Not so Squished
Trust me, a 7-week road trip across North America is rushed, especially since one week was spent on a cruise ship. It would have been great to be able to spend more time in Jasper and Banff, Denali National Park, and in cities like Seattle, Portland, and Chicago. We had originally considered stopping in Moab, ...
I am not ready for this adventure to end, but my job is expecting me back on Monday. In the beginning, I was wondering if seven weeks on the road would be too long and too exhausting, but seven weeks isn't enough time to see and do everything. I have felt rushed in ...
What a night! We're in Klamath Falls, Oregon. On our way here from Crater Lake, we were driving on an unlit road at night. It was so dark that we were able to see the stars. At first, it started out as a few stars, but as our eyes adjusted, we ...
We packed up the car this morning, and as we were driving away from Vancouver for the US border, I knew I was going to miss the mountains, but I didn't feel sad about leaving the city behind. Vancouver didn't wow me in the least, possibly because we didn't stay downtown, but more than ...
Yesterday was the best day in Denali. We boarded the Discovery Bus to mile 64ish and met Ranger Andy. There were 11 of us that had signed up for this moderate-level hike, and we were on one of the park shuttles with driver Paul. Compared to our tour driver Kevin of the ...
We arrived in the Denali area yesterday afternoon from Talkeetna. The weather from the cruise has followed us as we travel deeper into Alaska, which means that we woke up to rain. At breakfast, we asked the B&B owner, Bill, what he suggested we could do on a day like this. The ...