by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 13, 2011 | Alaska, North America, United States
Also called “Beam” or “Taylor” road, the slick mud and gravel twists across colorful tundra and snakes up through the heart of the Kigluaik Mountains. We are sure to spot Musk Ox. These beasts have grown to a population of 2,000 after 70 of...
by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 8, 2011 | Alaska, North America, United States
The second road from Nome heads toward the town of Council. It parallels the Bering Sea’s coastline for miles. Rough waves splash sprinkles of water over the sea wall onto our windshield. Our hearts pound fast when the four-wheel drive Dodge slides on the...
by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 4, 2011 | Alaska, North America, United States
Get to Nome by air, sea, or Iditarod – the 1100 mile dogsled race that begins in Anchorage. Mare and I take the slow ferry to Juneau, a pleasant ride through the inside passage and past whales. The following day, two flights later we will land in Nome. For now,...
