Before we headed to Alaska, we did as much research as we possibly could to try and prepare ourselves and our vehicles for all that we might encounter. There is no better resource than the experience of those who have …
When we left our boondocking spot at Lower Gnat lake, we were headed for the Meziadin Lake Provincial Park. This, we thought, would be our return trip-equivalent of Muncho Lake, where we spent four beautiful days on our trip north …
The morning of our departure from Tok, Steven reassured me, “We don’t have to do this.” The “this” he was talking about was our chosen route out of Alaska via Chicken and the Top of the World Highway into Dawson …
If there is a downside to oceanfront camping, it is the salt. It’s in the air all the time and exacerbated by the wind and rain. It leaves a film on Scoopy, Toadie and our solar panels. When we camped …
In our last post, we talked about our fishing trip out of Deep Creek. Thankfully, I got over my illness as soon as I hit terra firma, which was just as well because there is so much to love about …
Two days after we arrived at Deep Creek State Recreation Area, we accidentally went fishing. That’s a long story, but before I get to that, let me back up to our departure from Cooper Landing. Along strategic points on the …
The Kenai Peninsula is touted as “Alaska’s Playground” and that is more than just a marketing slogan, it pretty much sums up a way of life. It isn’t just hordes of tourists that come to the Kenai, though there is …
Our plan for the 4th of July was to hunker down in Seward at the Waterfront Park. Typically we would have made reservations in advance to make sure we had a spot, but the campground we wanted to be in …
The evening before we left Teklanika campground, we strolled around the two loops making note of the largest sites that were currently available. The Rambling RV Rat gang were due at Teklanika the same day we left, and our goal …
Words and pictures don’t even come close to the experience of being in Alaska. It feels to me like being in a different country, maybe on a different planet. Time is stretched here. Sunsets meet sunrises. Darkness is reserved only …