Monthly Archives: October 2013

Driving to the End of the Road

Alaska’s highways are unlike those anywhere else in the Lower 48 in many ways. For one thing, you can drive on every single paved road in the state, if you’re so inclined… But that means flying or ferrying to some … Continue reading

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So Long, Seward

After a packed week in Seward, it was time to pack the Winnie and head back up the Seward Highway to other destinations. We spent our last day or so enjoying the views from the harbor… …while trying to ignore … Continue reading

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Exit the Glacier

Yep, that’s its name: Exit. Right just a few miles from Seward, the Exit Glacier is another opportunity to see the amazing ice up close. Somewhere I’d read you can actually touch this glacier, and I was looking forward to … Continue reading

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Seward in July

[Note: Just a reminder that, as usual, this blog is several months behind “real time.” We were in Seward, Alaska, in late July of this year. The skies might not be as blue up there as you read this!] Our … Continue reading

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Resurrection Bay

The best advice we got when planning an Alaska trip was to do what you want to do because you might never get the chance to do it again. And there are plenty of things to do and see in … Continue reading

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A Keen Eye for the Kenai

By land, you can only get to the Kenai Peninsula, south of Anchorage, by one route. We’d heard the Kenai gets very busy on weekends, during salmon runs, and around the Fourth of July, as this is the playground for … Continue reading

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In the Palmer of Our Hands

Okay. It’s a hokey title, but you’ve haven’t had one for awhile, so there you go. 🙂 Things often take a different turn that we expect, and so it was with Palmer, Alaska. No RV park in Anchorage appealed to … Continue reading

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