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 […]
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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. […]
Oregon Part III: The Timberline Lodge
After Multnomah Falls, our next stop was the Timberline Lodge in Government Camp, Oregon. The Lodge sits at the base of Mt. Hood and was an obvious place to stay, not only due to its convenient location but because of the lodge’s fun and alluring history. Despite Timberline’s rich and compelling history, its status […]
Oregon Part II: Multnomah Falls
Next on our Oregon tour was the Timberline Lodge (stay tuned for the blog on that adventure!). The drive there was a few hours, so we made the most of the journey by first stopping at Multnomah Falls, the tallest waterfall in the State of Oregon, and the second tallest year round waterfall in the United […]
Oregon Part I: Portland!
We departed pretty late that night for Portland, as usual with Fairbanks departures and arrivals. We got in about 11am or so to Portland Airport and picked up our rental car. Donkeys riding the rental car shuttle Andy’s cousin, Carrie, and her husband Kevin, kindly offered for us to stay with them while we were […]
Healy Overlook and McCandless’s Magic Bus – Healy, Alaska
Next in the “I ♥ Fairbanks” series is the Mt. Healy Overlook trail located in Denali National Park, the 49th State Brewery in Healy, and the Christopher McCandless bus, made famous from the book Into the Wild by John Kraukauer. Andy and I headed out last Sunday about 8 in the morning. The drive from […]
Washington D.C. Part III: The Holocaust Museum, White House Visitor Center, Ford’s Theater, and Guapo’s
Our last day in Washington D.C. had to be a short one. Our flight back to Fairbanks was at 5am, meaning we had to get up at what I like to call the “unfunctioning” hour to catch our flight. Accordingly, we decided to make our last day a shorter day and get back to the […]
Washington D.C. Part II: Blithe Spirit!
Blithe Spirit, which we saw at the National Theater, is a famous play written by Noel Coward. The plot centers around a wealthy socialite and writer, Charles Condomine, who lives in an upscale flat with his wife, Ruth Condomine, and their maid, Edith. Charles is writing a book about séances and psychics, and despite the […]
Washington D.C., Part I: Library of Congress, Supreme Court, National Archives, Washington Monument, and the White House
My dear friend, Janice, and I toyed with the idea of going to Washington DC to see Angela Lansbury in Blithe Spirit. It was Angela’s last performance of her career and we felt like we should honor it. Originally, it started as a joke, not really sure if we were financially committed to the idea, […]