One of our annual summer excursions is to drive down to Wrangell St. Elias National Park to go camping, hiking, and donate our blood to the always-heinous mosquito population of southeast Alaska. Wrangell St. Elias is the largest National Park in the country, comprised of roughly 13.2 million acres and home to McCarthy, the only fully […]
Month: July 2014
Denali Sled Dog Kennels and 229 Parks Restaurant
During the summers, Denali Park allows visitors to meet and greet with the Alaska Husky sled dogs at the Kennels located about 15 minutes into the park. I’ve wanted to go for a long time and despite the fact that Andy implored me to drop the idea as the entire thing, in his opinion, was […]
Rock Climbing!
When I was younger, around 12 or so, my Dad got bit by the rock climbing bug, drug Elsie and I to REI and purchased an ungodly amount of rock climbing gear: ropes, shoes, harnesses, carabiners, chalk bags, rock climbing guide book, etc. It was epic. And incredibly fun. So fun in fact that Dad […]