The next stop on our 2018 Out-of-Alaska tour brought us to Gulf World in Panama City, FL. It was a bit out of our way but we couldn’t resist the promise of swimming with the Dolphins! Gulf World We came…
US Space and Rocket Center Review
Our family has roots in Alabama and we travel there about once a year. This year we decided it was time to take the girls to the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL and it was an incredible…
8 Best Alaskan Travel Guides
Planning your own self-directed Alaskan Vacation is a great alternative to an Alaskan Cruise. Alaskan Cruises are a great value and they provide an excellent product, but you are also getting the same experience that everyone else on the cruise…
8 Must-Pack Items for your Alaskan Adventure
Are you visiting Alaska for Cruising, Camping and Hiking, Fishing and Hunting? Something else? Here are 8 Must-Pack Items that you should consider bringing for your trip no matter what your Alaskan Adventure is. Each section has links to examples…
Yukla Yurt Winter Camping
Yukla Yurt is managed by the Eagle River Nature Center (ERNC), and is the furthest Yurt or Cabin from the center. We got a late start and didn’t begin our hike to the Yurt until sunset at 4:30p. We had…
Bore Tide Cabin
Bore Tide Cabin Bore Tide Cabin is an Alaska State Parks cabin attached to the Bird Creek campground. The campground is 20 miles south of Anchorage, and the cabin is on a driveway off of the north side of the…
Eagle River Public Use Cabin
The Eagle River Public Use Cabin is roughly 1.5 miles away from the Eagle River Nature Center (ERNC). The cabin is an adorable one room log cabin with a wood stove, bunks for six, a table and benches that can…
Dipnetting at Kasilof (South Beach)
Dipnetting for salmon is a lot of fun and a great way to fill up the freezer. Each Alaskan resident is eligible for 25 fish + 10 fish for each member of the household, which is a lot of fish!…
Kenai Municipal Park
Distances in Alaska are so large that getting anywhere requires a lot of driving time. Alaskan highways are some of the most beautiful long distance drives in the United State, but the experience can be lost on small children that are cooped up…
Nancy Lake Public Use Cabins
This weekend the family enjoyed the Nancy Lake Public Use Cabins. There are four cabins, we stayed in Cabin #3. There is a groomed trail from the parking lot that provides an easy walk to cabins #2 and #4. There’s…