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Glennallen Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Glennallen, United States
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First Night on the Road, but Last Night in Alaska
Well the trip from Kenai to Glennallen only took 6.5 hours with stops instead of the 8 hours that Google Maps told us. We left Soldotna at 11:05am, almost a full hour after we meant to leave, but breakfast with Chris and Austin was worth the delay. The ...
Flying back from Kennicott
What a day! Sunny and warm, and sun rising by 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 we drove to Kennicott. The road is about ...
Palmer to Glennallen
... 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 ...
Wrangell Mountains
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. ...
The Glenn Highway
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 ...
What an unexpected day
... ;Totally opposite the wonders we saw in the boiling waters at Yellowstone that supports MANY organisms. We had planned to stop at Glennallen on the Glenn Hwy going toward Anchorage. We did not have a park picked out, so I use the Milepost book ...
Entering Alaska
... pictures. The campground where I am tonight is along a creek. Tolsona Wilderness Campground is about 20 minutes west of Glennallen, in the middle of nowhere. It's very pretty here, and the mosquitoes are most welcoming. I'll try to ...
Glennallen
... Fruehstueck! 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 ...
On the Road Again - Day 7
After packing up camp we were on the road to Tangle Lakes. In Alaska they have a book called The Milepost so you can look at landmarks along the road. It makes the drive really interesting. We saw some more beautiful scenery and a moose swimming across a ...
On the way back home
After deciding that we had seen enough, we began our trip back home This campground was located east of Tok, on the Richardson Highway. It had a wonderful view of a glacier! NOTE: The program doesn't recognize the actual mailing address of GLACIAL ...
Glenn Highway - Anchorage to Glennallen
... - http://www.youtube.com/user/TravelsWithLobo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Highway - Anchorage to Glennallen ----------------------------------- Since posting my last blog nine days ago, ...
Bouncing down the road!
We are officially Alaska residents!! We have bounced down the road on into the great state of AK. Royce euphemistically called it driving the "frost heave national park". It was fun, but a real roller coaster at times. Had to check ...
Fernando's fishing license
Fernando has put his license to good use. Im just waiting for some big fish! Fernando and the girls got some little trout, nothing big enough to keep. Alas the big red salmon started running last week. Fernando had a 4 day weekend and instead of ...
Setting up camp.
When we got up in the morning, some bike riding and on our way. We stopped in Tok. Gave the trailer and truck a wash. Holy smokes they were both thick with mud. Took us like half an hour. That was just the bare minimum. We did not want to show up ...
EXIT GLACIER AND ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER
... ;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 ...
Birds and Bones and....
Every time we are in the vicinity of some dead creature or bones, Keakoa wants to bring it home. She says ,"Mom when I grow up I want to collect all the bones in the world." So I ask her, ...
Day at the Alaska State Fair
We didn't connect with the people from ND before we left this morning. I did talk to another couple in their travel group that knew him as "Big John." At least we can say we saw another ND license plate in Alaska. ...
Homer - Glennallen
... ; 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 ...
Back to Texas
... road 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 ...
Salmon Fishing
Our first full day we drove to Glennallen. It's a tiny, Alaskan town. That night we stayed at Northern Nights Campground. They fed us homemade ice cream and cobbler and we were supposed to share how many ...
We are now officially headed home.
Black Bear Campground (outside of Whittier) to Glennallen, Alaaaaaska. We woke up to the sound of dripping water - yes, it was pouring rain out, but this drip came from inside our camper! Seems we have a leak at the roof vent. After a short drive to ...
Gateway to the Wrangells National Park
... to snowcapped mountains and frozen lakes and had to stop plenty of times for photos and the odd moose. We finally arrived into Glennallen around 7pm and tried to find somewhere to stay. No luck, either too expensive (even at their winter rate) or full, ...
Summer has arrived in Alaska!
... we saw evidence of moose, caribou and at the mud springs we saw what we thought were bear prints. Driving into Glennallen to get a few groceries, we were treated to awesome views of the Wrangel Mountains, including Mount Sanford at 16,237 ...
The Glenn Highway, Eureka, Matanuska Glacier
... Glacier. We spent a few hours hikng around on this strange and magnificent landscape at the end of the miles long glacier. From there we headed back to Glennallen and the Richardson highway, heading south this time, for Valdez. ...
on a manqué la bateau
... à Valdez, mais on a manqué le bateau de 20 minutes! Donc plutôt que d'attendre à demain, on a pris la route. Dommage il a plu jusqu'à 5 heures! Nous souhaitons que le soleil nous attendra demain à Valdez. En attendant, on couche à ...
Catching Up
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
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, ...
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