Author: Dan

Homer Alaska was a busy place

We did a lot in Homer and most of it was in the rain! Remember the two days of sunshine we had in Denali allowing us the privilege of seeing the mountain twice well...

Denali!

We are on the road to Denali and the sun is shining and we are optimistic about our odds of actually seeing the mountain. It is common knowledge that to see Mount Denali in...

The last report from Fairbanks

The end of our stay in Fairbanks is getting close, but we still have some things to do. Our first stop is a few miles outside of Fairbanks is a town called North Pole,...

Fairbanks adventures day 2.

We are off and running again this morning with our first stop is at Dredge No.8. This old piece of mining equipment was the ultimate mining tool of a long time ago. But before...

Fairbanks day one!

After dodging more potholes and frost heaves than anyone wants to see we have safely arrived in Fairbanks. With four nights scheduled here this will be our longest stop in the tour so hopefully...

The Alaskan Highway was awesome!

The Alaskan Highway starts in Dawson Creek and hopefully the stories about road conditions and my memories from 22 years ago of the Alaska Highway will not be as bad as it sounds. In...

Rocky Mountain House and points north

I am so far behind with this travel blog! Some of it is because we have been busy, and some is because we are in Alaska and there isn’t service of any type. RV...

Banff and the Canadian Rockies.

With way too little sleep we all got on the bus again headed for the Canadian Rockies! Today we have stops scheduled for Lake Louse, Lake Moraine and the city of Banff. Hopefully the...

Two days of rodeo!

What can be said about a rodeo that hasn’t been said before? Not much, but I will try. Since this was our first time attending the Calgary Stampede we knew that it was going...

Calgary before going to the rodeo!

We arrived in Calgary on the 15th and before going to the rodeo we had lots to do. First we went to Heritage Park which I would equate to Greenfield Village in Detroit, MI....