Category: Alaska

I’m a big fan of Alaska Airlines. I’ve always enjoyed my flights with them, and I love their paint jobs. While it may not be bush flying in the classic sense, every Alaska Airlines pilot no doubt has some interesting stories to tell about flying over and into the...

That’s the forecast I started making a couple of days ago after seeing the comments made at the Anchorage Daily News site in response to the news that Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, and I’m sticking with it. This article (no longer online) shows that a whole lot...

I need to go to Skagway today, and just checked the WP&YR webcams as well as Weather.com. It’s looking like not a bad day for the drive – a mildly rainy Fall day. I got lucky with the webcam, though – the first cruise ship of the day was...

The US Department of Transportation released a report yesterday on the continuing decline in the number of miles the average American drives. Among the statistics, “Americans drove 4.7 percent less, or 12.2 billion miles fewer, in June 2008 than June 2007″, and used nearly 400 million fewer gallons of...

The annual Alaska Permanent Fund check that most residents of Alaska receive is a major event in the state’s economic calendar. This year, it will be even more significant, with record high checks being issued (about $2,000 per person). Travel agents, car dealerships and appliance stores, among many other...

All that needs to be said about this video that was posted on YouTube in late June is that it was shot in an Anchorage backyard. If this doesn’t bring a smile to your face and warm your heart a little, you must be having a really bad day....

Denali National Park is currently testing a hybrid bus that could replace the park’s fleet of 110 diesel-fueled buses. The 230-horsepower hybrid bus, painted white and sporting scenic views of Denali on its sides, went into service in the park last week. The hybrid buses run cleaner than the...

As much as I love traveling, I love getting home too (though I could easily have delayed the arrival home from New Zealand for another month or so 🙂 ). The trip from Anchorage to Whitehorse yesterday was fairly complex, and not an itinerary you’ll find on any travel-agent...