Prisoner of Hopes

Tag: Alaska

  • Klondike Gateway Independence Day: Travel Goals Alaska

    The ship docks in Skagway before I awake. It is in port all day, but we are disembarking here to head overland to the Klondike and Yukon country. I head upstairs for breakfast, but I am confused. We got a letter before bed that doesn’t make a lot of sense about the plans for the…

  • Mendenhall Madness: Travel Goals Alaska

    Mendenhall Madness: Travel Goals Alaska

    Our first stop in Alaska is Juneau. The ship docked around 3pm and will leave port around 9 pm. We decide to skip the crowded city streets (and they are ridiculously crowded) and head to the Tongass National Forest to see the Mendenhall Glacier. Sounds easy enough but I don’t want a tour group experience.…