Category: Alaska Bound 2026
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Alaska Bound – Day 12
On June 12, we departed from Purely Goatique in Montana and head to Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. This was a pretty long drive and it was our day to cross border customs. The drive was 6 hours (589 km) without stops, but yes of course we stopped, we had to purchase fuel along the route, we… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 11
Day 11 – We leave OLEO Acres and head to Chinook, MT. Our drive to Chinook was not fun by any stretch of the imagination, the WIND was absolutely terrible. We had both cross winds and head winds pretty much the entire time. The road construction was the least of our concerns. We are staying… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Days 8, 9 and 10
On day 8 of our adventures we traveled from Jamestown, ND to Fairfield, ND where we stayed out in woody-bo-diddy at a campground called OLEO Acres. The sites were nice, we had full hookup. Litterly, there was nothing for miles from us. The closest grocery store over 20 miles away! Fortunately, we had plenty of… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 7
Stay tuned for Days 8 & 9… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Days 5 & 6
Duluth, MN was our destination after Hancock, MI; I really had no clue what we would do with our time. I had asked several people during the winter while planning ‘What should we do or see?’. Best answers I got was to visit Mall of America, that was NOT happening. It turned out we had… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Days 3 & 4
We left Marquette and took a short drive over to Hancock, MI. Another area I have never been. We explored the Keweenaw Peninsula using our GuideAlong app. First stop was Quincy Mine. Our second stop was back to Tatanka to retrieve my purse! Snowfall Thermometer Along the path, we found a “Snow Theremometer” where they… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 2
We left St Ignace, MI and headed to Marquette, MI. This is a city I have never been to before. Along the way, just outside of Marquette, we visited the Lakenenland Sculpture park. This is home of the “Starving Artist” art made from junk. Some of the artwork is very creative, while others are very… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 1
We have officially hit the road on our way to Alaska. Technically, we are still in Michigan for a couple more days, regardless the journey has begun. While we were loaded and ready to leave for stop one, we received a phone call from a family member to notify us of the passing of my… Read more
