Alaskan Road Trip – Day 8

Today is a big day.  It is a long drive on our way to see Alaska, and we only have so much time to do it in.  So today, we will be waking up early and travelling over 1000 kilometres to get north. But we…

Alaskan Road Trip – Day 9

This is definitely the farthest north we have ever been, but we still have even more travelling north to do today.  There are some great places to see along the way. Itinerary: Alexandra Falls Territorial Park Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park gateway Gas McNallie Creek…

Alaskan Road Trip – Day 10

Today has some serious highs and one great big low.  First, we are now so far north that there are no more snakes!!!  I hate snakes; they ruin a perfectly good hike in the woods.  We are also in Yellowknife.  But the bad part is…

Alaskan Road Trip – Day 11

Today is Day 11 of our trek to see Alaska.  Not many stops, but probably the most important (and nerve-wracking) day so far.  I know of only one gas station, and it is a long dirt road.  I do have extra gas cans, just in…

Alaskan Road Trip – Day 12

We finished what was the most stressful part of our journey - a long drive in the middle of nowhere with no gas stations for hundreds of kilometres.  Now, we are starting to get into the mountains and getting close to reaching our destination of…

Alaskan Road Trip – Day 13

It is a light day for stops: a hike and the insatiable need to do laundry. Today's itinerary on our way to Alaska: Laundry Sign Post Forest Watson Lake Visitor Centre Faro Visitor Centre and a hike from there Lapie River Bridge Little Salmon Lake…

Alaskan Road Trip – Day 14

We are firmly in Yukon on this day.  Our plan is to reach Dawson City, where we will enjoy a couple of days of exploring this historic city.  Not too many stops, but tomorrow, the fun begins. The plans: Tage Cho Hudan Interpretive Centre The…

Alaskan Road Trip – Day 15

Today we will strike it rich!  Our trip to Alaska will pay for itself. Our visit to Dawson City will go as such: Dawson City Information Centre Walking tour of Dawson City Dredge No. 4 Tour Discovery Claim Self-Guiding Tour Panning for gold Cemetery visits…

Alaskan Road Trip – Day 16

Sixteen days of travel and exploration, and we will finally step foot in Alaska.  It has already been a long journey, but we have barely begun. The itinerary for today: Explore the very remote, and very much abandoned ghost town of Forty Mile Heritage Village…

Alaskan Road Trip – Day 17

Our first full day in the great state of Alaska.  It is a big one, but not as big as tomorrow! What we are doing today: Cobb Lake Scenic Viewpoint Copper River and Wrangell Mountain Range Scenic Viewpoint Matanuska Glacier viewpoint Matanuska Glacier Tour!!!!!!!!!!!! Lake…