Ready as Ready can be????

Okay...31 years ago we were planning our big Alaska trip.  The arrangement was to fly with my dad to Anchorage, rent an RV and hit the road. Since my family had lived in the Kenai Peninsula when I was young, my father had been telling Kevin tales of grand fishing expeditions, wildlife stories and amazing scenery.....it all had to be seen firsthand.  So our planning continued until I was routinely sick every "morning."  Trip cancelled and our beautiful Erin was born 9 months later.

Here we are now with Erin celebrating her 31st birthday this summer and we are off!  Our dream adventure is really going to happen.

We are very fortunate to be able to travel with 6 other Airstreams...our own lil' caravan.  We all have similar interests, lots of dogs, and enjoy each others company.  We are a lucky group.  We have some designated "meet up" spots, but itineraries are somewhat different for each of us.  We have had some great planning meetings, looking at maps, deciding how we want to travel, etc., etc.

Kevin and I have been busy getting our Airstream ready.  Our propane lines are all wrapped with pipe insulation, I made new curtains with black-out lining to help us sleep with the endless summer light, yoga mats were customized to fit street-side windows, front of trailer and propane tank.  Worked on uber organization within the trailer to keep us from going crazy.

We have our reservations for the high ticket items - Denali being the top item, but also some of the campgrounds around holiday weekends. We are planning to be 'off the grid' for the majority of this trip.  We are equipped with solar and very self-sufficient in our airstream. Hopeful that we can pull off the road in some of these amazing scenic locations we have heard and read about.

We have studied maps, looked at numerous blogs, researched various highways (those to avoid!) and read about as much as I can possibly handle from things to “make sure you don’t miss.”  

We are excited to see this beautiful and remote part of our country.  Many people that know how much we enjoy backpacking and hiking, continue to ask about that.  WELL…my answer to that is BEARS.  I’m not good with Bears.  I don’t do Bears.  So, we will take lots of day hikes and we shall see? Our backpacks are all packed, just in case????

Now its off, ready or not, May 19 to explore British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, and then our 49th state, ALASKA.  

Hoping to return early August so Kevin can get back on the road with his bike to ride from Canada to Mexico.
                                    The Road goes on forever and The Party never ends......