I recently spent two weeks down in Anchorage for work, which gave Andy and I the opportunity to take a side trip to Girdwood with Kelly/Madison and Caroline/Marc. Girdwood is a ski-resort community near Cook Inlet about 40 miles south of Anchorage. The trip perfectly coincided with Oktoberfest, which Girdwood was hosting. Andy, along with […]
Arctic Circle and Mt. Sukakpak – Coldfoot, Alaska
A few weekends ago we went on our annual camping trip to Marion Creek Campground in the Arctic Circle. Marion Creek Campground is located 5 miles north of Coldfoot. It is a developed campground with a volunteer campground host on site. There are numerous other campgrounds that are undeveloped, such as Five Mile (4 miles […]
I ♥ Fairbanks Part V: Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum
One of the lesser known Fairbanks attractions is the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum, located at 212 Wedgewood Drive, all the way behind the Wedgewood Resort Hotel. The museum features antique cars from Victorian Age through the Art Draco Era. You can also check out Alaska’s first car here as well as vintage clothing spanning throughout […]
McCarthy/Kennicott Part III: Glacier Hiking on the Kennicott Root Glacier
One of our favorite hikes to do of all our adventures is hiking the Root Glacier in Kennicott. The Root glacier is actually a slight offshoot from the Kennicott Glacier as you can see from this map: ©University of Colorado at Boulder Arctic Workshop 2002 Beautiful glacier! While crampons are not required, they are highly, […]
Kennicott and Jumbo Mine – Kennicott, Alaska
The next day, after slamming my foot in a door (don’t ask), my mom and I decided to stay behind at Kennicott and go on a Kennecott Mill tour while Dad and Andy climbed up to one of the mines. The next two nights we stayed at the Kennicott Glacier Lodge, a beautiful hotel right […]
McCarthy/Kennicott Part I: Wrangell St. Elias National Park and McCarthy
McCarthy/Kennicott in Wrangell St. Elias National Park is one of our favorite places in the world. Wrangell St. Elias is the largest National Park in the United States at 13.2 million acres (second is Death Valley National Park!). This summer, Andy and I took two trips to McCarthy/Kennicott, one with my parents and one with […]
Kayaking the Clearwater River – Delta Junction, Alaska
For our actual anniversary day, Andy and I met Kelly and Madison at the Clearwater Lake Campground at the Clearwater State Recreation Site to go kayaking. The campground offers 17 campsites, a boat launch, picnic area, water, and toilets. See a campground map here. For fishing enthusiasts, the water is filled with Arctic Grayling, Whitefish, and Salmon. […]
I ♥ Fairbanks Part III: Driving the Denali Highway
Another fun Fairbanks area activity that Andy and I like to do is drive the Denali Highway in one big circle – starting at Fairbanks, then going from Paxson to Cantwell, and coming up through Denali Park from the South end. The highway is closed from October to May and only 23.9 miles of the […]
Oregon Part VI: Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach sits about 25 miles south of Astoria along the coast. It’s a very beautiful drive, and takes about 40 minutes. A city in Clatsop County right on the Pacific Ocean, Cannon Beach is famous for its discovery by William Clark of Lewis and Clark. History of the Lewis and Clark expedition is alive […]
Oregon Part V: Astoria and The Goonies House
Now that Andy had Mt. Hood under his belt (did you like his blog?!), we were able to relax a bit and finally left Timberline Lodge (I had had enough cheese, thankyouverymuch). We were on our way to Astoria! The drive to Astoria was beautiful. Pretty forests and gorgeous countryside. Don helped drive, per usual. […]