Seaside Seward and riding the Alaska Railroad
After four days in Alaska’s big smoke, I was more than ready to leave. It wasn’t that I hated Anchorage, but I didn’t come to the wild north to hang out in a big, nondescript city. The smaller enclaves...
View ArticleAn Aquatic Safari through Kenai Fjords National Park
Alaska has been a dream destination for me for so long. The reason I had put off going there until now was because I wanted to be able to afford to do a few of the incredible activities on offer, and...
View ArticleSpectacular Alaskan scenery on the Harding Icefield Trail
Alaska is quite possibly the best place to hike in the world. Well one of the best places anyway. The sheer wildness and diversity of the landscape coupled with the emptiness of the State make it a...
View ArticleGuide to visiting Denali as a budget traveller
One of the main places that most people travelling to Alaska want to experience is Denali National Park, and rightly so. The home to the tallest mountain in North America, also named Denali (officially...
View ArticleWild Alaskan Terrain along the Mount Healy Overlook Trail
Along with seeing the mighty mountain itself, the thing I was most excited about when visiting Denali National Park was the hiking. Although most of the park is trail-less wilderness, there are a few...
View ArticleOvercoming my fears on a Denali flightseeing tour
I never thought I would have the courage to fly in a tiny plane, I found large commercial planes scary enough. I certainly never imagined I would land on a glacier in a tiny plane. But that’s exactly...
View ArticleDiscovering the frontier spirit in Talkeetna
It’s the place to go flightseeing over Denali from, it has great restaurants, attractive historic buildings and a whole bunch of characters that live there. There are many reasons to visit Talkeetna...
View ArticleJuneau, in the rain
My luck with the weather ran out in Juneau. After two weeks of mostly sunny skies, I finally got to experience the cold and rainy weather that has ruined many a trip to Alaska. It was cold, it was wet,...
View ArticleSitka: My favourite place in Alaska
I think you would have got the gist by now that I loved my time in Alaska. LOVED it. The State is full of the most naturally beautiful places I have ever experienced, the wildlife is varied and...
View ArticleScrambling to the summit of Sitka’s Mount Verstovia
‘Oh, it’s pretty easy’ I should have known better. What is rated as an easy hike to an Alaskan can be the most gruelling endurance test to anyone else. They build ‘em tough up here. The hike up Sitka’s...
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