Showing posts with label road trip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label road trip. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Girls' Road Trip to Seward

At the height of fall in Alaska, I got to take a day road trip to Seward with my sister and niece (my mini-me - who's now taller than me)! We took our time on the drive down, sightseeing since they hadn't been down to Seward in a long time and taking some fun fall photos.

We first stopped at the Beluga Point parking area.





Then after a bit more driving, we pulled off at another pullout on the Turnagain Arm.









We have a photo of Abby as a toddler in this same pose at this pullout - she's grown a bit!
We then continued on into the Turnagain Pass, and pulled off at a parking lot along the river. We got out to take some more pictures along the river bed and a riverside trail that had some steep drop-offs!







Close to the edge!


She loves me, I swear!


She's growing up!

Auntie learning how to selfie...



We pulled into the wonderful town of Seward and had some lunch and walked around some shops.


I get my photo taken with this local (a.k.a. "Amber's boyfriend") every year since I was in middle school (the 1990s!)


We walked around the harbor a bit, and also drove to the end of the road (Milepost 0 of the Seward Highway)/Lowell Point/Miller's Landing.

Mother and daughter at the harbor


Before we left town, we spent some time on the beach and took some photos of Resurrection Bay, and saw some jellyfish!








As we headed back north, we got a few more photos outside of Seward and in the town of Moose Pass. It was a gorgeous sunny, fall day!


Another selfie attempt...


Reflections on Trail Lake in Moose Pass





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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Labor Day Weekend Road Trip to Denali

This past Labor Day weekend, my husband's friend from high school came up to visit. His little sister flies helicopters in Denali National Park and Preserve (and the surrounding areas), so we headed up to  Denali to visit her while he was in town.

On our way there, we passed through the remnants of another fire - this one is now mostly contained (90%, I believe).




The further north we went, the more amazing the fall colors were! We even stopped off at Summit Lake's "airport" to take some pictures by a pond.






Once we got into Denali, we visited with Rachel, and made plans to meet up for dinner or when her brother got on the standby list - whichever came first. So we then continued on to explore the area, and drove up near Healy.

The helicopter outfit on the edge of the Nenana River





Looking over the edge
    


After we explored Healy, we headed back to the Denali area and checked into our hotel. Also right on the Nenana River!




Later that evening, we all headed to 229 Parks, a new local restaurant for dinner. Their menu is locally-sourced and the food was amazing! 

I had a delicious pork belly from Palmer, Alaska!


The next morning ALL THREE of us got on the standby list and we were able to go helicopter flying and land on the Yanert Glacier, east of Denali and the Parks Highway.

After we landed, we said goodbye and headed south again.

High school buddies rocking out to 90's rap on the road

Prepping the salmon for brining and smoking

Smoking salmon!

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