I cannot believe how lucky I’ve been with the weather in Alaska. I looked at the weather forecast a couple of days ahead of Denali, Juneau, and Soldotna and every one of them predicted rain – but all were fine. The same held true for today’s railway excursion from Skagway to the summit of White … Continue reading Riding the Rails to White Pass
In contrast with yesterday’s disappointing drive today’s 108 miles between Whitehorse, YT and Skagway, AK was far better than I had anticipated. This short journey, along the Klondike Highway, took me back to Alaska and matched the scenery I had seen there earlier. Just a few miles outside Whitehorse the Yukon River flows through the … Continue reading The Magnificent Klondike Highway
I was blessed with great weather as I drove the 385 miles from Tok back to Whitehorse but I’m wondering if Alaska has spoiled me in terms of recognizing good landscapes. I knew that the most scenic section of the drive was along Kluane Lake and, when I first arrived there, I checked out a … Continue reading Canada Greets Me With Great Weather
After two great weeks in Alaska it is almost time to head back to Canada. I will return briefly later in the week but this was my last full day here. Since this is about the halfway point of the trip, in terms of driving miles, I had made an appointment to have my car … Continue reading Last Full Day in Alaska
Monday, August 7 I had thought that Fairbanks would be my furthest point from home on this trip but, when I measured the distance to Soldotna, I discovered it is almost 200 miles more at 3,404 miles. However, my reason for visiting Soldotna was to take a flightseeing and bear watching tour over, and in, … Continue reading Flightseeing, Bear Watching and more on the Kenai Peninsula
Today was a driving day but the surroundings were amazing for all but the last 30 miles and the great weather of the past few days continued. Since you will probably need a map to follow the route I’ll put the link to the map and road video here. Starting from Anchorage I headed south … Continue reading Turnagain Arm and the Kenai Peninsula – Spectacular
Friday, August 4 Today was the second of four days on this trip when I particularly hope(d) for good weather. The first, at Denali NP, was perfect and so was today (I will have to wait and see about the 7th and 21st of August). There were a few clouds in the sky when I … Continue reading Tracy Arm Fjord – An Amazing Place