Tag: nature

Hiking The Quill with Pulmonary Hypertension-St. Eustatius

The day starts out uncertain. The main reason our feet land on the island of St. Eustatius is to hike The Quill. The problem, I wasn’t sure I could hike The Quill. The Quill is a long dormant volcano. There is trail that leads to the rim of the volcano, and a trail that takes…
Visiting Watkins Glen State Park-New York

Anticipation is high as we arrive at Watkins Glen State Park. I’ve swooned many times over photos of the waterfalls. The pictures make it seem like something our of a fantasy novel. Upon entering, I only hope that reality is as glorious as the image seared in my mind. There are several trails at Watkins…
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…
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…
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…
Alaska Railroad-Budget Car vs. Luxury Car

Yay train rides. The sway of the cars and that clickity-clack sound. It’s instantly relaxing. Like many people, riding the fancy dome car with Alaska Railroad, was on our Alaska bucket list. As we lack unlimited funds, we could only afford to take the fancy dome car on one of our train journeys. We decide…
Surprised in Sitka-Alaska

At first I am alarmed. We’re meandering around Sitka, killing time before we can check-in to our hotel. “Sarah. Shannon.” The calls echo. We look around, but there’s no one in sight. Once again we hear our names, “Sarah. Shannon. Up here.” Spinning around we see two familiar faces waving out of windows at The…