Adventures including a visit to, drive thru and/or stay in Alaska
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 Glen 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