Alaskan Metal

Butte, Alaska

Alaska is full of old vehicles.  The lack of salt on the roads in the winter has left a ton of old cars and trucks still on the road and rotting away in fields.    Among these are a lot of military trucks from the bases and the completion of the Alaskan Highway during WWII.

Butte, Alaska

I've driven most of the highway system in Alaska over the past year.  From Seward to Tok, through North Pole and Fairbanks.  Delta's flat farm land and through the mountains from Glenallen through Paxson.  The scenery is spectacular and all the cars on the road interesting.  Old cars from the 1960's and 1970's share the road with modern cars and trucks.

Butte, Alaska

Old boats and old cars line the side roads and highways of Alaska.  The more I travel the more I find.

Talkeetna, Alaska

Talkeetna, Alaska

Talkeetna, Alaska

Talkeetna, Alaska

Chicken, Alaska

Chicken, Alaska

Seldovia, Alaska

Catching up on the blog

Mile Marker 1422 End of the Alaskan Highway

       It's been quite a year in Alaska.  Barely enough time to write in this blog.  I will do better over the winter. I've been all over South Central Alaska, driven most of the road system and from Philadelphia back to Alaska.

Alaskan Pipeline over the Tenana River near Delta

        I've hiked to remote clear mountain lakes and mountain passes this year.  I've passed through Dawson City in the Yukon Territory and Chicken, Alaska, fished for halibut in the Gulf of Alaska.

Denali National Park Front Country

      Two sets of family visited over the summer and I loved playing tour guide.  I skipped rocks into the Prince William Sound and explored old Valdez that was destroyed in the 1964 earthquake.  I hope to return to Valdez next year.

Along the Tok Cutoff Labor Day weekend

     Snow came early as a trip north proved.  The destination was Eagle, Alaska but camping in 30 degrees didn't sound like fun.  I've driven 150 miles of dirt road through the middle of nowhere.  I will talk about these trips and more in coming entries.