Tag: Alaska

  • Ambling around Anchorage

    Ambling around Anchorage

    Flying into Anchorage to see the Aurora was a bucket list item. I’d had this trip on my list for as long as I could remember, but didn’t have a way to make it happen.… Read more

  • Exploring the Matanuska Glacier

    Exploring the Matanuska Glacier

    For the last day of exploring, my hosts didn’t really explain where we were going. Geography in Alaska is, in some ways, quite simple, as there are relatively few roads. However, those roads travel across… Read more

  • Pioneer Mountain

    Pioneer Mountain

    Today was one of the days to explore Anchorage. According to Roger, temperatures were unseasonably warm, and snow levels were decidedly lower given the mild winter. If there is one thing I didn’t expect to… Read more

  • Chasin’ that Northern Rainbow

    Chasin’ that Northern Rainbow

    A few years ago, I met an awesome new buddy up in Truckee when I was living out there. We connected over the summer and I was bummed to find out that he was moving… Read more

  • The Tunnel to Whittier

    The Tunnel to Whittier

    Since days are long even in April, the three of us headed out to Whittier, a small outpost about an hour outside of Anchorage. Whittier is a port city in Alaska, bringing goods and materials… Read more