PHOTOS: From Yukon With Love
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Greetings from Watson Lake, Yukon Territory! This is a small town that serves as an overnight stop along the Alaska Highway. We passed through Watson Lake over a month ago on our way north, and now we are here for the return journey.
There’s a key junction here in Watson Lake of two famous highways – the Alaska Highway and the Cassiar Highway. We plan to take the Cassiar south through British Columbia. We’ll see some different scenery and emerge north of Seattle, where we will visit family before continuing south.
If you’re wondering how the Alaska trip has gone so far, allow me to tell you in brief. It has gone well. Very well.
We took about a month in our journey from Alabama to the Alaska border. Then we spent five weeks inside Alaska proper. We visited Tok, Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Denali, Palmer/Wasila, Anchorage, Homer, Seward, Valdez, and Glennallen. Then we visited Haines, Chilkoot Lake, and Skagway. We may have one more Alaskan stop yet to go – Hyder, to the south.
But this isn’t intended to be a geography lesson. On more than one occasion during this journey I’ve turned to Kristy and said, “This has been our best Airstream trip ever.”
What has made it so satisfying? When we Airstream camp, I like to CAMP. Sure, we’ve visited many urban centers (New York, Chicago, Los Angeles) with our rig, but the most enjoyable experiences for me happen in the wild. In the lower 48 this usually means the national parks. I love our beautiful national parks – places like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.
But huge sections of British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska are WILDER than national parks. In addition to jaw dropping scenery, there’s no shortage of wildlife. We’ve seen loads of bear, moose, and bald eagles. We saw a wolf in the Yukon.
One fantastic aspect of camping up here is the RV friendly culture. You are free to stop and overnight park just about anywhere you want. You aren’t forced into Walmart parking lots. You can stay anywhere you please. City governments often give lip service to ‘freedom’ in the lower 48, then get busy passing as many laws as possible to restrict it. Heck, in many towns you can’t even park your camper in your own driveway. Up here, you are free to camp at any pullover along the highway.
I’ve tried to take photos and video of all our different campsites. Suffice to say that we have enjoyed “free” camping on a regular basis; probably 1 out of every 2 nights. To me, the ability to go where we want, when we want, and stay as long as we want – this is what the Airstream lifestyle and mode of travel is all about.
I’ve shot loads of material for the upcoming documentary film about this trip. It’s going to be a challenging edit, but I am looking forward to the task.
Until next time, here are a few more photos of our journey.
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- Got our new tag for the Airstream!
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- Absurdly scenic drive into Valdez.
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- Spotted this wolf in the Yukon.
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- Million dollar view – $15 a night! After an earthquake in the 1960s left the waterfront ground unstable for brick-and-mortar residences, the town of Seward dedicated it all to RV camping!
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- Another day, another glacier. But this one was special.
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- Evening lightshow at a pullover campsite near Glennallen.
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- So beautiful, it looks fake!
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- Haines Highway was probably my favorite drive.
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- This eagle was eyeing a small dog in our Yukon campground.
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- One of the fat and happy Chilcoot Lake bears.
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- Salmon fishing in Alaska…
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- Some swimmers brave the cold water at Chilcoot Lake.
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- Automotive relics along the Alaska Highway in the Yukon (at White River “Yukon Discovery” RV Park).
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- Crossing the bridge near Haines.
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As you might imagine, the past year has been no barrel of laughs for the RV industry. If Hollywood ever makes a feature film about this era, it will fall squarely in the “disaster” category. There’s been a perfect storm of events that have conspired to kill new RV sales. If skyrocketing fuel costs were [...]
Airstream Launches Euro Bambi
The Bambi is arguably the most widely admired Airstream model ever built. From a design standpoint, it secured its claim to fame by becoming a featured display in New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). It’s sleek, it’s round, it’s pleasing to the eye. It’s just so darn … cute. From a [...]
Adiós, Buenos Aires
As the clock winds down on our final day in Buenos Aires, I thought I’d jot out a few last minute notes about our trip. Some of these notes will eventually work their way into the script for our Argentina videos. Producing video is a time consuming process. But unlike sausage and legislation, it’s sometimes [...]
