Good morning, my friends. We took our time driving yesterday. The drive was short, and our check-in time was relatively late. Nevertheless, we were able to check-in as soon as we arrived at Montana Creek Campground, about 15 miles south of Talkeetna. The town of Talkeetna is our reason for stopping here.
Our view from the day was another day of spectacular mountain scenery.
Good morning, my friends. We took our time driving yesterday. The drive was short, and our check-in time was relatively late. Nevertheless, we were able to check-in as soon as we arrived at Montana Creek Campground, about 15 miles south of Talkeetna. The town of Talkeetna is our reason for stopping here.
Our view from the day was another day of spectacular mountain scenery.
We started this photo challenge almost exactly 4 years ago. The first post was on July 2, 2021. We gave My Guy the first deck of photo challenge cards for Father's Day that year. Some cards have taken longer than a week to finish for a variety of reasons. I took a several month hiatus from the blog in 2022. The last year has been tougher as Grad Girl has been working hard to finish up her master's. She just didn't have the energy or time some weeks. So there hasn't been a photo challenge post ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. We gave ourselves a chill day yesterday. After four weeks on the road, we're feeling as if our driving/sight-seeing time is pretty well balanced with our downtime. For this trip, I've intentionally worked in down days to give us time to rejuvenate and, if we're being honest, to spend time with the kitties so they don't spend too much time by themselves. Fortunately for them, our two laps are adequate to meet the needs of two cats.
Sadie spent her morning soaking up the morning sunshine in her catio.
Good morning, my friends. We gave ourselves a chill day yesterday. After four weeks on the road, we're feeling as if our driving/sight-seeing time is pretty well balanced with our downtime. For this trip, I've intentionally worked in down days to give us time to rejuvenate and, if we're being honest, to spend time with the kitties so they don't spend too much time by themselves. Fortunately for them, our two laps are adequate to meet the needs of two cats.
Sadie spent her morning soaking up the morning sunshine in her catio.
Good morning, my friends. It was a good day to explore Denali National Park and Preserve yesterday. We waited for the skies to clear. By the time we'd driven the 26 miles to the north, the sun was shining and the sky was blue. I snapped this picture at the park entrance. These days, I can't capture a sign at a national park without a bunch of photobombers in the way.
Good morning, my friends. It was a good day to explore Denali National Park and Preserve yesterday. We waited for the skies to clear. By the time we'd driven the 26 miles to the north, the sun was shining and the sky was blue. I snapped this picture at the park entrance. These days, I can't capture a sign at a national park without a bunch of photobombers in the way.
Good morning, my friends. We find ourselves in Cantwell, Alaska, this morning, having driven about 150 miles yesterday. It was another day of spectacular mountain views. This is what we saw for much of the day.
Good morning, my friends. We find ourselves in Cantwell, Alaska, this morning, having driven about 150 miles yesterday. It was another day of spectacular mountain views. This is what we saw for much of the day.
Good morning, my friends. It's our last morning in Fairbanks. We'll be heading to Cantwell, Alaska, next, where we're told we'll have the best views of Denali. The weather is looking a little iffy over the three days we'll be in the area. Also, smoke from Canada's wildfires (I'm so sorry, Canada) has drifted to our part of the world. I guess we'll see what we'll see and be happy to have seen it.
For now, let's talk about the wildlife sanctuary visit from yesterday. It was a peaceful and ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. It's our last morning in Fairbanks. We'll be heading to Cantwell, Alaska, next, where we're told we'll have the best views of Denali. The weather is looking a little iffy over the three days we'll be in the area. Also, smoke from Canada's wildfires (I'm so sorry, Canada) has drifted to our part of the world. I guess we'll see what we'll see and be happy to have seen it.
For now, let's talk about the wildlife sanctuary visit from yesterday. It was a peaceful and ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. We have one more day here in Fairbanks, and I think we'll have an easier day of sight-seeing from yesterday. Yesterday's outing turned into an exercise in frustration, but all's well that ends well, right? Nobody died, and we're living to spend another day seeing some stuff we've already located.
As for yesterday, it started with Father's Day Eggs Benedict for Mike. I've made this dish in our larger fifth wheel. I've never attempted it in this smaller truck camper, but it worked out. If we were home ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. We have one more day here in Fairbanks, and I think we'll have an easier day of sight-seeing from yesterday. Yesterday's outing turned into an exercise in frustration, but all's well that ends well, right? Nobody died, and we're living to spend another day seeing some stuff we've already located.
As for yesterday, it started with Father's Day Eggs Benedict for Mike. I've made this dish in our larger fifth wheel. I've never attempted it in this smaller truck camper, but it worked out. If we were home ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. We reached Fairbanks, Alaska, yesterday morning. As we left Delta Junction, I spotted the first barn I've seen in weeks!
Good morning, my friends. We reached Fairbanks, Alaska, yesterday morning. As we left Delta Junction, I spotted the first barn I've seen in weeks!
Good morning, my friends. We hit the end of the road today...not the end of the trip. We reached the end of the Alcan Highway. Like I said, there was a place for an obligatory selfie. Happily, the marker is located at the Visitor Center in Delta Junction. A very nice man greeted us there and offered to take our picture.
But let's just back up to the beginning of our day. Of course, we enjoyed more stunning views of the mountains. The scenery never gets old.
Good morning, my friends. We hit the end of the road today...not the end of the trip. We reached the end of the Alcan Highway. Like I said, there was a place for an obligatory selfie. Happily, the marker is located at the Visitor Center in Delta Junction. A very nice man greeted us there and offered to take our picture.
But let's just back up to the beginning of our day. Of course, we enjoyed more stunning views of the mountains. The scenery never gets old.
We've managed to keep up with the photo challenge for 3 weeks. It does make a huge difference that Grad Girl is mostly done with all her stuff for the master's degree and she has more time to contemplate photography. Last week's challenge was one right up our alley.
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Good morning, my friends. We had a day of rest here in Tok yesterday. We had some "life" things to take care of. We bought groceries. Up until now, we've mostly been surviving on leftovers I brought from home for dinners. From here on, I'll have to do some actual cooking. Thus, the trip to the grocery store. It was still a relatively short list.
Check out the view of the mountains from the grocery store parking lot.
Good morning, my friends. We had a day of rest here in Tok yesterday. We had some "life" things to take care of. We bought groceries. Up until now, we've mostly been surviving on leftovers I brought from home for dinners. From here on, I'll have to do some actual cooking. Thus, the trip to the grocery store. It was still a relatively short list.
Check out the view of the mountains from the grocery store parking lot.
