A few weeks ago I participated in the Alaska Media Roadshow in Santa Barbara. The two-day conference took place at the beautiful and historic Four Seasons Biltmore. During the marketplace a bunch of journalists go around to table after table of Alaskan tour operators in 15-minute intervals so it’s speed dating for work. One of [...]
After a smooth Boston to Seattle flight on Alaska Airlines, we touched down, snagged our luggage off the carousel, and cabbed it to the perfectly situated downtown Sheraton – all the while anticipating an exciting new experience that was to come the next day! GeorgieJet and I, Highroad Cam, were about to embark on our first cruise and thankfully it [...]
Snow covered roads wind through caverns lined with sugar coated pines from October through April. Annual snowfall for Girdwood is 650 inches. Alyeska is Alaska’s premier Ski Resort with over 300 rooms slope side. The skiing is accessed through a fun and thrilling vertical tram ride to the top. Located 40 minutes south of Ted Steven’s [...]
Right from the start, from meeting Todd Rust of Rust’s Flying Services, to getting on the classic WWII Beaver plane, I knew the next part of the trip was going to be special! Of course landing in my new favorite town of all times was the icing on the cake! Last week’s story on Anchorage [...]
I arrived in Anchorage via Alaska Air (my new favorite airline!) on March 2, 2012, on the eve of the ceremonial start of the Iditarod. I knew a bit about the race, but I was about to find myself surrounded by mushers, some whose legendary family members had won in the past, some with very [...]
She’s moody, unstable, smothering and prone to major outbursts of anger. No, she’s not your ex-girlfriend. She’s someone you need to learn to embrace and respect…she’s Mother Earth. Earthquakes, and volcanoes, and hurricanes oh my! Well, Dorothy, we’re not in Kansas anymore. Then again, if we’re talking about tornadoes we could be in Kansas. Whether [...]
By Janice Fuhrman: My husband and I were afraid we might be in for some rough seas this past summer when our 17-year-old son, Adam, agreed to go on a family cruise to Alaska—only, as he announced to us, “if you keep your distance.” I had thought that a cruise ship might be the perfect family [...]
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