by ronmitchelladventure | May 22, 2018 | Alaska, North America, United States
After a four-day ferry ride from Bellingham, Washington to Haines, Alaska, we embark on the maiden camping voyage in my new Toyota Tacoma. The plan is to drive the Alaskan roadways with at least an equal amount of camping and motel stays. It’s early May, and it has...
by ronmitchelladventure | May 12, 2018 | Alaska, North America, United States
We get bird’s eye views of the rugged, volcanic chain of the Aleutian Islands during the flight from Anchorage to Dutch Harbor, on Amaknak island in Unalaska, Alaska. In the northernmost part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the westernmost portion belongs to...
by ronmitchelladventure | Nov 6, 2017 | Alaska, North America, United States
Cold wind blows down from glaciers that separate jagged peaks surrounding the Chilkat River. We zip up and seal the gaps in our clothing during a brisk walk along the only river in Alaska that does not totally freeze solid, due to a glacial sediment alluvial fan.This...
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 6, 2016 | Alaska, North America, United States
Eagles mate for life. But even the most romantic lovers need a little space once in a while. One of them decides to go fishing. A bald eagle can dive at speeds of up to 200 mph. A juvenile bald eagle does not go bald (head and tail turn white) for about five years....
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 8, 2016 | Alaska, North America, United States
We love to travel the world and see different things. Rarely do we visit a place twice. So why have we come back to Alaska for the sixth time? Let me try and answer that… Traveling here presents an adventure in itself. I chill-out on a lounge chair with a sleeping...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 6, 2016 | North America, United States
“Thanks to the Highway Interstate System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.” Charles Kuwalt Here we start, on a seven-hour interstate shot from Mingo Junction, Ohio to Chicago. Interstates are good for just getting there. The...
