Paxson Lodge
Travel Blogs from Paxson
Turn Back the Clock - we are heading to Tok!
... a part of the Alaska Pipeline, which is above ground. In some sections of the pipeline, due to the soil structure and the permafrost, it is necessary to move the oil in a pipeline built above the ground. There was a little display showing the 'pigs' that are used to flow through the pipe along with the oil.
Next stop was North Pole – Yep there really is a North Pole, together with a Santa. Inside the beautiful Christmas shop, we could purchase ...
On a manqué la bateau
Nous voulions prendre le Ferry de Whittier 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 ...
Isn't 80mph Going a bit fast?
Robert worked with clients in the morning while dad worked the Nasdaq. We both had grueling mornings. We did experience the free breakfast in the lobby. We headed to go explore a gold mining operation but it wasn't wheel ...
Rain, Rain, Go Away
... very tall hill (or a very short mountain) until we had a good view overlooking Summit Lake. You could also see some of the Alaska pipeline. By this time it was mid afternoon and starting to rain, so Jan and Bill took a short nap while Dan did some reading and I worked on my journal. When they got up, it was still raining, so we baked the chicken breasts instead of grilling them. We also baked some sweet potatoes and I ...
09 Denali
... about twenty miles off the Ric******* Highway on Meadows Road. Cindy caught a sixteen inch Rainbow Trout that we will blacken for pre-dinner snacks soon. After two days and nights of peace we continued heading towards the Alaskan Range and the Denali Highway which we reached in the early afternoon. The first Michelin tire we had patched finally gave up the ghost; ...