Category Archives: Outdoor Adventures

Preparing for the Denali Week-long Adventure

Posted on July 23, 2016 by perlgurl

Iâ€™ve been wanting to spend a week in Denali National Park since sometime last year when I learned about Teklanika Campground at mile 29 inside the park.Â During the regular season park visitors mayÂ only drive to the Savage River trail … Continue reading →

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Tanacross on a different kind of bike

Posted on July 21, 2016 by perlgurl

At Tanacross this past weekend I took my bicycle and biked around the track not just once, but twice! My mapmyfitness gps was not registering for the first part of the ride from the pits to the river/corner 1, but … Continue reading →

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Biking in Denali Park: our first bike ride (Tuesday, June 28)

Posted on July 2, 2016 by perlgurl

We took our bikes to Denali. Â Susan had only bought hers a few days prior to leaving on the trip and during our entire trip she kept saying “It’s been 15 years since I got on a bike” and “I’m … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Weekend

Posted on May 30, 2016 by perlgurl

We spent most of our weekend working on projects such as re-arranging the garage to make room for both motorcycles and doing stuff on my old Winnebago in prep for what will be a great week-long trip in Denali at … Continue reading →

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RV trip #2 – trip of 400 miles and two nights in the RV

Posted on May 25, 2016 by perlgurl

I took a 400 mile and two night trip this past weekend. Lots of learning happened and Iâ€™m really glad to have planned these shorter trips before the big trip to Denali. Some of the highlights that are RV specific: … Continue reading →

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Denali overnight adventure – the first trip out in the RV

Posted on May 3, 2016 by perlgurl

It’s currently shoulder season in Denali National Park which means that anyone can drive into mile 30 and camping is free at Riley Creek Campground. With that in mind I headed out with my friend Caroline to Denali National Park … Continue reading →

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Snowshoeing Chena Lakes & new photography skill using the heal tool

Posted on March 1, 2016 by perlgurl

Iâ€™ve been sick for the past week and havenâ€™t even felt like working on photos. But Iâ€™m finally on the mend and just finished working on my photos from snowshoeing at Chena Lakes with my friend Susan nearly two weeks … Continue reading →

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cardio is hard

Posted on February 12, 2016 by perlgurl

Day two, elliptical. Â Barely lasted 5 min. Whew. Four months until the Denali trip, need to get my legs and knees in shape for all the hiking I want to do there and all summer.

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Snow shoes with my first ever car lockout

Posted on February 9, 2016 by perlgurl

On Sunday afternoon I headed out to Chena Lakes to do some shoe showing with my friend Sarah. I nearly canceled since it was -10F earlier in the morning, but by the time we got out there it was just … Continue reading →

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Dec 21: luminary walk, aurora, bridges and a train

Posted on December 24, 2015 by perlgurl

I drove to Denali National Park on solstice to take part in their first annual Luminary Walk with my friend Susan. It was about -15F when we arrived, but we did the mile-long walk anyway! There were a lot more … Continue reading →

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