Author Archives: Michigan Traveler
The Pacific Coast Highway – October 2014
The Pacific Coast Highway is not the fastest way to drive through Oregon and California, but it is certainly the most scenic route. As we drove south from the Tacoma area we were thrilled with the views of the Pacific … Continue reading
Tacoma, WA – September 2014 – Part Three
We returned to Camp Murray to an ideal campsite, right on the shore of American Lake. That evening Scott and I attended a program at the twins school about DOGS (Dads Of Great Students). This is a program to get … Continue reading
Tacoma, WA – September 2014 – Part Two
Grayland Beach State Park is right on the Pacific coast, just south of the small fishing town of Westport, WA. The campground is very nice and I would definitely call it “big rig friendly,” the roads are wide and the … Continue reading
Tacoma, WA – September 2014
As soon as we returned to the “Lower 48” from our trip to Alaska we had to fly back to Michigan for doctor appointments and to visit family. We set up at the Camp Murray Beach Campground. This is a … Continue reading
Alaska Journal – 2014, Chapter Six (The Final Chapter)
Thursday, 8/7/14 Monday through Wednesday have been primarily travel days. We arrived at our new location by early to mid-afternoon each day and have cleaned and made small repairs, many of us are looking forward to getting back to the … Continue reading
Alaska Journal – 2014, Chapter Five
Thursday, 7/24/14 We headed to Valdez, but it would take us a couple of days to get there. On our way from Palmer we stopped at an overlook for the Matanuska Glacier. You would think, “ya seen one glacier, ya … Continue reading
Alaska Journal – 2014, Chapter Four
Tuesday, 7/15/14 Today we traveled to Homer. Our first stop along the route was the Potter Point State Game Refuge. This site has an extensive boardwalk for viewing nesting waterfowl. The best thing about this stop was that we had … Continue reading
Alaska Journal – 2014, Chapter Three
Thursday, 7/3/14 This was our free day in the Fairbanks area. We traveled to the Large Animal Research Station, but found it closed for the holiday weekend. However, we were able to see some of the animals in the distance. … Continue reading
Alaska Journal – 2014, Chapter Two
Thursday, 6/26/14 We had a nice, easy drive to Teslin, the only problem was a long construction zone that left all of our vehicles covered with dust and dirt. When we stopped along the way at Rancheria Falls, it seemed … Continue reading
Alaska Journal – 2014, Chapter One
We started our journey in Dawson Creek, BC and we will end in Prince George, BC before we return to the “Lower 48.” We are traveling frequently from point to point. This map will show our major stops along the … Continue reading



