With our last hike completed, it was time for us to be on our way to Anchorage, where we had booked our flights to take us home. Tim brought us some coffee, drove us to Ester on the outskirts of […]
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A Last Hike: K’esugi Ridge Trail
The one main, literally, natural sight of Alaska is Mount Denali (or Mount McKinley, whatever you feel is better for you). This massive 6,190m peak is the highest in North America and can, on a clear day, be seen from almost […]
Driving to Deadhorse
When we first started our journey, we thought that the furthest north in Alaska we could go by road was Fairbanks. However, in Portland through conversations with other Couchsurfers, we found out that we could actually reach the Arctic Ocean […]
The Fine Friendly Folk of Fairbanks
In Tok, we had gotten the idea to write to people on the Fairbanks, Alaska Facebook group about our housing dilemma. We had written to quite a few people when we were in Portland to ask around for a travel […]
Hitchhiking from Texas to Alaska Part Twelve: Tok to Fairbanks
Sarah’s house was conveniently located right next to the Alaskan Highway, so after a very hearty American breakfast, we sat next to the side of the road. The road to Fairbanks was only around 200 miles, which gave us quite […]
Tok: The weirdness of Alaska condensed
People often mention the famous southern hospitality of the southern states in the US, but it turns out that people in the north are also incredibly hospitable. Our host Sarah, her two daughters Amelia and Rosalie, and their very cute […]
Hitchhiking from Texas to Alaska Part Eleven: Whitehorse to Tok
Once again, we got quite lucky with our rides. Quite early in the morning, we began hitchhiking and were soon rewarded with a ride going a few kilometers out of the city to the junction at the Alaskan highway and […]
Stop(s) in Whitehorse
1,620 km and 30 hours of crazy hitchhiking later, we had made it to the city centre of Whitehorse, Yukon. We were now out of the Canadian provinces and into the northern territories. The first order of business, as usual […]
Hitchhiking from Texas to Alaska Part Ten: Prince George to Whitehorse
Hitchhikers in every corner of the planet understand the trials and tribulations of getting a ride from within a city, and luckily for us, Elle sympathized with our plight. She drove us to the outskirts of town near a gas […]
Hitchhiking from Texas to Alaska Part Nine: Prince George and the Ancient Forest
We spent 4 full days with our red Chevy Cruze giving us the luxury to go wherever, whenever, but now it was time for us to give it up and move on. We packed our things and cleaned out the […]