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Shrine of St. Therese in Juneau, Alaska Updated August 2024, Shrine of St. Therese, Juneau: Alaska’s Sveti Stefan was originally written in January 2016 Trade out an island full of orange roofs in Sveti Stefan gleaming under the Adriatic sun, attached to land by a narrow isthmus of land for a little ball of trees connected […]
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A Quick Guide To Hope, Alaska Updated April 2025, A Quick Guide To Hope, Alaska was originally published in July 2020 Just an hour and a half drive south of Anchorage, Hope is the perfect getaway from the city located right across Cook Inlet. Established in 1896, Hope City had its heyday during the Alaskan gold
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Wrangell St. Elias Road Trip Updated August 2024, the Wrangell St. Elias Road Trip was originally written in July 2017 Get ready for some action-packed adventure on the Wrangell St. Elias Road Trip. Check the Alaska DOT’s 511 for road construction updates, delays, and road condition information. Another trusty source of information is the Alaska Milepost, I highly recommend
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Free Things to do in Anchorage Updated June 2024, Free Things to do in Anchorage was originally written in 2015 I’ve lived in, around, or near Anchorage my entire life. Although I grew up not thinking it was too exciting of a place, after years of international travel I’ve come to realize how unique a city Anchorage
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10 Off the Beaten Path Destinations for 2021 Updated February 2021, 10 Off The Beaten Path Destinations was originally written in December 2019 I’ve been at this for a few years now, so since 2021 is in full swing I figured I’d share my top 10 off the beaten path destinations for 2021. Kazakhstan 2019 took
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Arrigetch Peaks Expedition I’m beyond excited to be running this trip to explore the remote Arrigetch Peaks alongside Backpack Alaska. As many of you know, I was born, raised, and still live in Alaska and am thrilled to share my home state with you. A Little About The Arrigetch Peaks The Arrigetch Peaks, meaning ‘Fingers of
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The Mendenhall Cave: An ice cave inside a glacier The Surreality of the Underbelly: The Mendenhall Cave, Inside a Glacier was originally written in January 2016 Sunday, Grant and I returned from our last-minute trip to Juneau, Alaska. If you aren’t familiar with me or the blog, I am a life-long Alaskan and I’ve been dying
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The Road to Kantishna The Road to Kantishna was originally written in September 2015 I literally just got home from driving the entire road into Denali National Park. My parents put in for the Denali road lottery for a chance to get a permit to drive the entire road and they won. So naturally, I invited myself along. This will
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Eating My Way Across The Alaska State Fair The only reason I really like the Alaska State Fair anymore is the food there. And it’s a love/hate because I love eating, but I usually eat myself into an induced food coma. So here are the foods I managed to cram in before I felt like
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