Blogs from Alaska, United States, North America - page 272

We’re all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don’t make any big ones.-----------Andy Rooney July 12, 2005, Tuesday. We arrived in Seward and did some walking in the downtown, but the weather was not cooperative, rainy and cool. The Alaska Sealife Center sound good, indoors. Well it was great! It is an educational center on sealife. We observed harbor seals and stellar sea lions swimming about. The ranger’s talk on seals was quite informative. The seals in Seward are disappearing….why? That is the reason for research. We spent most of the afternoon at the sealife center and then moved on to Stony Creek Campground. Nice and clean. Time to do laundry. July 13, 2005, Wednesday. Stopped at the beauty shop and had the nicest young man fix my hair. Most ... read more

As we are heading off to the internet café to post this entry we received news of the terrible bombings in London. This is really disturbing news. We hope that you and all your loved ones are safe and unhurt. We also hear that the Olympics has been awarded to London, well done on that! Picking off from where we last left you, we met Carl’s parents in Anchorage,they had been to see the big trees in Yosemite California. The next morning we started with a good breakfast at Gwenie’s Great Alaskan Restaurant where they serve Reindeer sausage, grits, biscuits and coffee comes by the thermos. We were then all picked up by Great Alaskan Holidays in their red van to go and get what would be our mobile home for the next 12 days. Before ... read more

Remember that happiness is a way of travel - not a destination. Roy M. Goodman If you are interested We up date the entry with the bear in Deneli July 6, 2005, Wednesday. We finally got up, in the rain, at 5:30 6:00 AM. Had some breakfast, packed up wet gear and began hiking out. The trail has, what the Ranger described as, a boardwalk, but it is actually two planks nailed on a support over swampy areas. Just one night of heavy rain and the growth that occurred was astounding. The Alaskan vegetation is like mother-nature on steroids. Our hike out, was faster than our hike in. It was good to see our vehicle still sitting there safe and sound. We drove into Skagway to pick up a few things before starting our drive ... read more

Worry is a waste of the imagination.___Bob Tait July 4, 2005, Monday. Skagway is where we begin the third leg of our journey, the Road Trip North. No more ferry rides, we begin driving and driving and….but, first let’s see Skagway. By way of background regarding Skagway, the headlines read “Gold! Gold! Gold!” on July 17, 1897 broadcasting the new of the discovery of gold in the Canadian Klondike. Tens of thousands of gold crazed men and women steamed up the Inside Passage waterway and arrived in Skagway to begin the overland trek to the Klondike. Six hundred miles of treacherous and dangerous trails and waterways lay before them. Some prospectors chose the shorter, but steeper Chilkoot Trail, which began in Dyea. Each person was required to carry A TON of supplies up the “Golden ... read more

People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.-St Augustine LINKS Name TRAVEL TIPS June 28, 2005, Tuesday This blog is out of sequence. Since we have had no cell connection or computer access, we have fallen behind a bit. We thought we would update you with some current info, and later backtrack. We arrived yesterday on the Fairweather . It is a spanking new high-speed ferry. : I (Note we traveled at 40 knots, and you never felt it. Bob met a young crewman and soon became friends he took Bob on a tour of the bridge. ... read more