Continued from Driving Alaska: A Pictorial Journey Through the Last Frontier - Sterling Highway Part 1
From Anchorage we took the Parks Highway to Fairbanks (~30,000), stopping to view Mt. McKinely in Denali...
Compared to the population of 5,400 that we'd grown accustomed to while living in Homer for the last year, Anchorage was 'huge' with a population of ~275,000.
Honestly, we were a little overwhelmed and i...
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A turnoff from the Sterling Highway just south of Anchorage, on a route that takes you to Wittier, Alaska, there is a stopoff to view Alaska's most viewed glacier - P...
At the Sterling Highway turnoff to either Anchorage or Seward
Much to the chagrin of Texas, Alaska is the largest state in the Union.
More than double the size, Alaska is a whopping 571,951 sq. miles, co...
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I have to admit that I got this idea from Christine Gilbert's Where is Cole? posts...but I thought it would be a fun series to start. So here's the first Where in the World is Atlas post.
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Living in Homer Alaska
What it's like living in Homer Alaska: Homer is the 'halibut fishing capital of the world', "a quaint drinking village with a fishing problem" reads one bumper sticker.
Another re...
Kite surfing is an incredibly popular sport in Cabarete, Dominican Republic.
Trade winds blow regularly, providing some of the best kite surfing in the world (so they say).
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View the map of the tour route here.
The sun shines uncharacteristically bright in Seward, Alaska as we descend the gangplank to the boat dock below.
Snow capped mountains rise up from the shore and sea a...
Isn't this what it's all about?
(Continued from Part 1)
The sun is shining now, but it's still so cold. Aaliyah wakes up, "Mommy, I'm hungry." I don't want to leave my warm covers.
After the second re...