Forente staterKenai Peninsula Borough60°48’20” N 151°1’3” W 9. juni, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
After weeks of grey skies, wind and rain, we finally get a reprieve in the weather. We head north, up the Kenai Peninsula to the Captain Cook State park (yes, he did call in here on his ill-fatedLes mer
Forente staterSeldovia59°26’19” N 151°42’49” W
8. juni, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
While in Homer, we take a day boat trip to Seldovia. It’s one of the original Russian villages and only reachable by air or sea. It now hosts a few holiday homes and is a step off point for theLes mer
Forente staterHomer59°36’2” N 151°24’54” W
7. juni, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
With the sun trying to break through the clouds, we optimistically pack up and head further south down the peninsula. On the way, we pass many of the lakes and streams famous for fishing. About twoLes mer
Forente staterSeward60°6’14” N 149°26’6” W
3. juni, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
The Kenai Peninsula is one of Alaska’s highlights, but the first few days are anything but great. Our next stop is the harbourside town of Seward, where we end up spending four nights - not becauseLes mer
Forente staterHope60°55’12” N 149°38’40” W
1. juni, Forente stater ⋅ 🌬 7 °C
We leave Whittier and its deteriorating weather behind us and travel through the unique Anton Anderson tunnel to the western side of the coastal range. The tunnel is single-way and shared by vehicleLes mer
Forente staterWhittier60°46’34” N 148°41’14” W 31. mai, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
It’s another early morning departure to catch our last ferry on the Alaska Maritime Highway route. It takes us from Valdez to Whittier, following the northern cruise boat path. Once again there areLes mer
Forente staterValdez61°7’55” N 146°20’38” W 29. mai, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
The next stop is Valdez. Surprisingly, we have a date with another ferry in a few days. The weather has continued to deteriorate, with daily highs less than 7 (not counting the wind-chill). It’sLes mer
Forente stater61°31’8” N 142°55’14” W
26. mai, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
After a quick transit through the south-west corner of the Yukon, we cross back into the US in central-eastern Alaska. From there we head south to the Wrangell-St Elias National park and the oldLes mer
Canada61°9’21” N 138°35’44” W Forente staterJuneau58°17’58” N 134°24’23” W 20. mai, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
We hop off the ferry at Alaska’s land-locked capital of Juneau. It’s colder than we expected, with plenty of snow on the surrounding mountain tops. Our camp-site is beautiful, with only a fewLes mer
That looks much more like it. Yay for sunshine [Andy Perri]
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alaska is so amazing!