The plane in the drawing is a 1928 Stearman C3B, registration number NC5415. It is, along with planes such as Ben Eielson’s World War I-era Curtis Wright JN-4 (on display at Fairbanks International Airport),...
Another view of Denali from our recent road trip to Anchorage and back. This was taken mid-afternoon from about Mile 205 of the Parks Highway, a few miles southwest of Cantwell. This is one...
We drove from Anchorage to Fairbanks yesterday. Gorgeous day–Denali was out in all its splendor. This panorama is from the Denali Viewpoint North Wayside at Mile 162.7 of the Parks Highway.
Harry Karstens, cabin at Pioneer Park in the 1990s Henry Peter (Harry) Karstens, a.k.a. the Seventymile Kid, was a legendary Alaskan outdoorsman. He is remembered as co-leader of the first successful ascent of Denali...
Drove down to Anchorage this past Friday. Came back on Sunday. Weather on Friday was cloudy with periodic snow showers through Broad Pass. Couldn’t see much of anything. Sunday was clear. This is a...
On our last trip down the Parks Highway we over-nighted at Byers Lake campground. In the afternoon we rented a canoe an paddled across the lake. It was clear and sunny and we got...
Harding Car at Pioneer Park in 1996 Many Fairbanskans have probably seen the “Denali” Pullman car on display at Pioneer Park, but how many know its history? It was part of the...
I drove down to Talkeetna last week. It was a beautiful cloudless day and I took photos of Denali from the north at Broad Pass, and from the south at Talkeetna.
