I was offline for a while recently – in Alaska! D’s parents put together a wonderful family trip that I was lucky enough to be a part of.
It felt odd at first to be away from cell service for days at a time, but it didn’t take long to get used to it (and start loving it). It was hard to come back to the always-on world!
Some highlights from our trip:
- Went as far north as Fairbanks and as far south as Petersburg, 900 miles as the bald eagle flies
- Visited the (arguably) farthest western point in the Americas reachable by contiguous road
- Traveled by plane, boat, train, bus, and taxi
- Saw sea lions, otters, whales, moose, caribou, seals, black and brown bears, plus hordes of sea birds (Arctic terns, puffins, etc), bald eagles, jellyfish, sea stars, and spawning salmon
- Ate fresh Dungeness crab, beer battered halibut, kelp pickles, reindeer taiyaki, smoked salmon pizza, and blueberries straight from the bush
- Hiked on tundra and muskeg, forded rushing streams, kayaked, biked, and flew in a DeHavilland Beaver
Lots more to come.
A sampling of Paris restaurants
Shakshuka (baked eggs)
Cranberry sauce two ways
Early Girl Eatery, Asheville