Category Archives: 2009 Alaska

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 – Anchorage to Tampa Our last day in Alaska had arrived. Could the trip really be over so soon? We packed up our stuff from our two-week homes on wheels and returned the RVs before the 9:00 am deadline. Despite the slide-out issues with Dad’s, they were great RVs and aContinue reading “The Long Trip Home”

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 – Kenai to Anchorage The RVs split up again this day – six of us went fishing or floating and the others went on to Anchorage. The fishermen and float trippers went to Kenai River Fly Fishing where we met up with our respective guides. Aaron, Andy, and I were withContinue reading “Fish On!”

Monday, July 20, 2009 – Kenai Monday was a pretty laid-back day. We went into Soldotna to the bridge over the Kenai River. There were lots of fishermen along the docks and we watched them for quite a while, which led to us wanting our own fishing experience. Before we left home I wanted toContinue reading “Chillin’ in Kenai”

Sunday, July 19, 2009 – Seward to Kenai The rain from Saturday continued through the night and into Sunday morning. The gentle rain on the roof of the RV made it difficult to get up and out of bed, but eventually we all got moving. We left Seward and went to Exit Glacier. After landingContinue reading “She’s Breaking Up Captain!”

Saturday, July 18, 2009 – Seward, AK Today we took a boat tour into Kenai Fjords National Park. The young ones (yes, that included Chrissy and me!) took the full day tour of Resurrection Bay and Aialik Bay. The older folks took a half day tour that stayed in Resurrection Bay. We departed Seward earlyContinue reading “Anchors Aweigh!”

Friday, July 17, 2009 – Anchorage to Seward The drive from Anchorage to Seward is stunning. Mountains right down to the sea. As a native of a peninsular sandbar that barely pokes up out of the Atlantic Ocean to create the Gulf of Mexico, I’m still in awe of mountains, cliffs, and fjords by theContinue reading “Skipping Stones”

Thursday, July 16, 2009 –Denali National Park to Anchorage After a week north of Anchorage, it was time to head south to the Kenai Peninsula for the second half of our trip. We went shopping in Denali Village so Aaron could buy an Ulu knife, and then we were on our way. The first stopContinue reading “The Backpacker”

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 – Denali National Park Wednesday was a pretty low-key day. We took a short hike from the Riley Creek Campground to the Visitor Center complex where we toured the Visitor Center and the Murie Science and Learning Center. It was a very nice walk, crossing a creek and with the AlaskanContinue reading “Midnight Golf”

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 – Denali National Park The RV convoy split up today. Part of the group wanted to see Fairbanks, so they took off in the morning with plans to stay overnight one night and rendezvous back at Denali on Wednesday. Chrissy, Delaney, Aaron, and I stayed back at Denali National Park. OurContinue reading “Smoke on the Whitewater”

Monday, July 13, 2009 – Denali National Park Denali is big. The namesake mountain is big, the other mountains are big, and the park itself is big. It is 66 miles from the Riley Creek Campground near the park entrance to the Eielson Visitor Center, and another 23 miles from there to the end ofContinue reading “The Big Five”