Can you take an RV on the road to McCarthy, Alaska? The short answer is yes! But should you? That’s going to be up to you. We hope our experience will help you make your decision. The McCarthy Road The McCarthy Road [pdf] used to be a railroad. After the rail was no longer needed, they converted […]
Free camping in Alaska is ubiquitous. It’s everywhere! In this post, we’ll show you two free campgrounds between Tok and McCarthy. But first, look who we found! Sneaking up on The Motorhome Experiment in Tok We were already planning on joining Paul and Lorena but thought we’d sneak up on them a bit earlier than […]
Come along as we go hiking in Denali National Park. We hope to get back to the park for more hiking before we leave Alaska. Mt. Healy Overlook Trail The Mt. Healy Overlook Trail is 2.7 miles one way with 1700 ft. in elevation gain. But it’s worth it. The views up there are beautiful! […]
This video is a long one, but it’s worth it! Come along as we take a flight around Mt. Denali and then bus back through Denali National Park & Preserve. Flight around Mt. Denali and then on to Kantishna in Denali National Park We took a 6-seater prop plane with Kantishna Air on a 55-minute scenic fly-by of […]
We finally moved on from the Walmart in Fairbanks. Woohoo! We found some free camping in Healy, Alaska on BLM land. Much better. Free camping in Healy at Otto Lake BLM NOTE: We’ve heard reports from people that went to Alaska in the summer of 2019 that this campsite is now marked as private land […]
The reason we hurried our way up to Alaska is that we didn’t want to miss the Summer Solstice celebrations in Fairbanks. And we weren’t disappointed! Summer Solstice Celebrations in Fairbanks Midnight Sun Baseball Game This year was the 113th for the summer solstice baseball game here in Fairbanks. That’s quite a tradition! It starts at 10 […]
This Summer Solstice post is coming to you from Fairbanks, Alaska. We also talk about our side trip to Chena Hot Springs. We recorded the intro at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center. Hanging out in Fairbanks We’ve been camping at Walmart. It can be a little noisy, but otherwise, we haven’t had any […]
We finally made it to Alaska! In this video, we travel from Pine Lake at Haines Junction, Yukon to Fairbanks, Alaska with a border crossing back into the U.S. We talk about the Pine Lake campground in the last post. Pushing on down the road Because Kevin had some work to do and the […]
In this video, we finish up some odds and ends in Whitehorse and journey from Whitehorse to Pine Lake in Haines Junction moving a bit closer to Alaska. What else happened in Whitehorse? It’s a small place and easy to walk around. That’s the best way to see and experience a place. Alpine Organic Bakery […]
While we stayed for a few days, we found a few fun things to do in Whitehorse, Yukon. Our solar set-up allowed us to boondock in the Walmart parking lot. You can walk or bike to almost everywhere from there. We haven’t hooked up since we left Portland, OR. Things to do Whitehorse SS Klondike […]