While working remotely for a few weeks from Anchorage in July 2021, I had the chance not only to explore the city but also to check out some of the areas nearby. (Check out my posts for more information on my weekend road trip on the Kenai Peninsula or car-free weekend in Denali National Park.) …
48 Hours in Denali National Park
Thanks to the opportunity to work remotely, I spent three weeks in Alaska working in Anchorage during the week and then taking off to explore on the weekends. (Check out my post on a weekend road trip on the Kenai Peninsula here.) Visiting Denali National Park had always been a dream, and even though I …
48 Hours on the Kenai Peninsula
Thanks to the opportunity to work remotely, I spent three weeks in Alaska working in Anchorage during the week and then taking off to explore on the weekends. (Posts about weekend adventures near Anchorage and to Denali National Park are coming soon!) My very first weekend I took an epic road trip to the Kenai …
<48 Hours in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeastern Alaska may seem as remote as other Alaskan parks like Katmai and Lake Clark. But thanks to a family I met on the ferry ride to Juneau, I realized that spending a weekend in Glacier Bay National Park is actually a fairly easy – and totally incredible …
Five Weeks in Alaska
While I like to seize the day with 48 hour trips and weekend adventures whenever I can, my favorite way to travel is really to spend more than a week somewhere. Thanks to remote work, PTO, and a federal holiday or two, I had an amazing opportunity to spend five weeks on an Alaskan adventure …
48 Hours on the Ferry to Alaska
“48 Hours on the Ferry to Alaska” is hopefully something that kind of makes sense, but I’d like to start off this post by saying that what I really want to call this is “48 Hours on the Alaska Marine Highway” because – yes! One of the best ways to get around in Alaska is …