Glennallen, United States Travel Blogs

Alaska03
Sep 6, 2003 (8 photos)

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Palmer to Glennallen
Jul 14, 2009 (7 photos)

... heaves. Some spots are like being on a roller coaster.  Took us 6 hours to drive from Palmer to Glennallen.  (Of course, we stopped constantly to admire the scenery and take pictures) Our TN friends have the same destination so we&# ...

Wrangell Mountains
Jun 26, 2008 (1 photos)

Yesterday we took a drive further East on the Glenn Highway to the Wrangell National Park.  The skys were clear so we were able to see all of the high peaks including Mt. Sanford at 16,237', Mt. Drum at 12,010', Mt. Wrangell at 14,162' and Mt. ...

Flying back from Kennicott
Jul 2, 2009 (9 photos)

What a day!  Sunny and warm, and light at 4:00am. I drove about two hours to meet a shuttle van at the little Chitina airport.  Two young couples from Germany also met the van.  Then on to Kennicott.  The road is about 60 miles long, ...

The Glenn Highway
Jun 25, 2008 (5 photos)

We left Willow, AK yesterday to travel via the Glenn Highway to Glennallen, AK.  The Glenn Highway was the most beautiful stretch of highway we have ever seen.  The Talkeetna Mountain range was to the North, the Chugach Mountain range was to ...

Glenn Highway - Anchorage to Glennallen
Sep 18, 2007 (35 photos)

... and it is identified by a pictogram of a fireweed - the beautiful weed that blooms in bright red colours in August and that is so prolific in Alaska.   I arrived late around 23:00 in Glennallen, finding a town that had already gone to bed.  

EXIT GLACIER AND ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER
Jul 12, 2009 (14 photos)

... ;backtrack a bit through Anchorage to catch the Glenn Highway through Palmer.  We think we can make it to Glennallen (the junction of Glenn and Richardson Highways which lead to Valdez. First stop is Costco for gas ($3.06 ~ Alaska has ...

Entering Alaska
Jul 1, 2009 (5 photos)

Awoke at 5:00 to ...sunshine!  Most of the past week has been mostly to partly cloudy.  A sunny morning was a treat.  On the road by 6:20.  I had assumed that since it was Canada Day that there would be no road construction in the ...

Glennallen
Jun 26, 2008 (55 photos)

... ! Dann gings easy weiter. Eigentlich flach, aber Gegenwind. Egal einfach treten und nicht immer motzen! Nun bin ich in Glennallen und hab noch ca. 300 km bis Anchorage. Das sind 3 lockere Tage treten. Hab aber noch laaaange Ferien :-).  Na, ...

Homer - Glennallen
Jul 10, 2008 (7 photos)

... The whole ride was unbelievable.  It was easy for us 'to keep going' and rack up 485 miles. We rolled in to Glennallen at 2100 tired but satisfied.  We just completed a very rewarding day of riding.  We pulled in to the Caribou Hotel got ...

Back to Texas
Aug 4, 2009 (5 photos)

... and waited until the national anthem was played.   It’s too bad we don’t do that all over the United States; maybe it would help some folks remember what patriotism is all about. Another thing I liked about being on base were the &# ...

Catching Up
Aug 2, 2009 (11 photos)

Yesterday we went into Wrangell National Park.  Sixty-three miles of dirt road each way.  And it wasn't worth the effort.  Took some photos which are included.  At the end of the day we lucked out on a campground.  It was the ...

Turn Left at Glenallen
Aug 28, 2006

Palmer is also where the main highway eastward veers off, so I take that to Glenallen, before heading north again to Delta Junction. The next day is one long drive through the vastness and openness of Alaska.  There's really nothing quite like it, ...

Wednesday, from Palmer to Glennallen
Jul 2, 2009 (9 photos)

... next Wednesday. It was good being with them. Fred, Evelyn Bill & Wanda left Palmer and am staying the night at Glennallen. Going across the Glenn Highway (Palmer to Glennallen) we saw some beautiful country but we have all had enough of the narrow, ...