Category: Alaska

The expected storm hit overnight while we were docked at Whittier, and the morning of June 10, the 10th day of our trip, was truly ugly. The next two photos were shot at 06:05. We weren’t looking forward to going out there, though the walk out in the wind...

The main feature of June 8, Day 8 of our trip and Day 7 aboard the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam – our final full day on the ship – was a visit to glacier-studded College Fjord. The day began with this post on Facebook at 04:51: “Decade after decade,...

When we left Whitehorse, the weather forecasts for our entire cruise were calling for clods and showers or just plain rain, so I didn’t have high hopes for this day. But instead we got the most perfect weather I’ve ever had at Glacier Bay, and as a result there...

It’s now June 20, but although I was unable to blog during the trip, I’m back-dating the posts as if I had. June 6, Day 6 of our trip and Day 5 aboard the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam, included a 13-hour stop at Skagway, Alaska. In general I enjoy...

June 5, Day 5 of our trip and Day 4 aboard the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam, included a 12-hour stop at Juneau, Alaska. As at Ketchikan, none of my family members had any plans for the day, and Cathy and I only went into town for a walk and...

June 4, Day 4 of our trip and Day 3 aboard the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam, included an 8-hour stop at Ketchikan, Alaska. None of my family members had any plans for the day, and Cathy and I only went into town for a walk and a look through...

I’ve been watching the weather forecasts to make another try to get to Skagway, and yesterday, though not great, was the best day in Skagway for 10 days or so, and was forecast to get as the day progressed. in both Skagway and Whitehorse. The day turned out to...

I had my daughter up for a visit for 3 days over this past weekend, and the one thing she had on her must-do list was seeing Skagway again. On Sunday we headed down, with strong winds and flood warnings in the weather forecast. The Fall colours were mostly...

Yesterday was the first our of 2-day drive around “The Golden Circle”. Although it deserves much more time, we’re basically just killing time while the Yukon Quest mushers get to Dawson where we’ll meet them again. We were away from Whitehorse at 08:00, with the temperature sitting at -24°C...

On Day 12 of the trip, Wednesday, August 12th, we drove 224 km (139 mi) from Denali National Park to Tangle Lakes Campground on the Denali Highway. The next day was a long one, 476 km (296 mi) to Tok via Copper Center. We left Riley Creek Campground just...