Traveling solo allows you to meet and interact with various people in many places, people you would not normally strike up a conversation with if you weren’t alone. During the year I spent backpacking across Europe in the early 80s, I met many interesting people, many became friends and a few lovers. More Memorable People…
During my Alaska trip, I drove more than 3,000 miles, with more than half of that on dirt, gravel or rock roads. Even got stuck and had to self-recovery the truck out of a jam (see photo at end of post). I literally beat crap out of my 4×4 rental. Here are the major highways…
This is the third and final stage of my Alaska Journey. This stage both started and ended in Fairbanks. While this leg had less fishing than others, it had more exploration and driving than the previous legs, and was just as rewarding. Here are the highlights with links to videos and prior posts: Fairbanks As…
Gates of the Arctic NP is slightly smaller than Switzerland and is one of the most remote national parks in the US with no access roads to enter or defined trails within its boundaries. As a bonus: Zero amenities and no park rangers. But a very cool visitors center outside Coldfoot. Park Access To access…
At 3,190 km (1,980 mi)the Yukon is the longest river in Alaska. It was one of the principal means of transportation during the Klondike Gold Rush. It’s also the biggest river to cross along the Dalton Highway. Crossing the Yukon River Bridge The bridge has a length of 2,295 feet (700 m) and 30 feet (9.1 m). wide. It is…
Wiseman, about 75 miles north of the Arctic Circle and a few miles off the Dalton, was founded in the early 1900s as a gold mining town and there are remnants of its mining and frontier past throughout the town. I spent three days here for the arctic adventures during the Summer Solstice. Boreal Lodge:…
Coldfoot Camp North of the Arctic Circle sits Coldfoot Camp, a glorified truck stop half way up the Dalton, a six hour drive or so from Fairbanks. It’s not much, but what it is, is a welcome respite from the road. I stayed here one night in spartan surroundings and then two more nights in…
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…
Stage 2 was the middle part of this trip and kicked off in earnest at Talkeetna. Here are some of the highlights and links to related posts and videos. Side Trip & Misadventure Before heading to Talkeetna, I spent the day with my Navy buddy Huck and we had a nice lunch in Wasilla and…
Took off from Talkeetna float plane dock for a day of fishing a glacier fed creek and lake outside Denali National Park. We had a 25 minute flight out to Chelatna Lake (62.516, -151.475), where the pilot landed and we departed for our fishing in one of the most secluded areas ever. there was no…
