Most Recent Travels…are at the Top! The rest is history.
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
Two months visiting friends and family …including our kids and grandkids on the Jersey Shore, Gail’s Massachusets family, and the “usual suspects” in Washington. Also busy at home trading in The Beast for The Monster and breaking her in; cleaning up Lizzy; catching a Mariners-Red Sox game at T-Mobile Park; Read more
Home in 3 long driving days and a day of “rest” Gail did her share of towing all 3 driving days, including through Portland. Mark did drive us through the Siskiyou Pass and back into Puget Sound Traffic! Our one day of “rest” was at in Albany, OR, not total Read more
And visits with old friends We have a few “Old RPI Friends” in the Bay Area, so we always have to stop somewhere around here, when in the area. This time we chose Half Moon Bay. It’s over the coastal range from our friends and distincly colder, but it was Read more
And…a Check Engine Light! Camped just 2 nights in Bakersfield before driving north on 99 to Visalia, where we spent 8 nights. That is 3 more days than originally planned, due to that Check Engine Light on Friday afternoon. At least it didn’t happen on a long drive, or towing, Read more