Category Archives: Yukon, Alaska and British Columbia, 2010

The night was miserable.  It rained almost constantly until around four this morning.  I lay awake thinking “what an incredible waste of money the bus tour we have booked tomorrow will be.”  Nevertheless, we awoke just before six and after … Continue reading →

We drove north along the George Parks highway this morning, a beautiful sunny day, with stunning views of Denali all along the way.  The first opportunity to get any good pictures was when we crossed the Chulitna River bridge.  There … Continue reading →

Once we left Eagle River it was a fast drive to tonight’s campsite.  North through Wasilla (whose claim to fame is that Sarah Palin was the mayor) and then we came to this Alaska State recreation site on Nancy Lake.  … Continue reading →

It was a lovely warm evening last night, and again this morning, one of the warmest nights we have had for some time.  Today is actually quite warm.  We drove north towards Anchorage, stopping along the way at Beluga Point … Continue reading →

It drizzled rain all night, and was still raining slightly when we awoke.  We ate our breakfast under the back door of the Yukon, and put the tent away as quickly as possible.  The fly was very wet, but the … Continue reading →

Last night we met a couple around our age when we arrived at Anchor Point and walked on the beach.  Enid talked to the woman and found that they were from Cincinnati, but originally from South Dakota, so they actually … Continue reading →

We are in Homer Alaska today.  This will be as far as we go.  We’ve run out of road, and so now we will be heading back.  We’ve been on the road now for over five weeks, and we won’t take … Continue reading →

This morning was very cold. Although it was clear, the sun didn’t strike our tent site before we left at 9:30, and the tent was very wet with dew when we packed it. We drove along the Kenai River and … Continue reading →

We drove north to the junction with Highway One after leaving Seward.  There are supposed to be Trumpeter Swans at Tern Lake; however, we didn’t see any.  We drove to the campsite at Cooper Creek.  They have a big red … Continue reading →

Once again it was another another beautiful day in the Seward area.  Originally we had planned to hike in to the Exit glacier, which is about 8 miles out of town, but when we got close, the road bridge was … Continue reading →