We woke up to the unrelenting rain and debated if we should stay another night in the cozy comfort of our cabin. We had heard that the campground we were planning…
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We booked a very rustic cabin at the Shrine of St. Therese - a cabin in the middle of nowhere with no plumbing and no electricity, just a potbellied stove and…
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It was a little disappointing that we didn't get to ride the ferry to Juneau. Instead, we got up at 4am and were shuttled half-awake back to the airport to catch…
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Past totems and somber battlefield meadows, we meandered through the woods trying to determine the best route to the Alaska Raptor Center. For some reason, the map of Sitka seemed more…
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Eight million cups of coffee and a brief stop in Juneau later, we finally arrived in Sitka where we were greeted with more stuffed bears in glass cases, and a tiny…
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We spent the night in the Anchorage airport, setting up camp in a little corner next to one of the many stuffed bear displays. The Anchorage airport is surprisingly busy from…
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A short synopsis of the "Lost World Epic" - We dressed up like Japanese factory workers, hiked to a sinkhole, strapped into a harness (mine being so tight, that it cut…
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Fans of LOTR - we climbed Mount Doom! Besides the fact that a lot of the battle scenes for LOTR were filmed in this national park, the Tongariro Crossing was described…
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I anticipated a leisurely day. We would rent mountain bikes, board our water taxi, head to our drop off point at Torea Bay on the Queen Charlotte track, ride downhill on…