When I looked up things to do in and around Edmonton, Alberta, Elk Island National Park appeared on every list. Located 35 minutes outside Edmonton, this national park provides an awesome outdoor respite from the city without requiring a huge effort to get there. We were driving from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, toward Edmonton so we decided …
When we booked our trip to Alaska to explore Denali National Park, we really wanted to go as far into the park as we could. We were visiting too early in September for the road lottery, where you can try to get permission to drive your personal vehicle beyond Savage River, so our only option …
After we spent the morning exploring Fairbanks, we headed south for Denali National Park. By late afternoon, we were checking into the Denali Park Hotel, which is about 15 minutes north of the park entrance, just as a thundercrack split the sky. Storm clouds were gathering in the east but to the west, the sky …
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Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
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