Category: Travel On The Dirt

McCarthy & Wrangell-St. Elias

August 11 & 12. After watching the surfers on the Bore tide it was time to leave the Anchorage area again and head to new adventures. We had two destinations in mind that were roughly in the same direction, Valdez…

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Surf Alaska!

August 10, 2022. I’m sure that surfing isn’t the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of Alaska. And while even in the summer it may be a bit cool for cutoffs and huarache sandals, there is…

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Kenai Peninsula Part 2

August 1 – 8, 2022 Alaska is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Opportunities abound to observe wildlife in their natural habitat and witness natural wonders. For a lot of money, there are tours and guides available to help you have a singular…

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Kenai Peninsula Part 1: Glaciers

July 27 – 31, 2022. Finally, our van was fixed and we were ready to seriously start exploring Alaska. But where to go first? Many of Alaska’s roads that take you to the sights are out and back – dead…

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Finally Alaska! Sled Dogs & a Gold Mine

July 6 – 25, 2022. We limped into Alaska. Our power steering leak was getting worse and we had to stop frequently to top off the reservoir. When we arrived in our first Alaskan city, Tok, we looked into getting…

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The Alaska Highway

July 3 – 6 & September 3 – 7. After the Canada Day Parade, we left Stewart, BC, and continued our travels north to the Alaska Highway. Once we reached the highway we could have headed west and made a…

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Nomad Life & Expenses October 2022

October was filled with friends, family, and a few costumes! I started out the month house-sitting for Jasmine by myself in Cabbagetown while Greg drove Ballena Blanca to North Carolina to see his parents. While in North Carolina Greg managed…

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Lava, Glaciers, and a Parade

June 28 – July 1, 2022. We finally felt like we were making headway to Alaska after we left Vancouver Island and disembarked from the BC Ferry. But of course, we still couldn’t resist taking a few detours along the…

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Cormorant & Malcolm Islands

June 20 – 23, 2022. One of the cool things about being a nomad is meeting other nomads from all sorts of places. It is always fun to converge with them on the road. But sometimes our nomad friends have…

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Duncan & Nanaimo

June 5 & June 13 -14, 2022. Today we are rolling the clock back to June to tell you more about our trip around Vancouver Island. In previous posts, I wrote about visiting British Columbia’s amazing capital city, Victoria, and…

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