Author: Becky Wandell

28 Jul

Alaska,United States

Alaska Coach Tours: North to Canada on the Klondike Highway

Alaska is so vast; a land of wide open spaces and very few roads. Here in Southeast Alaska, roads are especially rare. Many communities along...

Becky Wandell

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11 Jul

Alaska,United States

Alaska Coach Tours: The White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad

Are you ready for a very special train ride? Welcome aboard the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad! As we travel north from Skagway, Alaska,...

Becky Wandell

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27 Jun

Alaska,United States

Alaska Coach Tours: The Klondike Gold Rush and Panning for Gold

Welcome back to Skagway, Alaska, the Gateway to the Gold Rush of 1897-1898! In today’s post, I’m going to take you on a tour of...

Becky Wandell

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11 Jun

Alaska,United States

Welcome to Skagway…Where Every Day is 1898 in Southeast Alaska!

I’m loving my summer in Skagway, Alaska! At 4 blocks wide and 22 blocks long, it’s a tiny town with a big story… a very...

Becky Wandell

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20 May

Alaska,United States

Raining and Training in Juneau, Alaska

After the Pacific Crest Trail and a winter in Colorado, adventure was calling again. All winter long I weighed my options and wondered where should...

Becky Wandell

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07 Apr

United States

Wintering in Colorado and Contemplating Next Adventures

In the final weeks of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, my pack weighed down my shoulders while the notion of “what’s next?” weighed heavily on...

Becky Wandell

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01 Oct

Pacific Crest Trail,United States

My PCT Journey, the Rest of the Story

After reaching the Canadian border, I had nine miles more to hike into Manning Provincial Park where some wonderful old friends met me on the...

Becky Wandell

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24 Sep

Pacific Crest Trail,United States

My Final Steps on the PCT: Stehekin, Washington to Manning Park, Canada

After more than five months on the Pacific Crest Trail, I had one more resupply, and one more push to get through the North Cascades...

Becky Wandell

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08 Sep

Pacific Crest Trail,United States

The Heart of Washington Cascades: Snoqualmie Pass, Stevens Pass, Glacier Peak and Some Great Friends

Way back in the 1990’s, I cut my teeth backpacking in the Washington Cascades. Ever since then, I’ve been dreaming of exploring this section of...

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07 Sep

Pacific Crest Trail,United States

The Wet of Washington: Fungus and Fog ‘till Snoqualmie Pass

After re-energizing in Cascade Locks, I was really ready to get back on trail again. To avoid a fire closure, my friend Kate and my...

Becky Wandell

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