Tolsona Wilderness Campground Glennallen

... instruments for IFR on the plane. In fact, I didn't even see a radio for communication. The pilot was excellent; a really quick take-off and a smooth short landing on a short runway. I guess he is one of the authentic Alaska "bush" pilots.<br><br>Tomorrow I meet my sister in Anchorage. If I get out of this campground early tomorrow, I can get the oil changed when I get to Anchorage and still be able to pick her up at the airport,

... Glenn because we had made our turn back towards the east and we were on our way home. Our 'new' plan was to keep riding looking for a place to spend the night. What we didn't anticipate was the absolute beauty afforded by the Glenn Hwy. We climbed to about 3500' where were provided mile after mile of spectacular views of the Chugach Mountains, the Matanuska Glacier and Mat-su River. We thought the Portage Glacier ...

Glenn Highway - Anchorage to Glennallen ----------------------------------- Since posting my last blog nine days ago, from Homer (Sept. 16), I have traveled thousands of kilometers on some of North America's most beautiful roads. The weather has more or less co-operated which means that my days have been spent traveling or sightseeing. Usually, I have traveled late into the night to get to my next destination. As I have previously mentioned, I enjoy ...

... rhubarb and apple pieces...yummy!!! We even brought some home for tomorrow in case they sell out. I just started some laundry and then we're going to go to bed when it's done. Tomorrow should be a nice easy day of geocaching after the boys get home from work, since we darn near killed ourselves on the mountain today. We're going to hit some easy caches near the hotel and maybe take in the tour of the museum if it's raining. It's hard to believe we've only been here for 2 1/2 days ...

... ABOVE the Arctic Circle. The area below is surprisingly lush and beautiful, miles and miles of unobstructed Nature. You can drive past glaciers as though they were just another roadside attraction, and see the occasional moose or bear making poo-poo along the roadway. Does a bear **** in the woods? In fact the area around Anchorage is really more ...

Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Today was a short travel day, only 120 miles southwest of Fairbanks to Denali National Park. The road was good, except for about 10 miles that was under construction. It is beautiful up here, in many ways like the Colorado Rocky Mountains. We are parked in a RV Park right on the Tanana River - the same river we boated on yesterday, but 100 plus miles upstream. The RV Park is not much but the view in all directions is quite pretty. Shortly after we arrived we ...