
WhenwewereinMcCarthyarea,westayedattheWSENB&B.WSENstandsforWrangell-St.EliasNews,abimonthlynewsmagazineourhosts,Rick&Bonnie,havepublishedfor14yearsfromtheirlogcabin.Thereare~55year-aroundresidentsinthearea.Ourhosts,Rick&Bonnie,aretwoofthem.Theircabinsarelocatedonasideroad,1.8milesawayfromMcCarthyRoad.Talkingaboutgettingawayfromthecrowds,Idon'tknowhowcananyonegetsanyfurther.:)Theyhavebe...[
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FromValdez,ournextstopwasWrangell-St.EliasNationalPark.Atover13millionacres,Wrangell-St.EliasisthelargestunitintheNationalParkSystem,morethantwiceofthesizeofDenaliNationalPark,sixtimesthesizeofYellowstoneNationalPark.Yetthereareonly40,000(?)peoplevisittheparkeveryyear.Largelybecauseoftheroadconditions.Thereareonlytworoadstoaccessthepark:the42milesNabesnaRoad,andthe60milesMcCarthyRoad.Bothareunpave...[
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IttookusalldaytodrivetoValdezfromAnchorage(305miles)becausethedrivewassobeautiful,especiallyfromGlenallentoValdez.Westoppedatmanyplaces,tookpictures,hadapicnicandhikedattheWorthingtonGlacieralittlebit.Wedidn'tstopattheStateFairheldinPalmerandtheMatanuskaGlacier,sincewedidthatalreadyonourfirsttrip.Otherwisetheyaredefinitelyworthastop.ThefertilefarmlandandlongsummerdaylightatMat-SuValleymakevegetabl...[
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MyloveofAlaskastartedintheyearof2000whenDaveandIhadthechancetovisitAlaskaforthefirsttime.Itwasonlyashortvisit(oneweek)butweloveditsomuchthatwehavebeenwantingtogobackeversince.Thisyearwefinallydidit.WeflewtoAnchorageinlateAugust,rentedacar,drove2,600+milesintwoweeks,over1,000milesofwhichwereonunpavedroad.Yes,itwasroughatplaces,andweworriedifthecarcouldmakeitbacktoAnchorageinonepiecemanytimes.Butwem...[
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Ican'tbelieveIamwritingmyownblog.Ihavebeenreadingwenxuecityforyears,enjoyedsomanypeople'sblog,hopeIcancontributetoittoosomeday.However,IamterribleinChinesewriting(notthatmyEnglishisanybetter,butatleastIcanwriteitfaster),soIhavebeendelayingthisforalongtime.FinallyIthinksomethingisbetterthannothing,mightaswellpostsomethinginEnglishthannotpostingatall,right?Hopefullysomeonewillenjoyit.Thankyou![
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