Traveling Nomads

This historical site holds significance as it marks the discovery of a large deposit of copper ore in 1900 by American prospectors. The subsequent development of the camp, mill, mines, and railway over the next decade led to the establishment of Kennicott Mines, which went into regular production in 1911 and proved to be highly profitable. However, as the mines were eventually depleted, they were closed in 1938, leaving behind a rich history and legacy. The last natural disaster of October 2006 was devastating for the Kennicott area, causing significant damage to historic buildings and infrastructure. The excessive rainfall and already saturated ground created dangerous conditions for the local creeks, leading to erosion and a shifting of the channel. Sadly, this storm serves as a reminder of the unpredictable and destructive power of nature.  It can be devastating to see the effects of natural disasters or unexpected events that can wipe out everything we have worked so hard for i...

This is an absolutely amazing place! I am still in awe of it! It took us two full days to explore the city of Old Valdez and the city of New Valdez during our stay. In addition to visiting the museums, we took the opportunity to speak with the locals and sit on the dock for hours.  Enjoying the magnificent and breathtaking mountains and the local cuisine of this area and just taking it all in.  It was fascinating to watch people hike, strollers being pushed along the sidewalks, fresh paint being put on the walls in preparation for the cruise ship that was coming into port shortly.  As the summer season approaches, birthday parties are taking place, and people are starting to prepare their boats for the upcoming summer adventures.  On Good Friday in 1964, it must have been a terrifying and chaotic experience for the community, as they were suddenly faced with unimaginable destruction and loss. The sudden shift from mundane daily tasks to dealing with the aftermath of ...

Well this tripe through Canada has been amazing. We have seen black bear, Moose, Bison and so many different species of mammals, and lots of babies it seems ever time I see a herd we see little ones trying to keep up. Because we are going to be staying in one place for about 2-3 days, we decided to experiment and plug in our anchor (stand alone lithium battery) into the house battery just to see if it would charge the anchor, and sadly, this was not a good idea. We have blown a fuse on our inverter, but we are doing fine now, all we have to do is change the fuse! The inverter is hardly ever used, only for running my hair dryer or hair straightener whenever I need to use them. In spite of these issues, the DC/DC system is still working well. It is true that doing this full time has both its benefits and its drawbacks, which makes it a very interesting pursuit. There are many similarities between the natural scenery in this gorgeous country of Canada and the natural scenery in the lower ...

In preparation for leaving the lower 48 and crossing into Canada, one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking parts of the journey was learning which foods are good to bring over the border, and which foods are not good to bring across the border. Next, I had to figure out how to make the transition from miles to kilometers. Breaking old habits is not an easy task. There isn't any difficulty in the metric system, but rather a little stress added because of the number of new things that we have to learn, and we tend to overread everything we do. Additionally, we have been planning this for two years now and you can read a lot of good information as well as a lot of garbage on this topic.                         We are crossing the border today - so let's see how it goes! It was a fairly painless experience, answered their questions and continued on our way. The first thing I needed to do was to change over to the new currency (C...