All good things must come to an end
Anchorage: not the capital of Alaska, that’s Juneau (the only state capital you can’t travel to by car!) but the biggest city of the state. 40% of Alaskans live here. You’re still in the wild quickly with the Chugach mountains on its doorstep.
Denali National Park / Omne trium perfectum
Oh, the excitement to visit this national park was big. But could it really impress me after all the amazing national parks we had just visited in Canada and Alaska? The short answer is: yes it could. Not just that, I got really really lucky. Three times. 😻
Richardson Hwy 3/3, Fairbanks and cabin experience #3
After a night from 30C to 0C, I continued north on Richardson Highway.
Homer, Kachemak Bay and Grace Ridge Trail
After that amazing night, I’ll never forget at the campground with little sleep we drove to Homer – Halibut Fishing Capitol of the world, a recent Olympic gold medalist birthplace and one of the most iconic cities in Alaska.
Illahee days: Puzzles, Kayaking and Mt Townsend
We had a great time relaxing in the beautiful Illahee home of the Aho’s that included completing a 1000 piece puzzle, kayaking to Illahee state park to hike around and climbing another mountain.
Icefield Parkway | Part 2 Rampart Creek Campground aka living with a bear
9th – 11th of August 2024
About a week ago, I got an email from Parks Canada (through whom we made the reservation) that we wouldn’t be able to stay in a soft sided tent at Rampart Creek Campground, as a young bear was toying with humans and gear on the Campground. We decided to stay there anyway but were definitely a bit nervous leading up to this. Turms of Outlet peile werd since the place was empty. When booking all the good water front spots were taken, but now we could move right next to the river 😊
4 days offline on Icefield Parkway | Part 1
8th – 9th of August
The one road to get from Lake Louise to Jasper is one of the prettiest roads I’ve ever driven: Icefield Parkway.
Banff town & Johnston Canyon
6th & 7th of August 2024
After the via Ferrata, we were quite beat so went spent two days with little hikes around Johnston canyon, where we stayed at the campground and hanging out in the beautiful town of Banff. Included here was a steak dinner, several trips to outdoor shops and a visit to the alpine medical center for what seemed like a big and deep splinter (turned out there was nothing) aaaand more Poutine🤤