Planning on hitting the road this summer? We hope so. Let’s face it, there’s a lot to see and not enough summer to see it all in, so making the most of every weekend is not just an essential part of living here, it’s a way of life. You might not think planning for a …
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Archive for the ‘Copper River Princess’ Category
Insider’s Tips: Road trip checklist
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Activity of the Week: How to Command a Dog Team
Friday, July 23rd, 2010Dog sledding is the sport Alaska is famous for, and it hasn’t changed much over the last 4,000 years. Alaska Natives first used dog sledding as their main mode of transportation, but it wasn’t until the late 1890’s that it became a sport. The story many of us know already is that of the 1925 …
Read more...Community Profile: Copper River Princess
Friday, July 9th, 2010Even if you don’t blink between Mileposts 101 and 106 of the Richardson Highway, you could pass by Copper Center and not even see it. That’s because — quite simply — the road was moved. In 1988, the Richardson Highway was straightened, bypassing the loop of the now Old Richardson Highway that flanks Copper Center. …
Read more...Activity of the Week: Cast a line with plenty of elbow room
Thursday, July 1st, 2010Com-bat fish-ing \ˈkäm-bat ˈfi-shiŋ \: Alaskan phrase: to stand elbow to-elbow with fellow anglers in the hunt for the state’s most sought-after fish.
While this kind of heart-pumping adrenaline rush is one way to fill the freezer — and have a blast in the process — combat fishing isn’t the only type of fishing experience you’ll …
Weekend at Base Camp: Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010It’s not surprising that Alaska is home to the nation’s largest national park, but you might be surprised that, unlike Denali, many Alaskans have never even been there. Driving through miles of wilderness to the Copper River Valley towards Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is a steady reminder that you’re headed off-the-beaten path. Yet when you …
Read more...Activity of the Week: A trip back in time
Monday, May 10th, 2010Travel back to 1938, to a glacier-carved valley deep in the heart of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Kennicott is a classic mining town, with life revolving around company operations and the nearby town of McCarthy booming with restaurants, pool halls, hotels, saloons and a thriving red light district. A train pulls up to the Kennicott …
Read more...Why I Came and Never Left
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008I came to Alaska in 2004 to work for the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge. I packed up my necessities and drove North to Alaska, with my Dad as my copilot we left Montana in the rear view mirror. When we reached Alaska, my Dad flew home from Anchorage and I settled in for an …
Read more...The Little in the Big
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008When you first come to Alaska, it’s easy to fall in love with the big things: mountains, rivers, 20 hours of daylight … but it takes a little longer to learn and love all those little that make Alaska so fantastic. One of those on my list has got to be spending an hour listening …
Read more...The Firsts
Thursday, August 14th, 2008While I was preparing to come to Alaska for the summer to work for Princess, a friend of mine requested that I send him photos of every “first” during my journey. Of course, his ideas included first bear, first moose, first moose I teach to play soccer (still working on that one).
When I arrived in …
