One of the things I missed the most when I was living in China was driving. So the first thing I did when I moved back to the States a year ago was to buy a car. In fact, one year ago today I bought this car, and promptly christened her “Big Red.” She’s…
Alaska
Alaska Wildlife
One of the joys of spending time in Alaska is getting up close and personal with lots of wildlife. Not wanting to hit anything that might wander across the highway, we always had our eyes peeled looking for animals. These were all spotted along the highway. These were spotted in Tracy Arm Fjord. My nephew-in-law is a…
The Photographer and Her Driver
I’m a bit slow, so it took me halfway through the drive home from Alaska to figure out that my primary role on the trip was to be the driver’s photographer. My sister and I both enjoy photography, but she’s much more of a shutterbug than I am. Where I enjoy taking pictures, she is…
Alaska Cruising
As far as I can tell, there are two kinds of people in Juneau. Those who love the cruise ships and those who hate them. Every day during the cruising season (May to September), anywhere from 2 to 5 giant cruise ships dock in downtown Juneau disgorging thousands of waddling tourists, all wearing sweatshirts and…
Land of the Midnight Sun
We are not far enough north to actually see the sun at midnight, but spending the past week in northern British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, and Southeast Alaska in late June means that we have not actually witnessed any nighttime since early last week. The sun does go down, but we have gone to bed…
A Ribbon of Highway
The drive from Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson goes through 300 miles of forest. We have a new appreciation for the term “ribbon of highway.” At one point along that ribbon of highway, we hit the 2000 mile mark! We ate chocolate to celebrate. I also found out that the monument marking “Mile Zero”…