Sometimes you have these trips where it’s mostly about things that need to be done rather than the fun things you want to do. Sometimes you need to do things solely for you. That’s okay. Sometimes it feeds your soul to feed another’s.
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LAST YEAR, I WENT ON A 2-MONTH ROAD TRIP WITH MY MOM FROM DALLAS, TEXAS TO ALASKA AND BACK TO VIRGINIA. YES, I SPENT 12,001 MILES IN A CAR WITH MY MOM. (YOU CAN READ THE ENTIRE SERIES OF POSTS HERE.) WE SPENT 3 WEEKS ADVENTURING AROUND ALASKA, AND WHILE WE HAD A GENERAL PLAN, I FEEL WE COULD HAVE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH MORE. TREY AND I ARE GOING BACK TO ALASKA THIS JUNE FOR A WEEK AND I HOPE TO GO BACK AFTER THAT (IT'S JUST THAT HUGE), BUT EVERYONE DOES NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN. WHY NOT GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TRIP? I CONDENSED MY EXPERIENCES AND WROTE A QUICK GUIDE SO YOU CAN PLAN AN AMAZING, SUMMER TRIP TO ALASKA.
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The only way to drive from Kantishna to Juneau is... back the way we came... through Canada.
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Kantishna Air Taxi treated us to amazing views on our way to Skyline Lodge in Kantishna. Oh, what an experience!
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Alaska is like you favorite bar in college: its quirky and run-down and held together with cracking linoleum. And by some miracle almost everywhere has LTE.
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Way back in the Tetons, Mom declared that she wanted to go zip lining. I laughed and said, "yeah, we'll do that" thinking she'd change her mind. Nope...
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Jinks at Snowgoose Pond B&B knows the way to my heart; she made homemade biscuits for me again. Leaving Palmer for Denali was bittersweet.
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On Sunday morning, I was eager to try Jinks' blueberry sourdough pancakes. Mom was eager to go to church and fellowship with kindred spirits.
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On Saturday, the 38th day of our escapade, we headed into Anchorage to explore more fantastic places people have mentioned. These kind people did not mention Barnes & Noble or REI, but we stopped at those places too.
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Surprisingly, Palmer has a lot to offer...especially when you have errands to run. And errands we ran in the little town nestled between mountains.
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The fog densely hung onto the fjord as we left Seward. Dense fog seems to be a trend in Alaska.
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We took a Kenai Fjords tour (by boat) to see the most beautiful places and I fed the jellyfish. Yes, from the back of the boat.
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After a quick detour for more amazing coffee, we hit the road for Seward.
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Who knew so many RV's could fit on such a tiny piece of real estate????
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Today was the most beautiful drive filled with glaciers, mountains, rivers, streams, and estuaries. Did I mention glaciers and mountains?
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It's as if the sun never set. I woke up at 1:30 from a nightmare and could clearly see as if it were daylight.
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After checking out of Fast Eddy's, We turned right to finish the Alaska Highway in Delta Junction.
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Headed out of Whitehorse early; dawn usually appears well before 5am. Stopped in Haines Junction for some gas, and received a free coke with a gas purchase.
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