Those Young Guys – Finding Our Way
Trans Alaska Pipeline, TAPS (Trans-Alaska Pipeline System), Alaska Pipeline, Alyeska Pipeline, or just The Pipeline, whatever you call it and no matter your thoughts on the subject, it is still great to see in person. Grab a copy of the Alaska Milepost and check out all the places where you
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What can you say about this, it’s Denali! Beautiful scenery and wildlife. The campground is one of many but it is the main one near the entrance of the park. Don’t plan on just driving up and getting a site (although you may be lucky). Reservations certainly help and even
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The incredible beauty of the Kenai Fjords is hard to resist. We decided to take a day cruise on Resurrection Bay in the Kenai Fjords National Park departing from Seward. And are we glad we did. It turned out to be a perfect day. The weather was fantastic, the sky
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We go to Florida pretty much every year since my mom and many of my relatives are there. My mom was born and raised there so most of my mom’s side of the family resides in and around the Orlando area. Being a photographer, a boater, and loving birding we
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Campground: Our nephew’s yard Location: Edberg, Alberta Site: Anywhere we want Cost: $0 Services: Boondock Comments: A beautiful secluded area that requires driving through a canola field and then into a forested area up along a dugout. We knew that moose frequent the area but were quite surprised when, on
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Campground: Crandell Lake Campground Location: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta Site: E2 Cost: $20 (CAD) Services: Dry camp Comments: A beautiful campground in a beautiful park. We saw a grizzly bear along the side of the mountain and saw a great presentation about bears by the park rangers. Note to
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Campground: Lava Flow Campground Location: Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho Site: 33 Cost: $10 Services: Dry camp Comments: What a lovely place. You feel like you just landed on the moon. Tons of hiking opportunities and tons of rocks. A whole other world. Link to Map in “Where
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Campground: Hoh Rainforest Location: Olympic National Park, Washington Site: 29 – Loop A Cost: $12 Services: Dry camp Comments: Beautiful campground in the middle of the rainforest. Our site was right on the rivers edge in a clearing. A crow stole one of our steaks on the BBQ, be careful.
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Another great national park with lots of hiking opportunities and endless scenery. One of the hiking trails started out as an interpretive trail, large, wide, paved, signs and quickly turned into an uphill overgrown thicket of brush. My husband, luckily, just missed stepping on a Black-tailed Rattlesnake eating a rodent
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Campground: Brantley Lake State Park Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico Site: 16 Cost: $14 Services: Dry camp Comments: Nice state park just outside of Carlsbad with ease of access to the Caverns and the Living desert Zoo and Gardens. Many sites have water views. Nice hiking around the lake. Link to
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