Alaska is huge, amazing and best seen and experienced not on a cruise. Here are the best things to do in the Summer from amazing national parks to world class fishing (for both novice or expert) and flightseeing the Alaska Range to museums of Alaskan culture and arts. Kenai Fjords National Park At the edge…
Last day in Alaska, spent it on a glacier in Denali National Park.
Watch as we land a small plane on a glacier in Mt. Denali and the awesome 360-degree views …. one of the highlights of my trip
Took off from Talkeetna float plane dock for a day of fishing a glacier fed creek and lake outside Denali National Park. (GPS tracks at end of post). This was a fishing, not catching day (only day I didn’t get fish) but it was still an amazing day, thanks to both the guide and the…
At more than 9,446 sq mi 24,464 sq km), there is a lot to see in Denali National Park and Reserve. There are also many ways to see it from hiking, climbing, fishing or by air. Part 2 by Air and Up Close My old Navy buddy Huck came up from Wasilla and joined me in Talkeetna for…
Having a “free day” between fishing adventures on the Kenai Peninsula, I decided to trek to the Kenai Fjords National Park and hike the Exit Glacier. KFNP At the edge of the Kenai Peninsula lies a land where the ice age lingers. Nearly 40 glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords’ crowning feature. Most…
Just got back home after 3 amazing weeks… drove more than 3,000 miles, more than half on gravel, dirt or rock roads and spent about 50% of the time staying in off-grid cabins (with indoor plumbing). Saw old navy buddies for the first time in 40 years and caught up on old times and life. …
After a couple days in anchorage including spending time with my Navy buddy who I haven’t seen since 1982, I’m off the the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska’s Playground. Kenai Peninsula South of Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula is a vast wilderness of mountains, glaciers, fjords and world class fishing. Fishing Homer, AK is my first stop for a…
