(#4-5) Alaska Road Trip Diaries: ‘Alone’ in Gates of the Arctic & Kobuk
Things are touch-and-go as we aim to visit parks #4 and #5 on our Great Alaskan Road Trip. This leg includes an ice bar, a detour to the North Pole, and our own version of the TV show Alone—when we’re dropped off solo in one of the most remote national parks in the U.S.
(#6) Alaska Road Trip Diaries: Camping with Bears in Katmai
Imagine a wild, open zoo—home to thousands of brown bears, where you can often spot a dozen or more at once. This is Katmai National Park, the sixth park of our trip and our home sweet (camping) home for the next two nights.
(#7) Alaska Road Trip Diaries: Aiming High for Denali's 30% Club
We're heading to Alaska's most popular and accessible national park. Along the way, we solve the mystery of the missing memory card, meet the cutest national park employees in the world, and take on the challenge of joining Denali’s 30% club.
(#8) Alaska Road Trip Diaries: Flying Over Lake Clark’s Stunning Coast (And Bears)
We’ve reached our final park, but celebrations are subdued as we can’t take our eyes off the view outside. Lake Clark's coastal mountain scenery is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. On the ground, we watch brown bears digging for clams and grazing in meadows—at one point, we spot 27 bears at once!