In Alaska, our Summers are short and generally run from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The fall colors begin appearing in late August in these northern latitudes. I usually spend my holiday weekends exploring this great state. For the Labor Day weekend, I decided to drive north into Interior Alaska. I left on Friday evening…
Revisiting Door County
Born and raised in northern Illinois, I frequently took road trips throughout Illinois and neighboring Wisconsin. In the early 1980s, one of those road trips was to Door County in northern Wisconsin. Situated between Lake Michigan and Green Bay, Door County makes up most of the peninsula. Many tourists flock to Door County throughout the…
Adventure of a Lifetime
Almost since I first arrived in the great state of Alaska over thirty years ago, I have wanted to travel the ‘Haul Road’ or as it is now known, the James Dalton Highway. Built in just five months in 1974-75, the 415-mile-long road was needed to support construction of the 800 mile long Trans-Alaska Pipeline,…