McCarthy Travel Blogs

We woke up to a sky of blue and bright sunshine.  Our breakfast at the lodge was delicious.  Served "country" style with long tables and platters of food for self-service, we had friendly conversation with strangers.  The McCarthy Airport van picked us up right on time.  My stom…

Saturday started off a little slow and later than expected do to the previous nights celebration, but was a must.  That being a hike up to the Kennicot mine and then hit the trail along the Root Glacier..   When you cross the foot bridge to McCarthy you walk straight ahead and hit …

I worked with a buddy, Jack,  surveying for the state of Alaska.  He is a trapper and homesteaded some land around the McCarthy area.  He met a great woman in Chitina, Alaska, Susan, and asked her if she wanted to go snowmachining.  Susan, moved up from Florida some time before …

English version can be found below! Na een heerlijke nachtrust met af en toe wat regengeluiden op de achtergrond werden we tegen achten wakker. We waren vergeten de wekker te zetten. Deze dag kwamen de muggenbeten van de dag hiervoor pas goed opzetten en op een gegeven moment had ik er dertien ge…

A short summary of our trip to Alaska and the yukon (Canada) by camper truck.