Alaska & Yukon im Herbst: 6000km mit Grizzlies, Goldgräbern und Polarlicht

08/30/2014 From Berlin to Alaska - the journey begins H. picks me up at 7:00 am and convinces me to sort out some of my luggage at the airport. I leave behind a rain jacket, a...

31.08.2014 Whales, sea lions, and puffins I wake up at 4:15 am and listen to my audiobook. Around 6:00 am, the dawn begins and it looks cold outside. It was supposed to be 5°C...

01.09.2014 From Seward to Ninilchik, along volcanoes to Homer Spit Today is Labor Day. We finish breakfast at 8:00am and start rolling at 8:20am towards Exit Glacier. It also...

02.09.2014 Homer-Skylak Lake-Anchorage-Wasilla The hairdryer is broken and it's freezing cold outside at 12 degrees with a stiff breeze blowing in from the snow-covered peaks to...

03.09.2014 Wake up again at 6.00am. It takes a really long time with the time change... At 8.00am, we are standing by a small lake, photographing the morning light and an...

04.09.2014 Denali National Park / Healy Quick shower and a yogurt on the edge of the bed, that should be enough this morning. Our neighbor's car is completely icy, ours is...

05.09.2014 / Denali National Park (Healy) The alarm clock on the second day in Healy goes off at 6:00 am, so at least 30 minutes more sleep than yesterday. Since we had the best...

06.09.2014 / Fairbanks - the northernmost point of the journey We eat leftovers on the edge of the bed and drive north. The clouds hang low behind us and between the mountains....

07/09/2014 by Fairbanks to Tok I wake up early again, despite getting little sleep. The hotel breakfast - the first one on this trip - is okay, and we leave around 9 o'clock for...

09/08/2014 In socks and in the starry sky and freezing temperatures, I started a second attempt to discover the Northern Lights on the balcony of our accommodation in Tok - once...

09.09.2014 / Dawson We were able to sleep through the night - unfortunately, there was no call about a visible Aurora. Maybe they just forgot to call us? After the previous two...

10.09.2014 Good morning in Dawson: Overcast sky and +4°C - almost summer-like and the car is ice-free! Coffee in the room and a banana in hand, and off we go. We're tired...

11.09.2014 After a coffee from the gas station in Carmacks , we continue at 9:30 am. The coffee in the room would probably have tasted like sulfur. Breakfast is canceled....

12.09.2014 It is nearly 3 o'clock when we leave the spot above Whitehorse, freezing but happy. The Northern Lights have also disappeared (Someone says: The Aurora is silent!)...

13th September 2014 I wake up at 8:00 a.m. to the sound of the old train signal and for the first time in a long time, I feel well-rested! Incredible! We stay in bed until 9:30...

09/14/2014 The alarm clock in Haines goes off at 6:00 a.m. because we want to see the bears, who are more active during dawn and sunset. The hotel serves breakfast until 8:00...

15.09.2014 We oversleep the alarm, or it didn't ring - it doesn't matter, because I'm awake at 7.00am and it's dense fog. It's no use going back to the bears in this weather,...

16.09.2014 Sunshine and blue sky! Oh my God - we are so lucky again!! It's cold but clear. We have a quick breakfast at Glo's Grill next to the Alcan Motor Lodge in an unheated...

September 17, 2014 Today we actually wanted to go to the Cozy Corner Cafe across the street, where there was a busy breakfast crowd yesterday while we were sitting in the...

Our car before washing it in Tok

19.09.2014 Waking up at 8.30am and having breakfast from the supplies from yesterday's supermarket visit. The view from the hotel of mountains and glaciers is freer today than...

20th September 2014 Waking up and getting up happens rather slowly. Breakfast is available until 11:30 am and we only go downstairs shortly before 11 am. I settle for a toast...