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Best Trip Journals for Alaska
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Alaska '09
- Anchorage
- Fairbanks
- Denali National Park
- Skagway
- Juneau
- Glacier Bay National Park
- Mount McKinley
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
- Katmai National Park
- Chugach State Park
- Denali State Park
- Chena River State Recreation Area
- Lake Clark National Park
- Gates of the Arctic National Park
Popular Places in Alaska
- Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge
- Alcan
- Aleknagik
- Alyeska
- Anaktuvuk Pass
- Anchor Point
- Anchorage
- Anderson
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Auke Bay
- Barrow
- Beluga
- Bethel
- Big Lake
- Boundary
- Broad Pass
- Cantwell
- Captain Cook State Recreation Area
- Central
- Chatham
- Chena Hot Springs
- Chena River State Recreation Area
- Chickaloon
- Chicken
- Chilkat State Park
- Chitina
- Chugach National Forest
- Chugach State Park
- Chugiak
- Clam Gulch
- Coldfoot
- College Fjord
- Cooper Landing
- Copper Center
- Copperville
- Cordova
- Deadhorse
- Delta Junction
- Denali
- Denali National Park
- Denali Park entrance
- Denali State Park
- Diamond
- Eagle
- Eagle River
- Eklutna
- Elfin Cove
- Elmendorf Air Force Base
- Fairbanks
- Fort Richardson
- Fox
- Gakona
- Gambell
- Gates of the Arctic National Park
- Gilpatricks
- Girdwood
- Glacier Bay National Park
- Glennallen
- Gulkana
- Gustavus
- Haines
- Harding Lake
- Harding Lake State Recreation Area
- Healy
- Homer
- Hoonah
- Hope
- Houston
- Hyder
- Juneau
- Kachemak Bay State Park
- Kantishna
- Kasaan
- Kasilof
- Kathakne
- Katmai National Park
- Kenai
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
- Kennicott
- Kenny Lake
- Ketchikan
- Kodiak
- Kustatan
- Lagoon
- Lake Clark National Park
- Livengood
- Manley Hot Springs
- Matanuska
- Matanuska Glacier
- McCarthy
- McKinley Park
- Mendeltna
- Misty Fjords National Monument
- Moose Pass
- Mount McKinley
- Nancy Lake State Recreation Area
- Naptowne
- Nelchina
- Nenana
- Nikiski
- Ninilchik
- North Pole
- Northway
- Northway Junction
- Old Valdez
- Palmer
- Paxson
- Pedersen Glacier
- Petersburg
- Petersville
- Portage Creek
- Portage Glacier
- Prudhoe Bay
- Saint Paul
- Seldovia
- Seldovia Village
- Seward
- Sitka
- Skagway
- Soldotna
- Sterling
- Sunshine
- Susitna
- Sutton
- Talkeetna
- Tanacross
- Tetlin Junction
- Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge
- Toboggan Glacier
- Tok
- Tolsona
- Tonsina
- Trapper Creek
- Unalaska
- Valdez
- Wasilla
- Whittier
- Willow
- Willow Lake
- Wiseman
- Wrangell
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
- Yakutat
Places in Alaska
Sep 2, 2010 - Up, Up and Away!
Date: September 2, 2010 Tonight’s Location: Palmer, AK Mileage: End - 51595 Start - 51434 Total Miles for the day: 161 Weather: partly cloudy, and cleared by noon – lovely sunshine. ... Temperature: start 50º High 63º Wildlife count: magpies, bald eagle, immature bald eagle, raven, green-winged teal, mergansers, Coho salmon, Beluga whales Drove back to Anchorage this morning and picked up John’s brother Tom and his wife Val.Date: September 2, 2010 Tonight’s Location: Palmer, AK Mileage: End - 51595 Start - 51434 Total Miles for the day: 161 Weather: partly cloudy, and cleared by noon – lovely sunshine. ... Temperature: start 50º High 63º Wildlife count: magpies, bald eagle, immature bald eagle, raven, green-winged teal, mergansers, Coho salmon, Beluga whales Drove back to Anchorage this morning and picked up John’s brother Tom and his wife Val....
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Sep 2, 2010 - Glacier Bay
Day 22 Glacier Bay We spent most of the day sailing slowly around Glacier Bay.Day 22 Glacier Bay We spent most of the day sailing slowly around Glacier Bay.... Jump to full entryTrip Journal
Sep 1, 2010 - A "Fair" Day
Date: September 1, 2010 Tonight’s Location: Palmer, AK Mileage: End - 51434 Start - 51405 Total Miles for the day: 29 Weather: partly cloudy – sunny all afternoon, evening shower Temperature: start 51º High 62º Wildlife count: loons, (ducks, geese, rabbits, turkeys, cows, pigs, chickens, sheep, goats, alpaca, and wild-looking humans!) Treated ourselves this morning to sausage biscuits and gravy in our own little breakfast nook. ... Rain threatened at 7 pm, so we went to Palmer and had a DQ mini-blizzard ...
