Home United States Individual States U.S. Map Road Trips Countries Canadian Provinces European Countries Europe Map Mexico Adventures Travel Tips Gear Traveling Therapists Menu Home United States Individual States U.S. Map Road Trips Countries Canadian Provinces European Countries Europe Map Mexico Adventures Travel Tips Gear Traveling Therapists Alaska Go to States Next Anchorage Area and The Valley Tasty seafood at 49th State Brewing!Views from the rooftop!Adam found a great moose's butt chair at this brewery!Downtown Bicycle RentalTony Knowles Coastal TrailWe spotted a moose right away!You enter a green wonderland pretty quick!We caught a nice view of downtown Anchorage (though the mountains are a bit hidden).Glacier BrewhouseThe seafood chowder in the upper left corner is quite delicious!The chicken coup in our host's backyard.On our way up the Pioneer Ridge Trail!We found the Alaska state flower: forget-me-nots!It was so clear out that we could see Mount Denali over 100 miles away! (look closely for the white on the horizon)Sometimes the trail looked quite simple like this...Sometimes we had to put our hands to use too...And sometimes the shale was pretty loose like so.The summit is so worth it though!!Especially if you have a beer!Or a kiss!Palmer Ale HouseThe Iditarod Trail Race Headquarters in Wasilla.The room of champions in the museum.They have an interesting movie you can watch about the Iditarod!This is what an average sled looks like.They let us hold some 2.5 week old sled dog pups!And we even got pulled by a dogsled team!The Last Frontier Brewing CompanyFrench Toast Burger!Mac and cheese pizza with reindeer sausage! Read blog post Denali National Park The Wasilla Train DepotAlaska RailroadThis is what Adventure Class looks like.And Adventure Class has the option to come up to the dome!We passed several tiny towns, including this one where you can see the entire town right here.This was our lunch view!While we ate tasty reindeer sausage and seafood chowder in the dining car.And then we were greeted with even more beautiful views!Riley Creek CampgroundMount Healy OverlookPicture inception 🙂Horseshoe Lake TrailMore beaver huts on this calm lake.Denali Backcountry Adventure Bus TourA grizzly bear!This is what we would have seen if it wasn't so cloudy...only 30% of people who visit the park get to see it though!We ate lunch at the Denali Backcountry Lodge in Kantishna.Where we also learned how to pan for gold! Read blog post Kenai Peninsula Waiting for our turn to go through the 2.5 mile tunnel to Whittier!See that tiny entrance in the lower left corner? That is the tunnel!A glimpse of Prince William Sound!The glacier lake at the end of Portage Pass Trail!The iceberg that dwarfs a ferry!Seward!Another shot of beautiful Seward!A wonderful free campsite!An overview of Kenai Fjords National Park.A sign indicating where the glacier ended in 1917.And another one for 2010, though there were many others in between!Exit GlacierHere's an overview of how much the glacier has receded over the years.Girdwood BrewingAn inside look at Girdwood Brewing.The natural steps up the Virgin Creek Falls Trail!Virgin Creek FallsWinner Creek TrailThe hand tram that was unfortunately closed for maintenance.More details on the hand tram!A glimpse of the drive down toward the Kenai Peninsula! Read blog post
