Alpine Lodge Fairbanks

... 2009: <br>Arrive Taipei, Taiwan 6:30am (loose one day crossing the International Date Line)<br>Depart Taipei, Taiwan 7:45am<br>Arrive Chiang Mai, Thailand 10:55am<br><br><br>Our return flight is very similar with 15.5-hours of flight-time, and 6.0-hours of layovers for a total of 21.5-hours of travel-time.<br> <br>January 17, 2010:<br>Depart Chiang ...

... first part of the stop included 3 10-minute talks by native Alaskan guides and the second part was 30 minutes to tour the village on your own. After the stop at the village, we got back on the boat and headed back to where we started. Following the tour I had a Subway sub on a picnic table on the University of Alaska near the Reichert ...

... was dry, dry, dry so all the mud, and goo had turned hard as a rock and flat so I was able to continuously ride at 80 Kph, except when the colour of the road became darker which meant dampness, and therefore slippery. It was a very delightful day. I made it to Fairbanks and found a terrific campsite in the Riverside Campground where I am right of the river and inexpensive, including wireless internet, and clean showers. I took ...

... I've been on board with the carry-on only idea for awhile. I travel 12-20 times a year and more than 150k miles, with at least 2 weeks internationally. I just never was on board with the carry your carry-on idea until now. Wheels were the way to go. Being on expenses tends to make you this way. Apparently there is a whole group of people that take immense pride in being one-bag carry-on people. There are whole blogs about ...

... wasn't sure what I meant!) The thought process went along the lines of..........."hmmmm antlers......no,horns...... no, what are they called i wonder? Oh well moose thangs sounds good!" We now know they in fact called a rack, as in "check out the rack on that moose!" but we will forever more refer to them as moose thangs! So on our way home from another moose sighting we yet again touched on the subject of moose ...

... taking a bus from the Visitor's Center to the dog kennels. After a 10 minute ride, there is a word of welcome by the ranger who is leading the dog demonstration of the day. We are cautioned not to feed the dogs but invited to pet them! Within the kennel there are some sled dogs enclosed in compounds whereas others are on 3 foot high individual platforms large enough to allow the dog to make a circle at the end of a tether. This almost lends a circus type of ...

... city is Talkeetna, where parts of the show "Northern Exposure" was filmed. There are exactly 10 people and 5 bars in Talkeetna; no pictures. The next town is Cantwell. This is what the road to Cantwell looks like. 12:10 PM: Ommmg. Up, up, up the Parks Highway we went until we reached the Denali borough, and the town of Cantwell. We stopped at the local Tesoro for gas ...