Mt. Denali Glacier Landing: Video
Last day in Alaska, spent it on a glacier in Denali National Park.
This post will focus on the part of the Dalton Highway north of Coldfoot, pass the Atigun Pass and onto the North Slope. Coldfoot to Atigun Pass Leaving Coldfoot after a breakfast buffet, I headed north, with no final destination in mind, other than the lodge at Wiseman, where I will be spending the next…
Today is the day, I’m finally headed to Alaska for 3 weeks. This is the first of several expeditions I plan in taking in my 60s. All the planning, research, dreams and pouring over maps (paper and digital) are now behind me. Time to explore. Follow this blog for updates on this adventure as well…
Myakka River State Park is one of my favorite places. Situated approximately 30 miles east of Sarasota and one of the largest state parks in Florida, Myakka offers a lot: camping, hiking, birding, fishing, canoeing and wildlife viewing opportunities from wild boar to alligators. Most of the park is also considered off the grid with…
The phrase “Beware the Ides of March” often refers to some betrayal that is going to happen to somebody. Most famously in history and literature, it happened to Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s play when the soothsayer warns Caesar to beware the ides of March – the day he was assassinated by Brutus and his Roman…
The ancient native American petroglyphs at the V Bar V ranch site are the largest known petroglyph site in Arizona’s Verde Valley, and also one of the best-preserved. My wife and I went there for a day trip outside of Sedona over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The petroglyphs are a short hike through high desert trails from…
As I was heading up the Dalton Highway (The haul Road) It only seemed right to start this leg of the journey at Carlile Transportation, the trucking company from Ice Road Truckers. Fairbanks to Coldfoot Starting off early Sunday morning, Carlile was closed, so I didn’t get to meet any one there. Once I took…