Today Cole and my dad went glacier exploring.  I headed off to the Mercantile to do a “little laundry.” My father packs for three weeks but can never be gone longer than two days without needing to do “just a little laundry." The bonus was a laundry facility that included outdoor picnic tables,fast internet and “just a … Continue reading Alaska~Day 3: Glaciers & Wild Ice Cream Eating Meese.

Alaskan Solstice!  The time in Denali, Alaska is 11:59pm on June 21st. This picture is taken without a  flash. In the summer, all of Alaska gets 24-hour sunlight for at least one day at the Solstice. Most  summer days  Alaska will have19 hours of sunlight during the summer at its peak...and it seems as though no … Continue reading Alaska Solstice~Twenty-four hours of Sunlight

Happy Summer Solstice! The ride between Anchorage and Denali was uneventful. We did stop to ferret out Sarah Palin’s house (you betcha!) and were lucky enough to see the tippy top of Mount McKinley. Clouds later rolled in and covered the peak. In Denali, we are expecting 22 hours of sunlight. I’m going to try … Continue reading Alaska~Day 2 Anchorage to Denali

Today, I was surrounded by miles and miles of land still unexplored, open and free. Natural forces of vast scale and subtlety shaped the land. Alaska feels very “real." Alaska is an unexpected place. A place where you truly experience AWESOME the moment your plane starts to descend over her mountains and glaciers. Alaska, the … Continue reading Alaska Adventure~Day 1