The first step....

Life 2.0 : “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
Why do we travel? Is it to broaden our minds? To escape from ourselves and others; or perhaps to "find" ourselves?Читать далее
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Sleepless in Seattle

Chaos at the Seattle airport.
Our bags were literally the last three to come onto the belt.
What was supposed to be a leasure 3hour layover ended into a crazy rush to make the plane.
But we are onЧитать далее
Anchorage - ALASKA

Travel time : 39h40m
26h35m in the air
2h45m in the plane on the ground
1h25m in the car
8h55m in transit at the airport
But we are finally in Anchorage
A quick beer and burger (Salmon burger ofЧитать далее
Soldatna - day 0

Lovely 2.5h drive from Anchorage to Soldotna. This scenic drive is rated by National Geographic as one of 50 ultimate road trips. Lovely views of the mountains, a glacier and then the vast TurnagainЧитать далее
Drifting on the fly - Kenai River

“The man who goes fishing gets something more than the fish he catches.” —Mary Astor
We spend the day with Scott from Drifting On The Fly. The Kenai river exceeded expectations and delivered anЧитать далее
Bears on fly at Cressent lake

What a day 🥰
What started out, three months ago, as a joke between me and Scott turned into a once in a lifetime experience.
Three months ago Scott as our guide asked. So what do you really wantЧитать далее
Crow pass trail to Crystal lake

Today, we joined the G Adventure tour group. For the next 14 days, we will be traveling Alaska in a more constructive and hopefully slower pace.
The 1st day of the trip is a drive to Seward, whichЧитать далее
Seward and hike to Exit glaciers

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an adventure is going to happen.”
The next stop on the trip is two days in Seward. After 3 days of lovely weather,Читать далее
Seward

Spend the day in Seward. We were hoping to do some fishing but all boats and activities were canceled due to the weather.
So... visited the Sea Rescue centre, shopped and used the day to catch up onЧитать далее
Road to Denali

Long day on the road back to Anchorage and the up to Denali.
Next 3 nights, we are at the Grizzly Bear Resort. We were supposed to be in tents but the weather is bad so upgraded to a dry cabin.
DryЧитать далее
Denali and Husky Homestead

Did some sightseeing from a bus in Delani and a Grizzly decided to make a grand appearance.
It was not shy.. also saw some moose and caribou.
Closed the day off with a visit to Husky homestead.Читать далее
Hiking Tripple lakes & dinner @ 49State

Last day in Denali.
Did a 16km hike on the Tripple lakes trail and dinner at 49 th State Breweries
Packed my fishing rod, but the main rivers are barren due to the high levels of silt. The lakesЧитать далее
Logistics day in Anchorage

Traveled the 5 hour trip from Denali to Anchorage.
This closed the 1st 7 days of the G Adventures, and we spent the day washing and just enjoying a hotel room.
Road to Valdez- Worthington Glacier

5 hour drive east to Valdez with some stops on the way.
Worthington Glacier being the best.
A mini Alaska adventure in Valdez

On Tuesday, the group had a kayaking trip planned on a glacier lake, but I yearned for one more Alaskan adventure before leaving the coast. Valdez is famous for its fishing, and Robe Lake was just aЧитать далее
Kayaking in Valdez

While I had my adventure, Sue joined the group for a kayak trip on Glacier view lake.
Road to McCarthy

Today was back in the van for a 5 hour drive to McCarthy for the last leg of our G Adventures trip.
We elected to upgrade again to a cabin opposed to the camp site.
Half day hike on Kennicot Glacier

Today we did the half day Glacier Root trail and an excursion on the glacier.
A very unique experience, walking for 3 hours on ice.
The cherry on the cake was Nick's decision to jump into a blueЧитать далее
Chill day in McCarthy

Chilled day in McCarthy. 20km walk/hike and dinner with the gang.
Road to Anchorage

3 hours back to Glenallen after a shaky start.
We ended the evening at a local pub.
Arrive in 🇨🇦

We have made the flight and arrived in Canada - Vancouver for the Canadian leg of our journey.
Road to Banff

Christine and Andrew joined us in Vancouver, and we did the 2-hour flight to Calagary, and then the 2 hour drive to Banff
We also have a new Banff-mobile.
Never thought I would drive a Dodge....
Banff and the Ice line trail

Early morning start and a 19km hike up the Ice Line trail in the Yoho park next to Banff.
A great intro for Andrew and Christine to the beauty of Canada
Banff to Jasper

Today we did the tourist thing....
Drove from Banff to the Jasper border (Jasper is still closed due to the fire)
and stopped to do quick hikes to the iconic lakes and glaciers.
Tomorrow, we will beЧитать далее
ПутешественникHow I envy you!! This is truly amazing! Very few people embrace discovering the way you two do!!
ПутешественникThanks Helena