Central Alaska
I’m back after a few days of silence due to a lack of network. Initially, Mino should leave from Seattle. However, to take advantage of the fall in Alaska, at our last update, we were waiting for a confirmation on the ability to change her return flight to leaveRead More…
Kenai Peninsula (1)
Some better weather taking shape South, VivaLaVida has gone the way of the Kenai Peninsula, South of Anchorage. 1. Sunrise at our boondocking site near Turnagain Pass. 2. I enjoy the morning light… 3. A Fireweed. 4. The mistRead More…
Denali National Park (3)
Third day of discovery still hiking. That time, we leaved the bus at Toklat River to climb Polychrom Mountain. 1. New encounter in the morning! 2. He is also ready for a hibernating winter! 3. Starting to climb above the Toklat River.Read More…
Denali National Park (2)
We took a bus the next morning that dropped us near Highpass, the highest point of the road. So we walked over seven hours in wildnature, first under the sun before rain in the afternoon. There are no trails, so we progress in the tundra and freely choose our way.Read More…
Denali National Park (1)
And here we arrived in Denali National Park, a large wilderness that includes Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, more than 20,000 feet elevation. This park was the first created in the United States in 1917 by Mr. Sheldon, who fell in love with this wilderness when studyingRead More…
Manley & Chena Valleys
Since the announced weather being bad South, we took the road to the North where the forecast was better and went to visit Manley, a lost hamlet nestled down in a small valley. 1. The storefront of the junkstore, likely… 2. Birch and aspen forestRead More…
Maclaren Road & Denali Highway
Here is the continuation of our ramble along the Denali HWY. 1. Early light on the Maclaren River. 2. Meandering again… I previously told you that the Maclaren Road is virtually unused and that for good reason: there are some deep enoughRead More…
Denali Highway again…
Mino arrivée sans encombre comme prévu le 6 août, je pensais que nous irions vers le sud découvrir la péninsule du Kenai. Les prévisions météos très pluvieuses pour cette région nous ont fait changer d’avis. Nous sommes ainsi retournés au Hatcher Pass d’abord, puis le long de la Denali HighwayRead More…
Dalton Highway (3) & Hatcher Pass
I let you at the botom of the Brooke Range heading back South. 1. I’m half mesmerized by the scenes that follow one to the other… 2. … sometimes low “heavy” skies… 3. … sometimes cottony openings… 4. …Read More…
D5 Creation