Tag: alaska

An Unexpected Flight-Anchorage, Alaska

I find that with travel, spontaneity often leads to fearlessness. It’s our final breakfast at Judy’s Touch of Class B&B in Anchorage, Alaska. Our mornings of smooth, strong coffee, homemade French Toast, and my favorite, reindeer sausage, has come to an end. “What time is your flight?” Jim asks. We explain that our flight isn’t…
Glacier Walk and The Musk Ox Farm-Palmer-Alaska

A glacier walk has been on our adventure to-do list since our first bite from the travel bug. We didn’t know when or where, we just knew one day it would happen. As soon as the decision was made to visit Alaska, we knew this was it, we had to fit a glacier walk into…
Eating Around Anchorage-Alaska

The finale of our Alaska adventure ends eating around Anchorage. With the most choices for places to eat, we are grateful for recommendations from locals and other travelers. Moose’s Tooth Touted as the best pizza in Alaska, make sure your phone’s battery is well charged when visiting Moose’s Tooth. Their popularity ensures a long wait,…
Things to Do in Anchorage, Alaska

The Alaska Railroad train chugs into the Anchorage station. It’s the final destination of our Alaska adventure. We end in Anchorage with plans to check a major experience off of our bucket list, walk on a glacier. With two days book ending our glacier fun, we attempt to fit in as many things to do…
We Eat A Lot of Alaska Ice Cream

In a place that’s generally known for being cold, when you think about Alaska, you don’t think Alaska. But with a zeal for local, natural, ingredients, and a boldness to mix up interesting flavors, Alaska’s Ice Cream scene is worthy of exploration. Coppa – Juneau Coppa is known for their use of local, seasonal, ingredients,…
Staying at Denali Dome Home-Bed and Breakfast

It’s breakfast time at Denali Dome Home and we are bummed. Not at the breakfast, it has everything we could want. Not at our stay, as this unique bed and breakfast has been everything we hoped for. We’re bummed because we brought our shiny new National Parks Passport and we want All The Stamps. Unfortunately, during our…
Dining in Denali-Alaska

Being a major tourist spot, I didn’t have high expectations for eating in Denali. I figured that they have a large, captive, audience, which often leads to menu complacency, but we ended up being pleasantly surprised dining in Denali. Moose-aka’s Give a restaurant a fun name and I’m there. How could you not eat at…
Denali National Park-Eielson Visitors’ Center and Hike

“I’m so tired of roughing it,” huffs the women. Her attire appears more suited for strolling around a Caribbean resort than exploring the Alaskan Wilderness in Denali National Park. She rushes away from the tan tour bus, hoping to beat her fellow passengers to the restrooms. Though the restrooms are holes in the ground, topped…
Denali National Park-Wonder Lake and Reflection Pond

It seemed like a good idea at the time. If you are a part-time traveler, you can probably relate. While trudging through your 9-5, your trip planning grows more ambitious. While enjoying the comfort of my home sofa, catching the first shuttle bus of the day in Denali National Park, made so much sense. When…