Ketchikan has three claims to fame: If people are not Alaska natives, they are always considered settlers to the land. People learn from the indigenous people. Devil’s club is used… Read more

Alaska Facts Amy and I visited the capitol building.  Alaska is the 49th state and was established in 1959. Alaska is younger than I am!! Five Glaciers Seaplane Our sea… Read more

Skagway is only 12 miles from Canada. It is known as the Windy City. Wait a minute! I thought that was Chicago. It WAS windy and cold. The nearby Tongas… Read more

The Fairweather Mountains have been formed by the tectonic plates colliding and they are still rising. Glacier Bay National Park became a park in 1980. Additionally, Glacier Bay National Park… Read more

Hubbard is over 76 miles long, nearly 6 miles wide where it meets the sea, with a face up to 400 feet tall (250 feet above water, 150 feet below). It… Read more

We have returned to Anchorage to our original hostel. It was fun to reconnect with the hostel staff/friends. The hostel was packed as the “season” had begun. We were told… Read more