between the Glacier Discovery Train tour and our trip to Cordova,  I have been seeing a lot of glaciers lately.  Most glaciers on the earth are rapidly melting, and I wonder what these Alaskan Glaciers will look like if I return to them in 10 or 20 years.  The photos don’t do any of them…

  Melissa Rudacille

  September 12, 2025

  Alaska Activities, travel

  alaska, Alaska Railroad, Copper River Highway, Cordova, glacier, travel

• 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…

  Melissa Rudacille

  September 8, 2025

  Alaska Activities, Camping in Alaska, dry cabin, Fishing in Alaska, travel

  Alaska Ferry, Alaska Marine Highway, Alaska weather, coho salmon, Copper River Highway, Cordova, dry cabin, Whales

• Alaska Travel

  

  As we are packing to return to Alaska, I am also planning our 2025 budget.  It is much easier to anticipate what we might spend now that we are on our fourth season!  Last year, I tracked the cost of all our mini-vacations, from 3 to 10 days. It cost us $2630 to drive our…

  Melissa Rudacille

  March 29, 2025

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska, travel, Travel to and from Alaska

  alaska, Alaska Wildlife, Arctic, aurora borealis, Copper River Highway, Cordova, cost per day, Dalton Highway, Denali Highway, Denali National Park, fishing, Grizzly Bear, Hatcher Pass, Russian River, Tangle Lakes, travel

• Whittier and Cordova, a few highlights

  

  This ten day trip deserves several posts.  We loved both Alaskan towns and definitely want to go back.  However,  packing isn’t leaving me much time to write. With snow arriving in Healy, we want to head south soon!  On day three, we left Whittier on the M/V Aurora (Alaska Ferry), for a 12 hour boat…

  Melissa Rudacille

  September 20, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska, Garden/Plants

  Alaska Ferry, Alaska Marine Highway, Alaska weather, Alaska Wildlife, aurora borealis, coho salmon, Copper River Highway, Cordova, fishing, foraging, Northern lights, Whittier