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In this blog post, we begin our journey home, leaving the main part of Alaska, backtracking on the Alaska Highway, and then traveling to a portion of Southeast Alaska (the panhandle). To Alaska and Back Part 9: Leaving and Re-Entering Alaska (in Haines)! Day 56As we departed the Fairbanks area …
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 3: Driving the Alaska Highway through Western Canada Day 13This part of our journey entailed driving most of the Alaska Highway to Tok, Alaska, the first town in Alaska via the Alaska Highway. After almost two weeks of travel from Southern California, we crossed the Rocky Mountains from west …
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 …
Our final trip of 2022 commenced a short distance up the coast in Ventura County, California. We camped for three nights on the Rincon Parkway, along the old Pacific Coast Highway between Ventura and Santa Barbara. This is a wild experience because you open your front door onto the Pacific …
After leaving Lone Pine, CA, we headed 150 miles north along U.S. 395, which is in the best shape of any highways we’ve traveled in a long time! On the way, we stopped in Bishop to grab lunch and bread at Erick Schatz’s Bakery (thanks, Amy, for another great recommendation!). …
This is our year of short trips, and we just completed another short RV trip through three of our favorite states: California, Oregon, and Washington. Heading out from Southern California in mid-July is always tricky because no matter what direction you go, it’s bound to be hot! When we left …
We just finished a short (2-week) trip exploring a small portion of the California coastline. If you’ve read our blog posts before, or taken a look at our About Us section, you know that it’s all about the critters for us, though of course we also delight in gorgeous scenery, …