Our truck has arrived!

The barge arrived early this afternoon and we now have our truck at home.  I had planned to take the boat out this morning but decided to wait since the barge would have the landing blocked until late in the evening. This is a fairly typical load for this particular company.  About a quarter of… Continue reading Our truck has arrived!

Yukon 800 boat race

Today was the start of the annual Yukon 800 boat race. The race starts in Fairbanks and the racers go to Galena and return the next day. The start was around 11:00 AM today and the first boat got into Galena around 7:00 PM. They have to navigate three different rivers on the course.  The… Continue reading Yukon 800 boat race

Anchorage to Fairbanks

We drove from Anchorage to Fairbanks today.  Still couldn’t see Denali on the way up as it was cloudy and raining most of the way.  There was quite a bit of road construction from Cantwell to Nenana so that part of the trip was pretty slow. We have a few things to do tomorrow morning… Continue reading Anchorage to Fairbanks

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

We did a lot of driving yesterday so we decided to stay closer to town today. We went to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center which is near the turn off to Portage Glacier. Afterward we went around looking for some good shots of Denali. It is still covered in clouds but maybe I’ll get a… Continue reading Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Anchorage Market and Beluga point

It was still cloudy and raining this morning but it looked like it might clear up so we went to the Anchorage market. Afterwards we went to the Anchorage museum. After lunch we decided to drive up to Beluga Point for some pictures.  It was really windy and I had to brace myself to keep… Continue reading Anchorage Market and Beluga point