Kenai, the Kenai River and Beach
Venture a few miles off the Sterling Highway, and you'll find one of the nicest little towns on the Kenai…
Sterling Highway on the Kenai Peninsula, to Soldotna, Homer
The Kenai Peninsula has been called Alaska's Playground. There are mountains and beaches and fishing villages on this peninsula, all…
Hike up Flattop Mountain, overlooking Anchorage
You don't have to be in Anchorage for long before you figure out that the hike up Flattop Mountain is the…
Potter Marsh Wildlife Area, Anchorage
Wildlife abounds in Alaska, and you don't have to venture far out of Anchorage to find it. At the southern…
Alaska’s Seward Highway along Turnagain Arm
America abounds with scenic roads. The Pacific Coast Highway and Oregon's US 101 provide amazing coastal views, Montana's Going-to-the-Sun Road…
Hiking the McHugh/Rabbit Lakes Trail
Spoiler alert: I didn't hike all the way to Rabbit Lake. And I'm guessing that a lot of people who…
Earthquake Park, Anchorage
From the descriptions I'd read before my visit, I was expecting Anchorage's Earthquake Park to be quite impressive. It was…
Hiking to Thunder Bird Falls, near Anchorage
You don't have to drive far from Anchorage to hike a popular, easy trail, and spend some time relaxing next…
Welcome to Alaska: A Travel Guide
So you've decided to explore the final frontier, our 49th state, the land of bear and moose and Sarah Palin.…
Portsmouth to Manchester, NH
When planning the final half-day of my vacation, I was hoping to have enough time to make it all the…