Back from Alaska!

I made it back safely from Alaska, despite our attempts to kill ourselves through excessive drinking and excessive driving (but not excessive drinking and driving). It was an amazing trip. Unforgettable.

My only regret is that it happened early enough in the year that a lot of places were still closed for the long winter. Things were starting to pick up while I was there, and the official start to the high season came on May 15th, but still some roads and trails were closed due to snow.

Nevertheless, I had a ton of fun both with Kana and without. I was on my own for four days while she started work. In classic Wandering Jimmy style, I decided to go for a long drive. What started as a goal to sleep above the Arctic Circle morphed into a trip to Deadhorse, Alaska, the northernmost point one can drive to in Alaska.

Two words that come to mind in describing Alaska: Vast (this coming from a Texas boy) and beautiful. It was truly a great experience, and I was really bummed when it came to an end.

All my photos from the trip (actually, only about 10%) can be found here.

I also uploaded a bunch of pics from my time in Denver pror to leaving for Alaska. They can be found here.