Anchorage, Alaska-The Return
Yesterday I saw the sun. It came out to greet me on my first day back in Alaska in three and a half years! Downtown Anchorage looks pretty much the same. That’s one of the awesome things about Alaska, while the rest of the world seems to be changing at a frenzied pace, Alaska (well…
Read More
Wrangell-St Elias National Park—It’s Bigger than Switzerland !
Seriously, it really is bigger than Switzerland at 13.2 million acres its the largest national park in the country. The only thing more impressive than the park’s size, is its remote, untouched, pristine wilderness. It’s a 4 1/2 hour drive from Anchorage up the Glenn Highway to the Edgerton Highway. At the end of that…
Read More
Anchorage, Alaska-The Return
Yesterday I saw the sun. It came out to greet me on my first day back in Alaska in three and a half years! Downtown Anchorage looks pretty much the same. That’s one of the awesome things about Alaska, while the rest of the world seems to be changing at a frenzied pace, Alaska (well…
Read More
Bright Lights, Big City – Three Weeks in Gotham
The Blog is Back!!! Most, or some of you know I started this blog when I spent 2 years driving around the U.S. 2011-2013. It had a brief resurgence with a trip to Nebraska and then went dormant again. I thought it would be fun to post some of my favorite moments from my Bday…
Read More
The Great State of Nebraska
“There are no uninteresting places, only uninteresting people”-MJH A little judgmental? Maybe, but it is me writing this blog after all 🙂 There is more than a little truth to that statement. When you travel, you need to use your imagination. There are ALWAYS interesting things to see wherever you go. Lots of people…
Read More
Halcyon Highway Reborn!
Seems like everything is back these days for a limited run, Heroes, X-Files even an updated version of Full House! Since it’s time for a little road trip, I figured why not give Halcyon Highway a face lift and do a limited series of posts as I set off on another American road trip next…
Read More
Ready, Set, Go! Iditarod
For all the people outside of Alaska in the lower forty eight, the Iditarod is something you may or may not have heard of. Up here and to many fans around the world, its like the Alaskan Super Bowl! Now that I’ve been in Fairbanks for almost 6 months, I’ve had the amazing opportunity to learn…
Read More
Fairbanks Follies-The Adventure Continues
Here I am still up in Fairbanks and surviving after almost 5 months! What a weird, wacky, wonderful adventure its been. I’ve endured -50 degree temperatures, ice rain, ice fog, darkness, several minor earthquakes and a moose encounter on the trails. There really is no place like Fairbanks! This remote outpost will always be one of the highlights…
Read More
WTF (Welcome to Fairbanks) Months Two & Three
I was going to do a Month 2 post but somehow that didn’t happen, so let’s combine them since it’s been almost 3 months that I’ve been here now. If anyone says to me “There’s nothing to do in Fairbanks” ever again, I’m going to slap them upside their head. If you can’t find things…
Read More
WTF (Welcome To Fairbanks) Month One
So I’ve been here about a month now and I’m settling into life in what is becoming an ever darker and increasingly colder spot. I woke up one recent morning in complete darkness at 8:15 AM and the temperature was -9 degrees Fahrenheit in October! Someone used the expression the other day WTF, which stands for something entirely different here…
Read More