Anchorage Grand

Our 2-week float trip in the Grand Canyon with friends, Lee and Kristine, and Bobby and Michelle.

... N P, Denali N P, Cassiar Highway, Boya Lake P P, Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier N P, Yellowstone N P, Grand Teton N P. About 11,600 miles. Cover: Mt. McKinley in Denali N P. The road to the right in the picture is ...

Chucked our jobs and set off to visit the one (well actually, the two) continents we'd never seen. Decided to overland it as much as possible and keep the flights to a practical minimum - motivated more by the quality of the experience than any realistic ...

Once is definitely not enough. We are going back to Alaska with Remington Beagle.

After conquering the outback, Asia and North America, Ben and Leah will continue their brave and intrepid travels through the toughest continent of all: Europe. Armed with only a koala bear in leathers and an ever dwindling sense of humour, Ben and Leah ...

... Ended up in china at the end of March Part 1 - Jordan, Egypt, Spain and Morroco Part2 - USA ( New York, Alaska down to Grand Canyon) Part 3 - Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, Hawaii Part 4 - Japan, China, Mongolia, Rusia, Vietnam, Cambodia. Laos

... I had no US money, so we had to make a stop at a drive-in ATM on the way. After checking in at the Anchorage Grand Hotel, we walked around the downtown area of Anchorage, stopping for some yummy ice-cream. Looking for a 7-11 or something similar to get ...

We reached Anchorage at 8.30pm on June 17th by Denali Star train. Our hotel (Anchorage Grand) was very near to the railroad station. We walked to the hotel and checked in. We went out just for having dinner and returned soon and went to bed. The next day, ...

... Alaskan Railways, quicker than you could save priv pass, she had organised my fellow accountant to take me hiking 50 miles outside Anchorage. The mountains were stunning, there was still snow on them, the lakes were full of glacier ice water which is too ...

... of the anchorage. The anchor was in well and came up with some weed tubers on it. There was one other sailboat in the anchorage and further west 2 motorboats were at anchor, we couldn't see any masts in the southern anchorage which would not be a good ...

... my, Adrienne and Ron's Aunt Dolores was married in, circa 1950 called Holy Family.  We did find the Church in downtown Anchorage.  We took a few pictures to show her.  We ran into a priest there who indicated that the present day Church ...

We had decided we wanted to see some of the interior scenery of Alaska so booked to do a 10 hour train journey from Anchorage. More than half of Alaskas population lives in Anchorage - approx 300 000 apparently. Of these 1 in 64 has a pilots licence - ...

... by massive glaciers embedded in the mountains of Alaska and British Columbia until we made a u-turn for our final approach into Anchorage. The waiting was over.  At last, we were landing in Alaska, where we'd spend the next eight discovering ...

... is shining on the island -- a good omen, me thinks (sounds somewhat like Gollum). I booked four nights at the Anchorage Provincial Park which adjoins a National migratory bird sanctuary -- any additional nights I stay are free since they stop collecting ...

... past few days since we left the cruise ship. It was now almost 3 and we needed to still have lunch and get going towards Anchorage since the drive was 5-6 hours. We want back up to Glitter Gulch to eat lunch at the Salmon Bake, a famous restaurant in the ...

... silent and when I kissed her on the head she knew it was me.  She was told I was coming and actually remembered! We had a grand visit; at one point I ask her the following question: "What was the one thing I did as a child that pissed you off the ...

... , but the RV company does not allow it as it would be a stretch to rescue someone with a breakdown that far from Anchorage.  The highway connects Fairbanks with Valdez, 364 miles of bumps, frost heaves, and wind that were unbearable at times.  ...

... marche, il pleuviote toujours, il est deja 4h de l'apres midi et nous décidons donc de passer une autre nuit a Anchorage. C'est une ville sans grand intérêt, la plus grande d'Alaska, a l'image de bien des  villes américaines de grandes avenues ...

... given that I had drank my yearly alcohol consumption in one night and had 4 hours sleep.   Then unfortunately we headed back to Anchorage and our tour ended.  I really didn't like being back in a city at all, and Anchorage isn't that nice.  ...

... seen much of in the last week!! One of my favorite spots on our last trip was the “Turnagain Arm” south of Anchorage, and it looked completely different this time - but still nearly as beautiful. The tide was out as we came through, so there ...