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 […]
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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 […]
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 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 […]
Highlights in Jasper National Park
While in Vancouver we had found a singular and last available back country campground permit on the Skyline Trail in Jasper National Park on the Parks Canada website. The 44km Skyline trail is very popular and campgrounds limited to single […]
Bearly Surviving Laurent’s Birthday
This would definitely be one of the most memorable days of the trip. It was Laurent’s birthday! We drove from our hideout which had slowly been populated by other budget travellers towards Lake Louise. We had been advised by a […]
Vancouver
After four laid-back days of eating, drinking, and sleeping on Vancouver Island, it was time to go to Vancouver city and get some exercise again. To get there, we took our third ferry of the week from Nanaimo to Tsawwassen. […]
Hiking to Lake Solitude in Grand Teton National Park
Since we had the luxury of leaving all our things in the Jenny Lake campground, we decided we could make a long day trip on one of the trails in Grand Teton National Park. After checking out recommendations online, we […]
Hitchhiking into Grand Tetons and Touring Yellowstone
The next morning, we quickly broke up camp before sunrise and made it back to the main road. We decided that we first wanted to visit Grand Tetons and with a bit of luck, get a campground from which we […]