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Saturday August 29, 2015 – North Pole to Tok, AK – 189 miles: After loading the rest of the truck (not fully loaded in the picture), which filled it to the tailgate and topper window, as well with the rear … Continue reading
Category Archives: Alaska
It’s been a lot of fun and a great experience, but it’s time to go back to the “Lower 48.” We’ll leave the North Pole and our site at the Corps of Engineers Chena Lakes Flood Control Project Saturday evening, … Continue reading
We have a multitude of exploring to do from our hide-a-way site just off Laurance Road, North Pole, Alaska. Connie’s main project here at the Corp of Engineers Chena Lakes Flood Control Project (entirely different project than Connie’s) has been … Continue reading
The Corp of Engineers certainly strives to keep their hosts happy. Just got our new Polaris Ranger to use for transportation to/from our host site and the office/shop area, and all around the nearly 20,000 acres of the Chena Flood … Continue reading
North Pole sounds like it should be just north of Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope of Alaska. Actually it’s just 15 miles southeast of Fairbanks, and 140 miles from the Arctic Circle. North Pole is VERY Christmasy. A … Continue reading
We made it from Valdez to Anchorage on Friday May 29 and found Cabellas Parking lot for the night. Very nice accommodations with a new Target, including a Starbucks next door. Picked up sister Cheri at the Ted Stevens (former … Continue reading
Anxious to finally get to Alaska, Left Whitehorse, Yukon at 5am May 25th, Memorial Day. We counted 30 plus Elk and another Grizzly as we traveled along the Alaskan Highway. Got to the Yukon/Alaska border mid-morning only to have our … Continue reading
Finally got out of Salem around 3pm on Monday (May 18) and drove the 300 plus miles to the Walmart parking lot in Bellingham, WA. Arriving around 9pm, then leaving around 5:30am on Tuesday. Stopped briefly in Hope BC (British … Continue reading
Not much to report our first day in route to Alaska. Leaving on our anniversary, we traveled only as far at Salem, less than 60 miles, only to realize we were not going to get to Alaska very fast the … Continue reading