This is not even during a sunset.

Look at this mountain the red top was spectacular and it wasn’t even during a sunset.

Look what wandered along the side of the road.

Seeing moose in Alaska is as common as seeing deer in North Carolina.

Headed to the North Pole

We are in heaven to have Christmas 365 days a year! Who wants to move here? If you look closely the street is named Santa Claus Lane, and every lamppost looks like a candy cane.

Scenery

A view from an Alaskan highway.

Denali National Park and Preserve

They let us in, but they didn’t want to let us leave.

We have found our new dream job!

Alright everybody, come Christmas time your trees are on us. Look at the Christmas tree farm, we purchased it on this trip.

My pet paraná

Eric I’m bringing home our new pet! Hollie wanted one, but was afraid it might not survive with all of her traveling.

To rain or not?

We have heard the quick weather change is typical here. We are lucky to be here in the summer months and see what we have so far!

Inside Denali Park

This is our only spotting of wildlife in Denali Park, unless you consider we were spotted leaving the park.

What number of transportation are we up to now?

We are reliving our history lessons from grade school. You too would be on this wagon if you knew what animal was chasing us!

Who is up for some hiking?

Hollie and I found the perfect stop for a light hike, anyone game?

Hollie in heaven

Hollie found her igloo, but no Eskimos! It sure looks like a fixer upper hint hint….

What a view, despite the rain.

Mountains, greenery, and trees are the theme for this trip!

Automobiles

This one goes out to the boys! Bobby I have found the perfect RV for Eric and I, please work on finding an RV of the same size for us. This baby is big enough for an army of friends and family!

Denail here we come….

We were ready for a light hike, frolicking, and running through the meadows, but we didn’t get that as you can see it was a bit cloudy. We had to settle for singing like Julie Andrews instead.

A one stop shop.

This is definitely the racket: a gas station, grocery store, liquor store, and a café all in one. Which of these facilities do you think we utilized?

Is it a Walmart or a barn?

A Walmart built to look like a barn. We had to stop and grab provisions for the road trip. You know the usual crackers and cheese, veggies and dip, and CANDY. While we were there we ran into Sarah Palin, you know she knows here way around Wasilla, Alasaka.

Hwy 3 Scenery

Look at the beautiful countryside.

Mirror Lake

We had to stop and explore to see what Mirrow Lake was all about. We can definitely see from these pictures how the lake got it’s name.

I know you all are worried I may have changed colleges because of my Ivey League look, but no worries it was just a bit chilly.

The Alaskan Thrifty...we need our wheels !

We got some sleep, now we are off to explore Alaska. We were shuttled to our rental car (second mode of transportation) and quizzed the locals on their knowledge of the state. Hollie the only authorized driver is ready for the Alaskan challenge, and I the faithful navigator am prepared.