The 30 minute drive from downtown Wasilla (where we gassed up last night) to Chugiak was quite an eye-opener. As soon as I turned off the Glenn Hwy at Mirror Lake, I entered the shadow of the nearby Chugach mountain range. With a lot less sunshine falling on the deep snow, Spring has been slowContinue reading “Day One in Chugiak Alaska”
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And … It’s Raining Again
The drive home from Fairbanks was a mixed bag, weather-wise. I had mostly blue skies overhead with clouds building off to either side as I drove south towards home. What clouds there were stayed high and were polite about not obscuring the spectacular views of tundra, forest and mountains as I meandered along the ParksContinue reading “And … It’s Raining Again”
In The Distance
Talkeetna is a fun place to stop in late August and if it had not been raining, I might’ve been tempted. The worst of the summer tourists have moved on, most of the shops and cafes are still open, and the town folk are mostly friendly. However, as I bopped along the Parks Hwy andContinue reading “In The Distance”
Traveling Weather
If you don’t like the weather at home, go somewhere else. It doesn’t necessarily mean the weather will be any better there, but the view will change. So, after several days of almost monsoon-worthy rainstorms, one following on the soggy heels of the last, I was definitely ready for a change. Besides, Ronni says herContinue reading “Traveling Weather”
De & the Dachsies - Our Rambles 