Posts in the “alaska” category

Cute motel in Canada in the winter

Back in March, 2010, I drove up to Alaska. This is the office of a little motel in Canada ... at the moment I can’t remember the name of the town, but I know where to find it. :)

The movie theater in Homer, Alaska

I haven’t been back to Alaska in a long time now, but this is what the movie theater in Homer, Alaska looked like the last time I was there.

Ravens in Alaska help with Walmart cart returns

In Anchorage, Alaska, Walmart has apparently trained the ravens to help with the return of carts. If you look carefully you’ll see that there are at least five ravens in this photo.

~ December 9, 2010

Denali, from ~70-90 miles south

This is a photo of Denali from about 70-90 miles south on Highway 3. I think I was just before or after the gas station in Willow when I pulled over and took this photo.

Dateline November 2, 2010, somewhere in Alaska (Senate race)

Dateline November 2, 2010, somewhere in Alaska: Lots of snow this morning. I'm curious to see if it affects the senate race between Joe Miller (Republican primary winner, Tea Party candidate), Lisa Murkowski (Republican primary loser, incumbent, write-in candidate), and whoever the other person is. And there goes someone jogging in the snow and dark.

You want to buy one fig?

Personal Diary, September 2, 2010, Wasilla, Alaska:

I bought a fig at the grocery store today. Turns out they’re about the size of a Hershey’s Kiss. The checkout person just looked at me. “One fig? You want to buy one fig?”

“Yes, just one. I want to see what they taste like.”

She put the fig in the bag without weighing it. “I’m pretty sure I can give you one fig without charging you for it,” she said.

The Arctic Circle sign in Alaska

As one last photo of Alaska (for the time being), here’s the Arctic Circle sign that you’ll find on the Dalton Highway north of Fairbanks, on the way up north to places like Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay.

Refueling on the way to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

Back in the day I drove up to Fairbanks, Alaska, and then from there I drove up to Prudhoe Bay, which is as far north as you can drive in Alaska. I put some gas cans on the car because I didn’t know if there were really going to be any gas stations on the 494 mile drive, but a little “town” of Coldfoot had a couple of gas pumps.

I stopped here, filled up the gas tank, had a burger, and then finished the trek on the Dalton Highway to Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay, where I stayed at this little, ahem, motel.