From Wrangell St Elias, we headed up north to check out the Arctic parks; Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley. The first thing you should know about these parks… they are ridiculously hard to get to. For both parks, the majority of people fly into the parks. And most of those people just do a flightseeing tour and that’s about it. It is so so so expensive. Gates of the Arctic was a tiny bit easier for us to…
Dear Diary, Despite Mom and Dad leaving me for a month, I’ve been having a great time! I stayed with their friends, Elizabeth and Lauren, while they explored Alaska. Elizabeth assured me they would come back for me, so once I knew that, I had a great time in Bellingham. Actually, I feel bad for my parents; Alaska sounded like a dump with all the stupid bears and no sunsets, while I had lots of fun here. I played a…
After an extremely long drive from Washington, through Canada, with many $100+ gas fill ups, new tires, and more…. we made it to Alaska! We tried to visit Glacier Bay first, but we found out that the ferry to the park was booked for more than a week. So, we headed up another 15 or so hours up to the largest National Park in the United States… Wrangell-St. Elias! This park is 13 million acres; larger than the 6 smallest…