Great adventures in diving, RVing and travel
The main reason we signed up for this scuba diving trip traveling 450 miles on a dive boat from Bali to Komodo was the chance to see Komodo dragons in the wild. The second reason was the opportunity to dive in a remote area of Indonesia with some of the …
We were sad to leave Jasper National Park after such fantastic wildlife viewing. But the drive south on the Icefields Parkway that connects Jasper and Banff was stunning on a sunny day. We stopped briefly to view the toe of the Athabasca Glacier. (We had actually walked out on the …
We spent a fabulous week at Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, camping in the beautiful Whistlers Campground. Not as well-known as its southern cousin, Banff National Park, Jasper is less-crowded and more full of accessible wildlife than Banff. Wildlife lovers take note: Jasper at the beginning of June is …
While nothing can compare with our epic trip “to Alaska and back in 80 days” last summer, we had been wanting to return to the Canadian Rockies, which we had not visited since 2008 (pre-motorhome). So this was the year for this multi-week trip. Getting out of Southern California to …
We are safely home after our incredible Alaska adventure. In this blog post, we will revisit some of the amazing places we saw on our 11-week journey and include some short videos not seen in previous blog posts. In total, Hank drove our motorhome 8,272 miles from our home campground …
In this blog post, we will highlight our journey from the Kenai Peninsula to the Mat-Su Valley and on to Denali, where we spent several days. To Alaska Part 8: From the Mat-Su Valley to Denali Day 45We left the Kenai Peninsula today, driving back along the Sterling Highway, the …
To Alaska Part 7: Homer and Kenai and Bears, Oh My! Day 37 During this phase of the trip we explored two more parts of the Kenai Peninsula, often called “Alaska’s Playground” because of all the outdoor activities and opportunities that exist. And we took our second flight (this time …
To Alaska Part 6: Anchorage-Chugach State Park-Seward Day 30Can you believe we’ve been on this trip (To Alaska and Back in 80 Days) for a month now? Where has the time gone? Today we arrived back in a metropolitan area, driving through the suburbs of Anchorage to Eagle River Campground …
Part 4: The Alaskan Interior (Tok, Chicken, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park) Day 22We have made it to Alaska! For the next several weeks, we will explore most of the parts of Alaska that you can drive an RV to. Some people do take their campers on dirt or gravel roads …
Part 2: From SoCal to the Alaska Highway From Southern California it is 1,910 miles to the start of the Alaska Highway in the middle of British Columbia, Canada. We took 10 days to get to Dawson Creek, BC, and here are some highlights from the past week and a …