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Exploring Arizona’s Ancient Cliff Dwellings.
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Ancient Native American Petroglyphs
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…
Alaska: Best Road Trip
I drove 3,000 plus miles in Alaska along some (not nearly all by a long shot) of the most iconic roads, including: Alaska roads driven (so far) Beat the Crap out of the Truck Favorite Alaska Road Trip My favorite is a combo ride, taking the Seward Highway to the Sterling then heading on that…
Rustic Alaska Cabins
Other than Anchorage and Fairbanks, where I stayed in hotels, I mostly stayed in off-the-grid cabins in Alaska. Cooper Landing I stayed at a cabin at Cooper landing Fish Camp on the Kenai with full kitchen, but a separate building for bathroom and shower (which I didn’t know bout or didn’t read about). This set…
Toolik Lake and My Northern Most Fish
Toolik Lake is an Arctic lake located on the north slope tundra plains of Alaska (68° 38′ N, 149° 36′ W). It is also home to the University of Alaska’s Arctic Research Field Station. During my research for this trip I became intrigued by the area and decided to visit. It is not an easy…
Dalton Highway: Part 4 Atigun Pass
Atigun Pass is the most dangerous part of what has been called the most dangerous highway. Atigun Pass (68° 7′ N, 149° 28′ W), is a high mountain pass across the Brooks Range and It’s where the Dalton Highway crosses the Continental Divide. This road is featured prominently in Ice Road Truckers as one of the most dangerous passes…
Dalton Highway: Part 2 Coldfoot Camp
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…
Driving The Dalton Highway: Part 1 North Bound
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…
Off the Beaten Path: Amboy Crater
After my first deployment to the Persian Gulf in 1980, I wanted to get as far away from the ocean as possible. I spent 10 months deployed and most of that time at sea. Including 71 days without a port visit. So I headed to the Mojave desert. and came upon a giant crater. Amboy…
Isolated and off-the- beaten path: The Forks, ME
With a full-time population of about 30 people, I have been in Starbucks more crowded than The Forks, ME. (google maps). People come here for the Kennebec River, for fishing, rafting and ford moose. I came to this corner of northern Maine on the Kennebec River to catch some native brook trout and landlocked salmon…