As many of you already know, we spent the second half of May driving to, and camping around, the magnificent state of Alaska. This trip was unique for us in that we left our truck camper behind and instead drove a friend’s truck as we were helping them make the move from Idaho to Alaska. For us, this was a bucket list kind of trip. And of course, we now dream of the day we can...
Driving to Alaska Day 18: An epic ending
Welcome to the last post in our Driving to Alaska series! We hope you’ve enjoyed the stories from this unforgettable 4,000 mile road trip. While our sleeping quarters proved to be more comfortable than I’d predicted, it felt good to be climbing out from the bed of a truck for the last time. I was delighted that I managed to get in and out for 18 straight days without breaking a...
Driving to Alaska Day 17: Talkeetna
Welcome to post 17 of 18 in our Driving to Alaska series. We hope you enjoy the stories from this unforgettable 4,000 mile road trip. When the morning began, yet again, in a wet and gloomy fashion, I began to wonder just how often the sun actually reaches the ground in Alaska. The weather here, that was becoming quite familiar, was nothing like the sunny skies of Colorado that I was used to...
Driving to Alaska Day 16: Denali State Park
Welcome to post 16 of 18 in our Driving to Alaska Series. We hope you enjoy the stories from this unforgettable 4,000 mile road trip. // It was a cold, windy night and the morning was met with another thick layer of grey clouds. We woke and set off in search of either better weather or a cafe where we could thaw out. The nearest cafe was closed so we did what we’ve done every morning...
Driving to Alaska Day 15: The day the driving fatigue set in
Welcome to post 15 of 18 in our Driving to Alaska series. We hope you enjoy the stories from this unforgettable 4,000 mile road trip. The morning began in a far less glamorous way than the previous night ended. After our two hour long sunset safari, we pulled onto a wide stretch of shoulder and promptly passed out at 1:00am. When we woke, a group of people had parked next to us and were...
Driving to Alaska Day 14: Denali Highway
Welcome to post 14 of 18 in our Driving to Alaska series. We hope you enjoy the stories from this unforgettable 4,000 mile road trip. // It rained most of the night but luckily ceased by the time we got up. The only thing we can do inside of the truck we’ve been loaned is sleep. Cooking, eating, getting dressed, going to the bathroom…it all happens outside; so rain makes all of those tasks a bit...
Driving to Alaska Day 13: McCarthy & Kennecott Mine
Welcome to post 13 of 18 in our Driving to Alaska series. We hope you enjoy the stories from this unforgettable 4,000 mile road trip. In a half-awake state we both crawled out of the truck bed with full bladders and were met with a scene so perfectly picturesque that we may as well have been dreaming. The stillness of the lake allowed for a flawless mirror reflection of the mountains and pines. ...
Driving to Alaska Day 12: A new phase of the trip begins
Welcome to post 12 of 18 in our Driving to Alaska series. We hope you enjoy the stories from this unforgettable 4,000 mile road trip! Slana, Alaska to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve // For the last few days there had been an offer on the table and this morning Mark & I officially accepted. When Cade & Becca initially invited us to help them move to Alaska, Cade thought...
Driving to Alaska Day 11: Hello Alaska
Welcome to post 11 of 18 in our Driving to Alaska series. We hope you enjoy the stories from this unforgettable 4,000 mile road trip! The Yukon Territory to Slana, Alaska // We woke to another chilly, overcast morning and didn’t waste any time cooking, cleaning, and packing up. While preparing breakfast our camp neighbor, a man who appeared to be in his 70s, struck up a brief conversation with...
Driving to Alaska Day 10: A slow day around Whitehorse
Welcome to post 10 of 18 in our Driving to Alaska series. We hope you enjoy the stories from this unforgettable 4,000 mile road trip! Tagish, Yukon to somewhere along the Takhini River One question hung in the air this morning. Would the weather conditions permit us to go paragliding? Mark and I had never been and Becca was ready to take us on a tandem flight if the stars aligned. Between the...