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Wrangell Slideshow
Wrangell
Travel Blogs from Wrangell, United States
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Kennicott
Im November 1938 wurde die Kupfermine stillgelegt. Der letzte Zug fuhr Richtung Cordova und nahm fast alle Einwohner ...
Hubbard Glacier
LJ was up at 4 AM and out on the bow by 4:30 to claim his spot for our journey into Hubbard Glacier. I was lazy and didn't get up until 6 AM and I must admit, it was a struggle to wake up this morning. I turned off the alarm and sat up to get out of ...
Petersburg to Wrangell
... rocks. It was amazing how clear the carvings were; being wet from the rain made them much more visible. Wrangell Museum was extremely interesting—wonderful displays, audio stations, a video, and about ten different animal furs ...
Wrangell-St. Elias National park
We left the coach with a picnic lunch and plans for a day trip into the park. It is 25 miles on paved road to the Chitina Ranger Station and then 60 miles of rather poor gravel and dirt road to McCarthy, AK, in the park. At McCarthy, the road ends, ...
Wrangell's icy wilderness
... had to endure an extremely bumpy ride along a dusty and dirty 60-mile road just to reach the glacial edges of Wrangell. We had a nice relaxing first evening there... just wandering around the area near McCarthy... hunting around the dry river beds ...
McCarthy
Die McCarthy Road, 100 km in 3 Stunden... Früher lebten in McCarthy 800 Einwohner. Heute nur noch 80. Die meisten davon sind Studenten, die sich einen Zustupf verdienen wollen. Der 'New Golden Saloon' ist der Treffpunkt am ...
Days 12 to 14: Petersburg to Wrangell
... 't be able to cover the 6 miles separating us from the imposing face. We play it safe and get back on track -- on to Wrangell! We find a forest service cabin for the night, which is great because all our stuff is damp. We start to enjoy those cabins very ...
and Bears, Oh My!
... so close. No need for a long lens. We shot over 300 still pictures and over an hour of video. Wednesday, July 29 From Wrangell we traveled down Zimovia Strait and Ernest Sound to Meyers Chuck. We hit the tides well and made good time on another ...
Road trip
... Lake. We would use the campground there as a starting point for a day long drive along the McCarthy Road section of the Wrangell - St Elias National Park. Well, you know that old line about the best laid plans....Three of our group had to head into ...
Heading to Wrangell
... as we hit the entrance to Petersberg the fog lifted and we had sunshine and warm temps the rest of the day. We went through Wrangell Narrows with no problems and anchored in St. John Harbor. Sunday, July 26 We had a 3 hour trip into Wrangell this ...
Ghost Town
... gelangen ging es von der Kenai Halbinsel wieder zurück nach Anchorage und von dort in Richtung Osten in den Wrangell-St. Elias Nationalpark. Eine der wenigen Strassen die in diesen Nationalpark hineinführt ist eine ehemalige Eisenbahnlinie, welche mit ...
Wrangell - Saint Elias National Park- Part 1 of 4
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Wrangell - Saint Elias National Park - Part 2 of 4
... my blog about Denali National Park, I had the urge to write that it was the largest National Park in the United States. Fortunately, I held back because this honour belongs to today's destination - Wrangell - Saint Elias National Park. ...
Visiting the bears
... my cheapest. Unfortunately the operator I had originally planned to go with did not have any tours going before I had to leave Wrangell. Thankfully managed to find another operator which had a tour going out on the following day and so signed up for ...
The last frontier
The last Frontier Tief im Nationalpark Wrangell-St. Elias, am Ende der Mc Carthy Road, liegen zwei eher unbekannte Orte. Die 1938 aufgegebene Kupferminenstadt Kennecott und die heute von ca. 40 waschechten Alaskanern bewohnte Siedlung Mc Carthy. Letzere ...
Stikine River Tour
... lake that we stopped to eat lunch. There were also waterfalls cascading down the mountainside. The floating cabin is Wrangell's answer to the federal government who will not allow cabins on federal land, so the hunters in Wrangell who want ...
Exploring Wrangell
... . For the first time we awoke to beautiful blue skies. We decided to take in the history and culture of Wrangell this morning. Our first stop was the James and Elsie Nolan Center which contains the city's museum. The museum was ...
Last Day in Wrangell
... out rainy, but by midday the rain had stopped, so we ventured out to take advantage of "tax free" day. Once a year Wrangell eliminates all taxes and many shops also reduced prices by 25%, so it was the day to shop. Unlike other port cities on ...
On to Wrangell
... for easy exit. We had hoped to sleep on the ferry, but that was not to be. By the time we docked at Wrangell, we were exhausted. We arrived at the campground and started to hook up in the site assigned by email, when a 40 foot ...
Wrangell
Normally this would have been written contemporaneous with our visit to Wrangell; however, we have adopted a new format so this is being done many months after our visit. Therefore, for each town we are asking ourselves would we return and the answer ...
Driving to McCarthy
... National Park. Some of the parks in Alaska are so big they brag that they're bigger than Connecticut or Massachusetts. Wrangell-St. Elias is so big they brag that it's bigger than Switzerland and, with nine of the 16 tallest peaks in the ...
Wrangell-St. Elian National Park and Preserve
I slept late today. I seem to be suffering a bit from my flu shot yesterday. It was a gorgeous morning, something I haven't seen much of in Alaska. I eventually got moving and walked over to McCarthy and caught a shuttle to ...
06 Alaska Wrangell-St Elias
... ... By Saturday around 09:00, a road-grader, bulldozer and front-end loader opened the road :)))... The next visit to Wrangell-St Elias National Park will include some overnight backpack excursions; but for now we are headed to Anchorage for supplies and ...
Our Alaska Adventure Begins
... and arrive at Wrangell AK late in the evening where we were getting off and spending the night in a B&B ,so we could explore Wrangell the next day. Fortunately, we were able to contact the B&B owner to cancel (thank you Rooney’s Roost ...
Hungry Beaver at the Marine Bar!
Walking about, took a photo of this place. No idea it had rooms out back & that we'd be staying here! Just liked the ...
A Whale of a Day
Transited El Capitain Passage on a favorable high tide and it was as enjoyable (and less stressful!) than the first time. John (who has many years of boating experience in Alaska) took the helm for the last half (when I offered it to him he ...
The hectic preparations for an adventure in China
At the beginning of the month, my parents sat me down, thoroughly freaking me out in the process. They laid before me the idea for a trip that I knew could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. My grandmother would be traveling with me to ...
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