Early in the season travelers to Alaska can experience the wonders of the environment come back to life after the long winter months. The tundra bursts to life with vibrant colors of flowers. Freshly melted snow saturating the terrain for the bountiful berry patches later in the year. This is the time for color & [...]

Among many adventure activities in Alaska, hiking can be considered as one of the most popular activities. There are miles of wilderness that one can trudge along. Hiking season in Alaska stretches from mid April as the snow on the lower valley melts away until the end of October where fall brings crisp weather condition [...]

I have been an active river runner for quite sometime, so naturally on my vacation to Alaska I had to see what Alaska’s river system had to offer. I came across Denali Lodges web site showing various rafting excursions done right on the Nenana River-which runs through the town site of Denali. I was traveling [...]

One thing I love about fall (besides all the other things I love about fall) has to be the berries! As I go for walks with my son I almost obsessively stop (much to his dismay) to check on the berries, blueberries, cranberries and lingonberries, and to glean a handful here, and a handful there [...]

For a moment, I recalled Tolkein’s description of the Mines of Moria as we went through the tunnel into Whittier. Rock faces surrounded us as we drove through what is probably one of the largest tunnels I have ever seen. When we emerged on the Whittier side, a small patch of blue sky greeted us [...]