ALASKA — We’re not exactly lodge people, and we’ve never spent much time in the wilderness (one of us doesn’t like to stay anywhere that doesn’t have a lobby, which eliminates a tent). So the thought of spending a week in “wilderness lodges” was somewhat less than exhilarating. Had we only known. The way Princess… Continue reading Princess Lodges Set Cruise Standard
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School Buses for 'Leaf Peepers'
DENALI, Alaska — Passengers on Princess cruise ships have three choices when it comes to seeing the Denali National Park. You can spend 4 hours riding a school bus, 8 hours riding a school bus or 13 hours riding a school bus. Now, in case you think that sounds like torture worse than being punished… Continue reading School Buses for 'Leaf Peepers'
Loss of Words on Glacier Landing
DENALI, Alaska — It’s true that landing on a glacier that’s part of North America’s highest mountain leaves you speechless. Finding the words to describe it is just as difficult so if this is the shortest blog you’ve ever seen on this site, you’ll know why. Actually, the pictures do tell the story. The eight… Continue reading Loss of Words on Glacier Landing
McKinley: The Mountain Comes Out
ALASKA — It’s been sitting there for 4,000 years or so, since the last Ice Age. It doesn’t move, except for a jiggle here and there from the 800 or so earthquakes there are in Alaska every year. At 20,320 feet, it is the highest mountain in North America. Yet Mount McKinley is treated as… Continue reading McKinley: The Mountain Comes Out
Moose Overboard in Alaska Waters
ON THE CORAL PRINCESS — Her name is Boujke Bijlsma and one morning at 6 a.m. she was sitting in her office on the Coral Princess. She looked out the window onto the waters of Alaska and there, swimming furiously, was a moose. She watched for a few seconds, then turned back to her deskwork.… Continue reading Moose Overboard in Alaska Waters