Most Recent Travels…are at the Top! The rest is history.
July 23. Best. Birthday. Ever. We explored Tracy Arm Fjord All Day Long! It was awesome. We awoke in the morning already well into the fjord and didn’t cruise out till after sunset. Tracy Arm Fjord is at the heart of the Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness and home to twin Read more
With multiple Orca sightings up close! Two more days of cruising around the Alaskan Panhandle on the Admiralty Dream. Exploring Historic Haines on Monday Some say Haines is one of Southeast Alaska’s hidden gems and most scenic communities, and the only time that the Admiralty Dream stops here is for Read more
On the Admiralty Dream We arrived in Juneau and got to our hotel after 10:00 pm on Friday. Thankfully the Welcome Breakfast on Saturuday (for the next phase of our John Hall’s Alaska Tour) was late enough, we could get a decent nights sleep. Juneau Saturday After breakfast, we had Read more
Wrapping up our Alaska Land Tour Over the last 3 days we drove back through Anchorage to Seward (with stops), took an 8.5-hour Cruise in Kenai Fjords National Park, drove back to Anchorage (with stops), said Goodbye to 9 of 25 of our group, and flew to Juneau with the Read more
And, no, we did not see The Mountain Apparently, only ~30% of visitors to Denali National Park actually see The Mountain. We were not among them. On top of that, Mark got a bad, bad cold (flu?) and went to bed Sunday before dinner and spent Monday mostly sleeping. Anyway… Read more
And a Polar Bear Plunge But first, Friday getting from Kennecott to Fairbanks We left Kennicott early Friday, for our flight back over the Wrangell Mountains…a little cloudier than Wednesday, but still gorgeous. After a visit to the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Visitor Center in Copper Center, a little hike, Read more
The journey and the destination Wednesday we took off about 8:45 and headed up the Glenn Highway to Glennallen in the Motorcoach. Nice! It even has a coffee station! First stop was sundries shopping at Fred Myer in Palmer (hilarious). ~90 minutes later we took a break at the Matanuska Read more
And what a way to kick it off! After meeting our fellow travelers and tour guides at a Meet & Greet Dinner at Hotel Captain Cook (with views of the Cook Inlet and Chugach Mountains, ditto for our room), we shuffled off to prepare for an early start the next Read more
Including July 4th Celebration After arriving in Anchorage mid-day Friday, we first spent some time at the Alaska Aviation Museum, at the airport. It was fascinating. Flying in Alaska is a “bit” different than in the lower 48. Then we checked into our hotel in time to catch the end Read more
Our 50th State Together! We have arrived in Anchorage, and just checked into our first Anchorage hotel, for 2 nights. We actually landed a bit after noon, but stopped for a visit to the Alaska Aviation Museum at the airport, before heading downtown. Spent some time watching float planes take Read more