Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaNorth CarolinaTownship of Back CreekCedar CreekLong Branch35°43’31” N 79°51’9” W
30. Mai 2014 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We loaded our luggage, as we always do, on the sofa to take a picture, then we were off to the Charlotte Airport. Martha took us, so we left our car at her house.
30. Mai 2014 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
The ways of the airlines are like the ways of God. They are inscrutable to us mere mortals. So for some reason we will be flying to Alaska through Houston. The good news is that all of our flightsWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaAlaskaAnchorageResolution Park61°13’4” N 149°54’3” W
31. Mai 2014 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 39 °F
It is 9:45 am and we are at Hotel Captain Cook. We went to the Snow City Grill for breakfast. The line there was so long we decided to go elsewhere. Went to hotel restaurant for breakfast. High windsWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaAlaskaAnchorage MunicipalityArtesian Village61°14’45” N 149°46’19” W
31. Mai 2014 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 41 °F
With time on our hands on the first day we decided to go to the Alaska Native Cultural Center. Our guide was a young lady named August. We had lunch at the snack bar. Glenda ordered for us a reindeerWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaAlaskaValdez-Cordova Census AreaCopper Center61°57’18” N 145°20’26” W
1. Juni 2014 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
We boarded a bus and left the Hotel Captain Cook at 9:45 AM for Copper River. We stopped on the way to photograph the Matanuska Glacier. We had lunch at the Eureka Road House at mile marker 128 on theWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaAlaskaAhtna Alaska Native Regional Corporation61°54’5” N 143°3’41” W
1. Juni 2014 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
At 5 PM Jared took us, along with a couple from Sumter, S.C., Rob and Courtney, to Copper River Aviation. Our pilot, Alex, packed us into an old Cessna 185 and showed us some wonderful sights during aWeiterlesen
2. Juni 2014 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
We went on an ATV excursion from the Princes Copper River Lodge along the Klutina River with Carrie, our driver. The scenery was wonderful but the weather was horrible. As we started the rain began.Weiterlesen
3. Juni 2014 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
We split an omelet at the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge. Because the clouds obscuring them had finally cleared, I photographed Drum, Stanford, and Wrangell Mounts. Our bus to Fairbanks, againWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaAlaskaFairbanks North Star BoroughBroadmoorCripple Creek64°49’25” N 147°53’31” W
4. Juni 2014 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
At breakfast in the Princess Fairbanks River Lodge we were surprised to learn that until 8:30 AM one could not order from a menu, but only from the buffet, which cost $16 per person. Glenda's omeletWeiterlesen
4. Juni 2014 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
In the afternoon we went to Goldstream Valley near the town of Fox, about 12 miles north of Fairbanks, to see the remains of the Fairbanks Exploration Company's Gold Dredge No. 8. First our guide TimWeiterlesen
