Blogs from Willow, Alaska, United States, North America

On February 27th, I talked about the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod in Anchorage, and on March 3, I talked about the Official Restartof the Iditarod in Willow, but I have more to say! (Big surprise, I know.) We had so many random experiences and had so much fun, even though (as I mentioned), it was the coldest I’d ever been in my entire life!! Technically, the temperature at the hotel said -10° Celsius (14° Fahrenheit), which doesn’t sound that cold, but it was like the frozen ocean air and the frozen glacier air came swirling down and wrapped itself around me!! But, it’s not just not my imagination – it actually froze my battery in my camera! (A local coffee shop let me recharge my batte... read more

Up very early today to catch our shuttle to the airport. We hopped on a plane and headed to Anchorage, but checked our luggage straight through to Colorado. We rented a car and then a little sightseeing in Anchorage before heading up to visit friends in Willow. We drove downtown and parked, then walked to a restaurant called the Snow City Cafe. It is listed as a local favorite in the AAA tour book, and now we can understand why. The place was packed and there was a short wait to get seated. We ordered our food and Deb declared it was the best omelet she had ever had. With bellies full, we then wandered through some of the shops, then walked over to the Performing Arts Center to see a movie called "Aurora: Alaska's Great ... read more

What can be said about our second day in Wild Alaska? At the Start, Danielle proceeded to get up at around 4:30 am as a victim of jetlag and write her journal for the first day of travel. I woke up at around 5:00 am for the same reason. I eventually emerged at 6:00 am acknowledging my inability to get any more sleep. At 6:00 we gathered our things and proceeded to breakfast at the concierge’s lounge as we did the day before. This time, we go there during operating hours so we could get our full allotment. After gathering our stuff in to the rented truck (2011 Chevy Silverado nicknamed Silver); we then embarked on our trip to Willow to the Dream a Dream Sled Dog Bed and Breakfast. It was a beautiful morning as ... read more