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One of my favorite moments of being up here in Alaska is being able to place visuals to one of my favorite books. “Into the Wild”, by Jon Krakauer, is the story of Chris McCandless leaving society and hiking various parts of the US. The place he most wanted to go was Alaska. And he Read more
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After a couple days off, we catch the bus Friday morning at 9:45am. We will bus up to Denali, stay overnight and work the southbound train to the Whittier Port on Saturday. Sunday, we will take a 4:45am bus to the port where we will take passengers up to Denali. The route is called the Read more
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The bus approached the tunnel. We’ve missed the window of opportunity for now and have to wait. When we proceed, I’m surprised to see we are driving on the railroad. That’s the simplistic description of the tunnel. But it is true. Since it’s for both the railroad and automobiles, we are driving on the tracks. Read more
Off the Rails in Alaska 