Exploring Denali National Park, Alaska
Yesterday was our earliest start, as the departure time for our Tundra Wilderness Tour (TWT) into Denali National Park was 06:50. Although I heard my group go much earlier, I dawdled and didn’t get to the Courtyard Cafe in our hotel, the McKinley Chalet, until almost 06:00. I was...
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Fairbanks to Denali National Park, Alaska
Yesterday the people in my group had a somewhat different day than I did. While they traveled to Denali National Park in a glass-domed railway car, I went ahead with the bus. We don’t normally do early starts on these tours, but there are two – we had to...
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Exploring Fairbanks and the University of Alaska
Yesterday was our day to explore Fairbanks. This was my 1-bedroom apartment at the Wedgewood Resort. This was the view from my apartment yesterday at 03:29, half an hour before sunrise. There’s lots of interesting stuff to look at on the walk over to the restaurant, which is at...
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Memories of flightseeing Alaska – Denali and Glacier Bay
It’s looking like it might be a very cool and wet summer this year, but there are soooo many things I want to do and see! We’re probably not going on any cruises this year, but there are lots of short trips on the list of options. I’ve been...
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Alaska Highway ride – Chicken, Alaska to Whitehorse
Day 3 began very early – I went to sleep early last night and I was out taking pictures around Chicken before 06:00 this morning. It was a chilly morning – 39°F (4°C). This is the side road off the Taylor Highway that takes you to the Chicken Gold...
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Alaska tops bucket lists in travel resolutions poll
“With New Year’s resolutions fresh in consumers’ minds, Princess Cruises fielded a poll to its Facebook fans to learn which destinations and travel experiences top their bucket lists in 2011. And respondents decisively answered that their number-one destination choice for the coming year is Alaska. One-fourth of respondents resolved...
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Wings to Alaska – Pan American, 1946
Here’s the video I mentioned last night. It was shot for Pan Americn World Airways, probably in 1946, as it features a DC-3, and in 1947 they had added DC-4s to the Alaska run. The entire film is 25 minutes long – I bought the original 16mm film on...
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Skagway 1949
The 4-minute video posted below is from a 16mm film shot in 1949 by a woman on an Alaska trip. The 55-minute reel I have is probaby the second of three films covering her cruise from Seattle or Vancouver to Skagway, week-long trip down the Yukon River to Dawson...
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Tragedy at Hoonah, Alaska
I’ve been too stunned by Saturday night’s murder of 2 of the 3 police officers in Hoonah, Alaska, to even comment. There probably are no words to properly describe what I feel, being from a small town, being a former RCMP auxiliary member and being the father of a...
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A cheaper way to get Outside?
The first step getting out of the Yukon is the tough one. Not as tough as it used to be thanks to Air North, but still an “ouch” financially. I just got the Fall sale email from Alaska Airlines and when I dug into it and saw that you...
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