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…
Dalton Highway (2)
One continued ascent of Vivalavida to “far North” … The Brooke Range crossed, there is only a great plain that slopes gently toward the north to the Beaufort Sea. The more I go North and the more I can feel that winter isn’t gone since long ago… 1.Read More…
Fjords, McKinley & Dalton Highway 1…
Pending favorable weather conditions to head to the far north, I took advantage of a brief lull to explore a fjord South of Anchorage. Large glacier valley, it was filled with sediment by the surrounding glaciers to the sea level or nearly. At low tide only remains a narrow channelRead More…
Glaciers & McCarthy Road
Better weather announced for two days, I drove the McCarthy Road, which sinks for about hundred miles between large ice areas. But on the road from Valdez to get there, I made a stop to walk to the bottom of the Worthington Glacier, easily accessible. 1. Glacial riverRead More…
East Denali HighWay & Valdez (AK)
The Denali Highway is definitely not a highway, it was in poor condition and it took me almost the full day to drive the seventy remaining miles of dirt. 1. Glacial plains make the rivers meander. 2. During my lunch stop, I first saw theRead More…
Clearwater Mountains (Alaska)
As in Yukon, there are very few roads in Alaska. Planing to visit Denali National Park after the arrival of Mino who will travel with me some weeka since August 6th, I drove the Denali Highway that connects Cantwell to Paxson. From there, I could access the Clearwater Range, accessibleRead More…
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