Riley's Rockin Lemonade, Red Rocks, and burning wings
Above, you'll see Layli and I, happy as bumps on a log, 'cause we're in Colorado.This is Red Rocks Ampitheater near Morrison, Colorado, the grooviest place to see a live concert, bar-none. Below: Ann,...
View ArticleLayli pops out of our car, I pop up our tent, we pop into a fruit stand
At the top of Monarch pass, Layli just had to pop up through the hatch to check the mountains. It kinda reminded me of that old game you often saw in some KOA's: donkey kong. No, actually, Layli was...
View ArticleMesa Verde, Canyonlands and the life of Riley
Mesa Verde was our destination, and we became absorbed in imagining what life was like around 1120 AD, living in a Native American agrarian-based village of hand-built multi-level apartment-like...
View ArticleBoise & Lucky Peak Reconnections
Cale and KimmyBoise seems to be out in Idaho's high desert, but when you come over the bluff from the East on I-84, you can tell it is the "City of the Trees." Here is where we made wonderful...
View ArticleA Proper Send-off for a 64 year-old kayak....
In 1947, my father Marsh constructed a wood-framed kayak, then stretched canvas across it, painted it WWII "gun metal gray" and paddled it at Lake George in upstate NY and then took it to lakes in...
View ArticleA Farewell to Ted in Colorado
A month before our road trip from Florida to Fairbanks and Anchorage, we suddenly lost my dear stepfather Ted, love of my mother's life. They had a storybook marriage; an inspiration to Layli and I,...
View ArticleHangin' with Jim B in Hailey
Sometimes when you live in a place for twenty years, you meet the most cherished friend in just the last few years of a long stay in one spot. I worked as an Account Exec. with Express Publishing...
View ArticleLunch with Nic 'n Ashley
Another nice part of our journey was when we joined my oldest son Nic and girlfriend Ashley at Perry's in Ketchum, Idaho. Ashley is very pretty and gracious. Within a few days they were planning on...
View ArticleRe-connecting w Rich, Becky & other relatives in Butte, Montana
We ventured up north of Ketchum/Sun Valley, and made our way through Salmon, Idaho, then over to Big Sky Country via Wisdom, Montana. We found ourselves in the rugged, western town of Butte, Montana by...
View ArticleGlacier Nat'l in Pictures
And below, the VIDEO view of that beauty....Hope you liked those videos & photos! Now you have a taste for the beauty of Montana's Glacier Nat'l Park.The initial cabin photo up top is taken at our...
View ArticleTwo Glacier Comparisons
Archive photos (above) always seem to have more snow...and (above) the same view in a warmer, drier climate.These were comparison shots, old and new taken in Glacier of my sister and father. I located...
View ArticleA Crossing Over Story
It was time to come across the border into Canada, and time to "think metric" like the rest of the globe. I switched "Maggie the GPS" over to "Margarette" and received a British Accent (not Canadian,...
View ArticleIn Calgary with Theo and Mary Ann
Mary Ann and Theo were amazing hosts, making us feel welcome from the moment we pulled up in front of their lawn in North Calgary. We immediately discovered that Mary Ann is a great cook with a...
View ArticleLake Louise, Columbia Ice Fields & towards the Yukon
(The red block at the map's top L signifies our intentions to stay a weekend Fairbanks first, then head southward for Anchorage (via Denali, no doubt !) (ABOVE) Riley is photo-shy, lately... Lake...
View ArticleWhere the Buffalo Roam, Slumber, Babysit, and Glare...
Okay, they could be around. It appears they are somewhat loose-ish.... I see.... Okay, there they are. Looking powerful with great pedigree and proper stance..... Papa's tired, papa could be grumpy...
View ArticleRandom views and "then & nows" along the Alcan.....
1971 ....... 2011..... 1971.... and 2011.... Thriving Motel in 1971.... Ghost motel in 2011.... And then, if Mother Nature allows, there are the views that never change.....
View ArticleCamping Along the Alcan....
Alcan Camping in 1971.... and 2011..... Layli discovers wild raspberries ! Now THAT's ORGANIC ! (Nice pickins', Layli) A light lunch is complete....Okay, the next night we chose the Cozy Corners in...
View ArticleSurprising Things along the Alcan Highway....
Ok, this was nice, "thanks, duck family", for the "float-by"..!....Oh, OK....you've climbed back out for the "waddle by"....(Seriously these were the very same ducks)One of the loneliest road journeys...
View ArticleThe Watson Lake Sign Forest
The pictures speak for themselves. It's an Alcan Hwy "required" stop. My dad took us by, back in 71, so even though Cher later split up with Sonny, the beat goes on.... As shown above, the Jansen...
View ArticleThe Saga of old Toad River Lodge
ABOVE: Coming down towards Toad River Lodge (with landing strip on the opposite side of road.)We had trailer trouble when I first came across the dusty, graveled Alcan Highway with my father at the...
View ArticleSam & Gilbert's Little Pioneer Bridge of Canyon Creek
A famous little bridge, fully restored in 2011:Here it is, pre-restoration, as it looked in 1971:When dad slowed down and turned off the Alcan at Canyon Creek in 1971 for a family lunch break, he...
View ArticleMiles Canyon Then & Now
Miles Canyon was a common Alcan stop, (before the newer Alcan bypass brought you into Whitehorse, YT via the upper ridge, bypassing it). The family photo below shows my first look at Miles Canyon in...
View ArticleMountain "peeks", a super-sized igloo & Berry Pickin'
Our Florida to Alaska trip's final leg, (as we passed Denali Park) did not give us very clear skies, but the clouds broke, allowing some dashes of sun, and some of the beauty seen within a few miles of...
View ArticleThe M.V. Wickersham story II
Although the MV Wickersham was only part of the Alaska Marine Highway System up through the mid-70s, it made a grand impact, and many locals still fondly recall its stately figure cruising the Inside...
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