Boondocking in Fairbanks: Beautiful and Cheap Camping

During our stay in Fairbanks, we camped at two different spots (okay three, but Wal-Mart’s parking lot doesn’t count). In addition to the places we stayed, we scouted out some amazing spots that would be ideal for boondocking in…

Alaska Boondocking: Free Camping near Denali

Although there is not much BLM Land in Alaska, there are still a lot of hidden treasures of campsites in the state. We have found quite a few of them and have been told that there are still others out there that we have yet to find. But one thing we…

Boondocking in Portage Alaska

After leaving the campsite near the Turnagain Arm, we headed down Portage Glacier Road to find a campsite for a few days while we explored that area. The road follows the Portage Creek all the way down to Portage Lake, and the entire area is very lush and beautiful. We highly…

Kayaking to Portage Glacier

The Portage Glacier used to fill the entire Portage Valley, a vast 14-mile-long valley in the Chugach National Forest south of Anchorage, Alaska. That was hundreds of years ago, and unfortunately now only a fraction of the glacier remains. The Portage Glacier can only be seen now…

Denali National Park: An Untouched Wilderness

Denali National Park: An Untouched Wilderness

When we started our journey to Alaska, one of our top priorities was to be able to spend some time exploring Denali National Park and hopefully…

Alaska Chapter One: Fairbanks

We arrived in Alaska at the end of June, and we were immediately blown away with how gorgeous the scenery was! We were itching to get into some adventures after having just driven around 2,000 miles without much adventuring!

Into Alaska

Bore Tide in the Turnagain Arm

The Turnagain Arm is an inlet from the ocean that is just south of Anchorage, Alaska. The mouth of the arm begins at Anchorage and the arm extends all the way to the Portage Valley. We camped at a state campground on the Turnagain Arm, not expecting that what we would find…

Winner Creek Trail

When we pulled into our campground just south of Anchorage, Alaska, we were itching to explore the area more. With lush green landscapes just inland from the Turnagain Arm, the terrain was too beautiful to not explore further. So we packed up our gear, grabbed our rain jackets, and headed out…