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 [...]

The Pinnell Trail

June 6th, 2008

The Pinnell Trail is a surprisingly well marked and maintained 27 mile tundra hike off of the Steese Highway. It starts and ends on the road so it can be shuttled easily. There are even two nice cabins on the trail. It’s a bit of an anomaly in the rugged and undeveloped interior of Alaska, [...]