Paxson Lodge

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is ...

... br><br>On arrival at Tangle Lakes we set up camp and were attacked by gnats. Just very annoying. We had a nice evening around the camp fire having S'Mores (crackers with toasted marshmallow and chocolate, yum) and even more yum Ramon's Burnt Rum!<br><br>The next day we were off to Valdez!

... that our Ford Explorer could handle them. The ranger also told us where along the road to watch for eagles, bears, beavers, and moose. He also suggested that the clouds were beginning to break, so we should get a good view of the mountains. (Because of the clouds we had yet to see a really good view of the mountains of this mountainous park.) We got our passport stamp and returned to the coach for lunch before ...

... The most interesting were the moulins (French for mill), where water is forming a stream and carving a canyon in the ice. Root Glacier has many moulins, some of which are more like corkscrews that go completely through the glacier. We sat on backpacking pads to eat our lunch, although everything gets wet, because the ice melts from body heat. We were already soaked, however, from the nearly continuous ...

The morning tour to the ice museum began at 9. It's so cold inside! 20 F, so even with glove, scarf, everything, twenty minutes' still too long. But it's extraordinary. It's dark inside to prevent the ice from melting. So the pictures are not clear. <br><br>AFTER the arctic ocean mission, the trip resembled more ...

... awesome telephoto lens. We left the moose to his berries, and continued down the road and eventually decided to take a hike at ? Pass. We donned our gloves and cinched up our jackets and marched through the tundra in the rain. We scared up several flocks of ptarmigan, but didn't really see any other creatures brave enough (or stupid enough) to hang out in such ****** weather. After a little ...

... with an actual "north pole" and reindeer. Inside- perpetual Christmas. Unfortunately, Santa was on vacation so no pictures with the jolly old elf. This place had every Christmas ornament imaginable and piece of Christmas and North Pole paraphernalia imaginable. Interestingly, this is where all the letters addressed to "Santa at the North Pole" end up. The store had letter after letter, from the U.S ...

In most states Delta Junction wouldn't be any big deal, but any place where two roads come together in Alaska is a pretty big deal. This is the jumping-off point for routes to Eastern Alaska, and on into Canada. For me it&#8217;s a place to stock up on groceries, and- miracle of miracles- Internet, with WiFi emanating from the local library like some rogue signal ...

... 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 ...

... Which Is In The Artic Circle But Became One of the Fifty States in 1959 Because It Has Lots of Oil (© Halliburton/Cheney Inc). Alaska really is a big place, being one-fifth the size of the Lower 48 (2½ times the size of the next biggest state, Texas) and with more land given over to National Parks than the rest of the country combined. Size not withstanding, the snow-capped volcanoes, thousands of lakes and rivers, and a rugged coastline first mapped by my ...