A new plan After a night of thinking of ways to make my gas stretch, the consequences of running out of gas on a remote (Alaska remote, not continental US remote), and if I wanted to spend my vacation from work worrying about silly things, I decided to skip McCarthy. The reward was just not […]
t full day in Alaska I had gotten a great nights sleep right next to the river and woke up happy to finally be in Alaska. There was no need to hurry to take off this morning, as the post office wouldn’t open until 8, so I took my time and drank an extra cup
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Heart Lake Heart Lake campground was okay, but there was no water available. I had to get it from the lake. It doesn’t sound too bad, however there was only one campsite that had access to the lake and it wasn’t mine. Fortunately, a couple of nice guys from eastern Canada had it and told
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Photography If you don’t know me well, you may not know that I love ghost towns. I also love photography, though I’m just a beginner. Now that you know these things, you’ll understand why I decided to plan a short trip to Bodie State Park and Mono Lake. I’ve recently upgraded my camera set up
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FINALLY! My family finally arrived to the hotel at about 2330 and I was thrilled! I was so excited to be back with them, I barely slept, though they were exhausted from their day of travel. Sometimes I can have a bit too much energy. Through some strange twist of fate, though we were there
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Searching Looking for something that you really want can be so difficult. I was searching for a used BMW R1200 RT or R1250 RT. I could afford a new one, but the prospect of buying a brand new bike scared me, and I was hoping to save several thousand dollars. A new bike would be
