Tagged: alaska

Alaska, You’re In!

So you’ve decided to venture to the land of the midnight sun. You might be wondering what other resources exist to help you plan your adventures, obviously other than the fantastic blog you’re currently...

Alaska 1.5, Part 2

We decided to return to Homer. So back around the Turnagain Arm we went, all the way to Soldotna for an overnight stop and provisions. Homer wasn’t too busy so we grabbed a spot...

Alaska, To Drive or Not To Drive…

That is the question! Alaska is the largest state in the Union, over 2.5 times larger than Texas. Driving from Homer, at the bottom of the Kenai Peninsula to Prudhoe Bay, on the Arctic...

Why Alaska?

Because it’s there… When you picture Alaska in your mind’s eye, do you see vast swaths of wilderness, epic landscapes, wild animals, national parks, mountains, glaciers, aurora or the gateway to the Arctic? For...

Alaska, Mt Everest of the RV World

Alaska, the “Last Frontier” – after holding tanks, storage and batteries, it seems that every extended RV discussion eventually leads to Alaska. When we first got started, Alaska was very high on our bucket...

Alaska 1.5, Part 1

From Tok, we headed towards Palmer which would be our base until our friends arrived. The weather was hot and the road soft, so soft that we hit a few asphalt patches and splashed...

Alaska, here we come again!

Our final, final visit to the Mothership went well and we made new friends while there. We ended up in an impromptu caravan heading west but eventually parted ways in Wisconsin. We pushed on...

The End of Our Alaska Adventure

We settled easily into our time at Palmer with incredible weather that stretched well into September. The Alaska State Fair was just down the road from us and it did not disappoint. They say...

Denali and Aurora

To get to Denali NP from the Kenai was a bit of a trek. We ended up stopping in Anchorage for more provisions before heading up the George Parks Highway towards Denali. We stopped...

The Kenai Peninsula

Having heard so much about the Kenai, Alaska’s playground, we were looking forward to this part of the trip. We started out in Seward, where The Aluminum Whale managed to help procure prime campsites....