It was time to do chores, so I headed into Eagle River and spent three nights in a beautiful state park. One of the interesting aspects, or maybe annoying is the better word, about Alaska’s state parks is that I have not yet found a working dump station (they have them but are closed); and,…
Month: July 2022
Hatcher Pass, Earthquakes and Boondocking
After getting groceries, dumping and getting potable water in Palmer, we left the Glenn highway and took a side trip up the paved section of Hatcher Pass Road. The road is 49 miles long, of which the first 17 miles from the Glenn Highway are paved. So, we did not quite make the summit which…
Boondocking and Glenn Highway
Smoke started to appear in Delta Junction, and thus we left a day earlier than planned for a series of boondocking adventures. First up was the opportunity to head back to a smoke-free Isabel Pass, where we spent the first boondocking night overlooking the spectacular Gulkana glacier. Smoke Sends us South I was hoping to…
Denali Highway and Delta Junction
Leaving our lovely Tazlina river site, we headed north on the Richardson highway and turned west onto the Denali highway at Paxson (population 10, so don’t think it’s a big place). While the Denali highway is 134 miles long, only the first 21 miles are paved (east to west) and then it becomes gravel until…
Worthington Glacier, Chitina and Wrangell Mountains
I was off to a late start after garnering all the RV resources (eg: shower, water, dump) to give myself the longest timetable before needing to find them again; and, having a coffee with some new friends I had made. (I’m hoping to run into them again on the trip.) Leaving Valdez required me to…