North to Alaska

"Way up north, (North To Alaska.)
Way up north, (North To Alaska.)
North to Alaska,
We're goin' North, the rush is on.
North to Alaska,
We're goin' North, the rush is on."
- Johnny Horton, 1960 -

Statendam
Holland-America Lines

Yep, that' s right. We're on our way to Alaska with a stop in Seattle. We fly to Seattle and visit some family. Then we take a bus to Vancouver, BC to board the Holland-America Line's Statendam for a week-long trip up through the Inside Passage to Anchorage. From there it will be a train ride to Denali National Park and Mt. McKinley, North America's tallest mountain.

Along the way we will stop at some of the tourist ports and do the tourist stuff, we will cruise Glacier Bay, and hopefully see some great wildlife: whales and seals, Dall sheep and mountain goat, moose, maybe even a bear, and a few different birds such as eagles, murres and puffins. 

So this is obviously not just another RV road trip. It requires planes (I vowed I would never fly again), trains, buses, and a boat larger than the one we keep at Lake Conroe. But it will be great fun. We're excited, and I'll do my best to keep you up-to-date as the trip progresses.  So, watch your email for the "postcards".

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The song, North to Alaska, was sung by Johnny Horton and was big in 1960. Somehow my strange little mind remembered it, and of course anything can be found on the Internet. So if you want a quick trip back in time to 54 years ago, click on the player below and hear the original version. 

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