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Sep 1, 2010 - Winding Down
Our next to last day - we like it here, but we have to think about getting back to our real lives.Our next to last day - we like it here, but we have to think about getting back to our real lives....
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Sep 1, 2010 - Skagway
Day 21 Skagway This morning we sailed into the small community of Skagway. ... It has a population of about 800 people,a former gold mining town that survives mainly on tourists.Day 21 Skagway This morning we sailed into the small community of Skagway. ... It has a population of about 800 people,a former gold mining town that survives mainly on tourists.... Jump to full entryTrip Journal
Aug 31, 2010 - BACK IN PALMER
Rather short entry tonight.Rather short entry tonight....
Jump to full entryAug 31, 2010 - End of the Road
Early morning visitors at our Homer RV site - eagles soaring over us at about 50 ft and a little later perched in a tree about 100 ft from our RV. Anne picked the campsite for tonight as the Capt Cook SRA at the end of the road on the Cook Inlet north of Nikiski. ... Our site is in a dense forest and just a short walk to the beach looking out over the Cook Inlet to a view of Mt Redoubt and more glaciers.Early morning visitors at our Homer RV site - eagles soaring over us at about 50 ft and a little later perched in a tree about 100 ft from our RV. Anne picked the campsite for tonight as the Capt Cook SRA at the end of the road on the Cook Inlet north of Nikiski. ... Our site is in a dense forest and just a short walk to the beach looking out over the Cook Inlet to a view of Mt Redoubt and more glaciers....
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Aug 31, 2010 - Preparation and Rest
Date: August 31, 2010 Tonight’s Location: Palmer, AK Mileage: End - 51405 Start - 51390 Total Miles for the day: 15 Weather: partly sunny Temperature: start 51º High 58º Wildlife count: magpies, butterfly Today was a quiet day, with a lot completed. ... We drove into Wasilla to the laundry and completed 5 loads – it sure makes us appreciate our washer and dryer at home when we have to spend $30 to do laundry.Date: August 31, 2010 Tonight’s Location: Palmer, AK Mileage: End - 51405 Start - 51390 Total Miles for the day: 15 Weather: partly sunny Temperature: start 51º High 58º Wildlife count: magpies, butterfly Today was a quiet day, with a lot completed. ... We drove into Wasilla to the laundry and completed 5 loads – it sure makes us appreciate our washer and dryer at home when we have to spend $30 to do laundry....
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Aug 31, 2010 - Juneau
Day 20 Juneau Enjoyed spectacular views as the ship slowly moved along waterways between tree covered mountains. ... The ship docked at 8am and will leave again tonight at 9pm.Day 20 Juneau Enjoyed spectacular views as the ship slowly moved along waterways between tree covered mountains. ... The ship docked at 8am and will leave again tonight at 9pm.... Jump to full entryTrip Journal
Aug 30, 2010 - Ketchikan
Day 20 Ketchikan Arrived in Ketchikan early this morning. ... Our young tour guide was very entertaining as well as informative and we got a quick snap shot of life in Ketchikan. ... Visited the old red light district of Creek Street and watched with utter amazement as salmon fought their way UP the rapids in the creek.Day 20 Ketchikan Arrived in Ketchikan early this morning. ... Our young tour guide was very entertaining as well as informative and we got a quick snap shot of life in Ketchikan. ... Visited the old red light district of Creek Street and watched with utter amazement as salmon fought their way UP the rapids in the creek.... Jump to full entryTrip Journal
Aug 30, 2010 - Day 45/46/47 - Fairbanks, AK
We're still sitting here in Fairbanks. ... Am trying to rent a wheelchair so we can at least do some things other than sit around.We're still sitting here in Fairbanks. ... Am trying to rent a wheelchair so we can at least do some things other than sit around....
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Aug 30, 2010 - Movin' on up...
Date: August 30, 2010 Tonight’s Location: Palmer, AK Mileage: End - 51390 Start - 51052 Total Miles for the day: 338 Weather: cloudy w/spotty drizzle, then sunshine in afternoon Temperature: start 47º High 58º Wildlife count: bald eagle, swan, magpies, Canadian geese, ducks Up this morning and packed to move north to Anchorage and Palmer. ... Got to Palmer, checked in and set up, and then back to Anchorage to enjoy the evening with my cousin Mark and family. ... Arrived back at our camp just before dark, and we can now hear the fair traffic headed away from Palmer. ...
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