Tag: travel
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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…
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Chilly then Chilling
Our Kenai Fjords boat tour was cold, wet, and shorter than planned due to a small craft advisory. The highlights were 8 or so Dall’s Porpoise just 20 feet away playing in the boat’s wake at the bow, 3 Orca, and many cool birds, including Horned Puffins. As we left the protection of Resurrection Bay,…
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Fishing in Homer
We have been back in Homer the past three days, switching from a birding focus to fishing focus. Thursday and Friday, we fished the end of Homer Spit, catching many small fish (and non-fish). In a weird two hour period of very low tide, I caught 6 sea stars (starfish) and 6 real fish. Apparently,…
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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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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…
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Day Twelve Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
We enjoyed our first full day on the ferry, starting with breakfast in the dining room. The beautiful views made up for slow service as far as I was concerned. (C was hungry and wished he had his food sooner.) Random notes on the ferry follow: One significant change is that WiFi is available. On…
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Day Eleven Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
We have driven over 3200 miles and now are sitting back and relaxing while traveling the Alaska Marine Highway. We saw a whale spouting within the first hour. We splurged on a cabin rather than camping out in a tent (duct taped to the deck), or rolling a sleeping bag onto a deck chair or…
Me & C 