The high tide this morning nearly covers the tidal flats, including several campsites that people used last weekend! I am still on the grassy area so did not wake up with wet toes. The forecast calls for a glorious day, at or near 70 degrees, and more people arrive as the weekend approaches. Last night…
This morning I talked to two retired German couples, within 10 minutes of each other. The first couple came into Hope in a rented RV and walked around and then another came just after that. They just missed meeting each other. Both couples were here for 4 weeks, traveling the Alaska “circuit” via RV. Both…
The road from Hope joined up with AK 1 again. I drove south on the Kenai Peninsula, through the incredible Chugach Mountains. Then, suddenly, the mountains spit me out and onto the flatlands of the Kenai Peninsula. The terrain was swampy but as I traveled south it took on a coastal feel. The road followed…
Our second day/night in Hope! Tango and I wandered and then relaxed most of the day. On a side street, we found the library, a coffee shack, and some historic cabins. From what I see, life is hard in Hope – long winters and then a short tourism season that centers on the salmon run.…
Goodbye Denali! I enjoyed my long stay at Denali but was eager to move on. On my way south, I stopped at the two Mt. Denali viewing sites between the park and Anchorage and was able to get a last view. Along the drive, I tried to ignore moose munching down the young plant growth. I…
As soon as I start thinking that I am the last crazy adventurer on the continent, I run into someone who humbles me. I never actually saw these folks, although I was hanging around nearby for over an hour doing my laundry. Their vehicle, however, is what alerted me to some serious travelers through the…
This morning I stumbled out of the tent, fed Tango, and started my coffee. A man from a campsite across the road walked over. “Did you see the moose in your campsite this morning?” Of course I didn’t because I sleep like a log and, apparently, so does Tango. He never barked. I could only…
Slow Travel! I have been wandering and traveling at a leisurely pace for over two years now but never really thought of it as slow travel. Then, I came across the term recently and realized that I am part of a bigger trend. Slow travel. I am a small house/slow travel hybrid! Like the slow…
My first strategy for dealing with crowds in our National Parks is to visit during the shoulder or off seasons. I don’t have that choice in Denali National Park, I am passing through now and by the shoulder season I will be snug in my RV, back in New Mexico! So, I needed to develop…
I am experiencing a run of sunny, pleasant days. “Nighttime” is around freezing but the days and evenings are full of sun and blue skies. I am feeling rejuvenated. This got me wondering, just how much of this trip has been rainy? Of the top of my head, I would say, most of it. However,…