24. Jasper National Park

At 4200 sq. miles, Jasper is the largest national park in Alberta's Rocky Mountains. With roadside views of massive peaks, glaciers, lakes, and just generally stunning landscapes, we enjoyed this partRead more
At 4200 sq. miles, Jasper is the largest national park in Alberta's Rocky Mountains. With roadside views of massive peaks, glaciers, lakes, and just generally stunning landscapes, we enjoyed this partRead more
Just a few more pix from the road.
We overnighted in Tok AK, then took a slightly different route home than the one we took getting here, opting to check out Dawson City Yukon. Along the way we encountered some caribou who had wanderedRead more
We leave Coldfoot behind and look forward (not) to our 3550 mile journey home. Say hello to long days in the car. Our plan:
Day 1: Coldfoot to Tok - 10 hours
Day 2: Tok to Dawson City - 4.5 hoursRead more
A few more pix...
We left Fairbanks for Coldfoot, which is halfway between Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay (which is on the Arctic Ocean). Prudhoe Bay made its way into the headlines when oil was discovered in 1968. It isRead more
Fairbanks is the second largest city (by population) in Alaska. Since our phone provider Google-Fi, which was so useful & reliable in South America, decided to have almost no coverage in Alaska, weRead more
We've been itching to see a wild moose the whole trip. We see signs for moose everywhere, and have searched parks where there are frequent sightings. Our results attached here...
Denali National Park & Preserve is a 6 million acre park centered around Denali, the tallest peak in North America (formerly called Mount McKinley). They offered the option of a guided tour throughRead more
Seward sits on the opposite side of the Kenai peninsula and like Homer, owes its claim to fame to its fishing industry. We grabbed a boat tour here, hoping to get an up close view of the glaciers andRead more