Redneck fun in Central, AK

June 15th, 2009

I don’t normally buy in to “redneck” things like big trucks, guns and cheap beer. But that’s not to say they don’t have their appeal and I can’t be persuaded to indulge once in a while. ;) While the lion’s share of the Montana crew gone those of us remaining wondered what to for another [...]

Yukon-Charley National Preserve

June 10th, 2009

Leaving Valdez we headed to Central, the home turf of the groom of the wedding we just attended. The small town of Central is, well, basically in central Alaska as a matter of fact. It’s about three hours North of Fairbanks on the Steese Highway (NOT to be confused with the Dalton Highway/Haul Road to [...]

Valdez: Spring Skiing on Thompson Pass

June 5th, 2009

The morning before the wedding and the day we drove out of town we skiing up on Thompson Pass. The first day was only my girlfriend’s second day backcountry skiing ever, so we did a pretty mild and short run on the East side the road, on the shoulder of Odyssey. The second day was [...]

Valdez: Heaven on a Sunny Day

June 3rd, 2009

At last we arrived in Valdez. When we got there it was - as it often is - cloudy and rainy but it was exciting to see our friends and catch up and drink and generally have a good time. We were to stay at a neighbors house just across the green space from the [...]