Georgeson Botanical Garden
The Georgeson Botanical Garden (GBG) in Fairbanks was technically “closed for the season”, but visitors could still stroll the grounds. You just had to do it with the expectation that the grounds were being prepared …
Tag: Alaska
Selections from Fairbanks, Alaska
We spent three nights in Fairbanks because we read that would give us a 90% chance of seeing the Northern Lights. This is our second try seeing the Aurora Borealis, having previously flown to the …
Walking with Reindeer in Alaska
Of course we signed up for a walk with some reindeer. Who wouldn’t? The Running Reindeer Ranch in Fairbanks, Alaska, offers two hour sessions where visitors get to learn all about the ranch and reindeer, …
Denali National Park and Preserve
The legendary mountain of Denali is located between Anchorage and Fairbanks in Alaska. At 20,310 feet, it’s the highest peak in North America – but it’s not even in the top 100 highest peaks worldwide! …
On the Road to Denali
We broke up the five hour drive from Anchorage to Denali with a few stops. We did a couple of short hikes to take in some waterfalls and try to spot some birds. Some Iditarod …
Scenes (and Food) from Anchorage, Alaska
We arrived in Alaska just after the September equinox as the days were beginning to get shorter, but we certainly filled all the available daylight hours with adventures (accompanied by borrowed bear spray whenever we …
Museums in Anchorage, Alaska
We visited two museums in Anchorage that seemed suspiciously similar to each other (and then later to museums we visited in Fairbanks), the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) and the Anchorage Museum. Both focused on …
Along the Turnagain Arm in Alaska
The Turnagain Arm is a narrow body of water sitting south of Anchorage and north of the Kenai Peninsula. The Seward Highway extends along the its northern border, right on the edge. We drove along …
Alaska Botanical Garden
Alaska! Another new state in our grand adventure! Unfortunately, we did not go to Alaska in the van. Doug needed to be in Michigan on Thursday and Alaska on Friday, so that meant we had …