darrel Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 2010 my wife and I drove to Alaska 4 months and 10,000 miles. This year we will do it again, only wife says she will only be gone 3 months this time. I have a new list of want to see list. It is my 70th year and I get to go and do anything my heart desires. That is, I want to go to the Alaska state fair in Palmer. Plan on leaving mid June. Is there anyone out there that would like to tag along and become a caravan? How about anyone with exciting sights to see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snail powered Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 2010 my wife and I drove to Alaska 4 months and 10,000 miles. This year we will do it again, only wife says she will only be gone 3 months this time. I have a new list of want to see list. It is my 70th year and I get to go and do anything my heart desires. That is, I want to go to the Alaska state fair in Palmer. Plan on leaving mid June. Is there anyone out there that would like to tag along and become a caravan? How about anyone with exciting sights to see? The tide bore is fun to see. Its just south of Anchorage, take the highway that goes to Seward to go past it. There are some glaciers down that way as well. Plenty of good camping on that road, fishing streams, lakes, etc. Enjoy the fair, I have a few ribbons I won there as a young woman for custom men's clothing that I entered into the sewing section. Of course giant cabbage judging for the largest is always the biggest event of the fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 here's my list this time: not in order and we keep on adding Dawson City-again Chena hot springs clam gulch-dig razor clams McCarthy, Kennicott mine Alaska state fair, big cabbages National Bald Eagle Foundation, Haines Katchimac Bay, Homer Delta Junction, met a guy while camping in Utah, his family own a burger restaurant there Watson Lake, Yukon- hang a sign Suspension bridge, Klondike Hwy #2-from Skagway to Carcross Yukon road #4, Watson Lake to Carmacks walk on another glacier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snail powered Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 You could travel the Portage Glacier Highway and travel under a mountain. Then hop a boat tour in Whittier and see the glaciers from the water side view of them. The only way to get a vehicle to Whittier used to be to put it on the train. But now they have expanded the tunnel for vehicle traffic too. Toll is fairly expensive as it was an expensive project to build. But it cost less than the train used to considering inflation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 That's a cool way of using one WW11 train track. We have done all of that. Even ferried to Kodiak for 8 days. Have not been to Cordova and may not have the time this year. We very much like Seward and Valdez. The Girdwood summer woods fair is great. Corbin, when did you live in Anchorage area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snail powered Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 That's a cool way of using one WW11 train track. We have done all of that. Even ferried to Kodiak for 8 days. Have not been to Cordova and may not have the time this year. We very much like Seward and Valdez. The Girdwood summer woods fair is great. Corbin, when did you live in Anchorage area In the 1970s. I went to Kodiak once on a fishing vacation, tent camping. But I had to fly back home after one week. The volcanic ash in the dusty roads caused my throat to swell and be so painful I could not swallow water. I was really bummed to miss out on a vacation I was having so much fun on. We were catching huge sea run Dolly Vardens in the streams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaFred Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Hey Darrel, when you get to Watson Lake check and see if my sign is still there I put up in 1984! Rockmart Ga City Limits! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 If you can give very precise location I would very gladly do that. Will post pictures also. The reason I say precise location, there are thousands maybe tens of thousands of signs. We visited the sign post in 2010 and did not know of the signs. This year we will put up a sign saying our name an 2010/2015. I will take pictures an note the locating. 1984 a long time ago, why don't we meet there this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakthecoast Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I'm looking forward to when I can do this trip, dam job and college bound kids keep my exploring local for now. Enjoy and hopefully in ten years I'll be you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 It starts on the 22nd, Monday. Have quite a few places to see and got the sign to put up in Watson Lake, BC. Papa Fred, have you come up with a location of your Rockmart, Ga. sign? Plan on 3 months of pleasure. Hope the smoke isn't bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska94Warrior Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Because of our very hot dry summer up here, you won't need mosquito dope in most places in Alaska. On the other hand you will need to stay apprised of where the fires are because of smoke and road closures. Most of southcentral Alaska is under control for the moment. Fairbanks had some smoke-choking days last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 We had to turn around, My brother in Washington is very sick. Wanted to be close to him. Made it to Williams Lake. It was not to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaFred Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Very sorry to hear that, will be praying for your brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Thank you Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuareg92 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 What a shame! How is your brother doing, Darrel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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