Month: July 2012

I flew back from Calgary on Thursday afternoon. I love travelling, but here’s never enough time in my life right now – not enough time for visits, not enough time at home. That’s going to change in about 6 weeks, though. A final look out my daughter’s front window...

I’m in Calgary at the moment. I flew down on Tuesday, had one full day to explore, and am flying home this afternoon. This wasn’t an optional trip – I lost my passport somewhere in Alaska on my last trip, and need to get it replaced right away. Everything...

This is a recap of the past 3 days – a tour of Anchorage, the drive to Seward where the group boarded the Celebrity Millennium, and my drive home to Whitehorse. This was the view up 4th Avenue from my room at the Historic Anchorage Hotel on Thursday morning...

Yesterday we made the drive from Denali Park to Anchorage, with a few stops. As we were in Broad Pass, the clouds started to clear from Denali (Mt. McKinley). I stopped so my friends could get some insurance shots in case it closed in again a it usually does,...

Yesterday was our day in Denali Park, on the 8-hour Tundra Wilderness Tour (TWT). The weather started off ragged, but the forecast was good. This is Mount Healy, right above our hotel. The lobby area of the hotel is a busy place in the morning, with hundreds of people...

Today I was by myself for much of the day, as the group took the Alaska Railroad to Denali while I went ahead with the bus. The first photo is the buffet that the group set up last night – good fun 🙂 The trip started off badly when...

It’s already Day 7 of the tour – time does indeed fly when you’re having fun 🙂 Today the group takes the Alaska Railroad to Denali National Park while I go ahead in the bus. There’s a light rain falling but that’s forecast to quit soon. Let’s catch up...

The adventure continues. Yesterday we crossed over a highway that strikes fear into the hearts of many RV drivers – the Top of the World. Most of those people actually use the name incorrectly, though, because it’s the Taylor Highway on the Alaska side that gets drivers’ heart rates...

Yesterday was our day to explore Dawson City. I start the day with a 3-hour tour of the goldfields and the town and then the afternoon is free so everyone can see and do whatever interests them. We had gorgeous weather so began with a drive up the Midnight...

I love Dawson City, and have always said that if visitors don’t experience Dawson City they don’t really understand the Yukon. On tour, it’s a long day, driving 525 km (326 miles), with pleasant but not dramatic scenery. We got away from Whitehorse at about 09:30, made a stop...