We made a short stop in Wamengo, Kansas to visit the Oz Museum. This museum is small, but filled with memorabilia from L. Frank Baum’s original book, the movie and everything since and in between. Before entering Auntie Em’s house, we were told “We would not meet the Wizard because no one meets the Wizard.”…
Category: Alaska 2019
The Hoppin’, Skippin, and Jumpin’
Apart from the significant weather change patterns of cooler autumn to much warmer Nevada to frigid in northern Colorado to snow again. We had no major adventures except traveling from quiet two-lane roads onto freeways and interstates which are never fun with a rig the size of a semi.
North and South of the Border
We have now traveled the Alcan Highway five times and number six is on the horizon. From Anchorage to Dawson Creek, we know all of the places that are open before May 15 and after September 15 which really isn’t much. This year, however, with the fires and our evacuation, we left Alaska 10 days…
The Days of Copper
My husband lived in Alaska in the late 1970s and spent a lot of time hiking and backpacking around the state. He always wanted me to see the small, quiet town of McCarthy and the remains of the Kennicott Copper Mine. I made reservations at Tolsina River Lodge on the Richardson Highway so we could…