Take Me to the River!
We just returned from an enjoyable excursion to the river town of Tigre, Argentina. In Tigre we camped in one of Ruta|Sur’s camper vans. One of the upsides of RV camping in Argentina is that you can park your rig ANYWHERE, within reason. Argentina is very receptive to what we call “boondocking,” or dry camping. [...]
A Visit to Ruta|Sur
Yesterday we had a fine visit with the folks at Ruta|Sur (Road South), an RV rental house here in Buenos Aires. They are a young, growing company and their office has an upbeat spirit of enthusiasm. We learned a great deal about RVing in Argentina. Here are some notes from our visit. The RV industry [...]
Notes from a Buenos Aires Cafe
Camping and travel abroad have more in common than one might think. Both involve elements of “roughing it,” although they involve distinctive sacrifices. When we camp, the sacrifices and compromises (in terms of water usage, living space, etc.) are obvious. We ration water and generator usage, and we concoct new recipes that make the most [...]
Live … From the Airport!
I’m blogging this from my laptop, sitting in the airport. Being different places is fun. Getting to different places? Not so much. Our travel time to Buenos Aires clocks in at almost 20 hours, and that’s assuming everything goes according to plan. These days, we only fly when absolutely necessary. The security process is ridiculous [...]
Tow Vehicle Q&A
From time to time, I will attempt to answer email queries in this space. Today I received a nice email from a couple of prospective Airstream owners. After asking a little about Airstreams (they are considering 28-foot Safari and International models), they really focused on the truck end of things. That’s one aspect of buying [...]
The Best Job in the World?
An Australian state is offering what it humbly dubs, “the best job in the world.” The person or persons hired for this job of “island caretaker” will be paid handsomely to lounge around a lush island along the Great Barrier Reef. Job duties include sunbathing, swimming, and occasionally fishing leaves out of the pool. It [...]
Sacrificing Beer & Camping in Argentina
I made a couple of New Year’s resolutions for 2009. The first doesn’t directly affect our blog, but it’s worth mentioning. For the month of January, I’m abstaining from all adult beverages. That’s right; as much as I LOVE a tall frosty glass of beer, I’ve had nary a drop since January 1. No beer, [...]
Charitable Thoughts
We’ve added a new “Charity” button to the navigation bar on our website. The charity in question is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). There are a lot of great charities in the world. We have a personal connection to this one because Kristy once worked for it, full time. In fact, that’s where she [...]
Airstream Adventures
It’s a happy day for this humble blog. We’re proud to announce the inclusion of The Long Long Honeymoon in the Airstream Adventures portion of the mothership Airstream.com website. It’s been said that Airstream is a little different from other RV brands because Airstream enthusiasts are like a family. I think the “family” concept extends [...]
True Tale of Cake Karma
After doing some grocery shopping, Kristy was walking out of our local supermarket. As she stepped into the parking lot, she noticed a fellow shopper making a BIG mistake. This woman, after loading her groceries into the backseat of her car, was busy driving away — without realizing she’d left a birthday cake sitting on [...]
On Money & Happiness
A 74-year old German businessman named Adolf Merckle — whose net worth was in the billions (yes, that’s billions with a “B”) — recently committed suicide. He threw himself in front of an oncoming train. There’s no foul play; he left a suicide note. You can read the details here: German billionaire kills self over [...]
New RVs at Half Price
A dealer in California is unveiling what it dubs the “extreme buy of a lifetime:” new RVs at half the original MSRP. The promotion will offer the bargains on RVs from Winnebago, Damon, Pilgrim, Teton, Thor, and Gulf Stream. The sale will be limited to new 2006 and 2007 models at 50 percent off MSRP, [...]
Rent an Airstream? In Vegas, Baby
Airstream and KOA have launched a joint venture allowing people to rent nights in new Airstreams. This is actually a great way for those curious about Airstreams and RVing to test the waters. It would also just make for a fun trip. We’ve stayed at the Las Vegas KOA. We had a great time, err, [...]
