
Wow, this is a long story but hopefully an interesting one. If nothing else I hope to show that it's not the destination as much as the trip getting there. Oh and that you can survive traveling with kids.

Now anyone that has kids knows the horror of traveling. Kids get bored quick and are always getting into things. In someways it's worse in a motorhome since there isn't anywhere to go but it does make the bathroom stops unneccesary..lol.

While living in Alaska my wife and I decided to buy a camper of some type for when it was time to relocate. We figured it would be cheaper than hotels and would allow us more flexibility on driving schedules.
Palin: I'd come out ahead in run against ObamaSource: Google
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she'd come out ahead if she went one-on-one with fellow jogger President Barack Obama in a long run, according to an interview published online Tuesday...
Mark Beaumont - BBC 'Cycling the Americas'Source: BBC
World record breaker Mark Beaumont is cycling from Anchorage, Alaska to Ushuaia in Southern Argentina. He'll also climb the two highest peaks on the continent, McKinley and Aconcagua.

It's 0500 on Wednesday, May11th, and I wake early to watch the ship dock at our first port of call, Ketchikan. Being on the starboard side of the ship I can relax on the balcony with a cup of coffee and watch the sea going tugs gently nudge us towards the dock.
Kentucky Derby winner's owner has ties to Alaska bribery scandalSource: McClatchy
ANCHORAGE — If it weren't for the plea deal that his dad, former Veco chief executive Bill Allen, made with federal prosecutors, Mark Allen might not have been in the winner's circle Saturday at the Kentucky Derby, celebrating the victory of his thoroughbred Mine That Bird and …
Store Owner Turns to YouTube to Stop Public UrinationSource: FOXNews.com
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A store owner in Anchorage has had enough of bar patrons relieving themselves on his property.
Richard Zeigler has a shop on Fourth Avenue in the city's downtown, and it is next to the Avenue Bar, a recently updated hotspot for young adults.
Alaska pulls plug on Snowzilla the snowmanSource: msnbc.com
Snowzilla is no more. Municipal officials in Anchorage have given a cease-and-desist order to builders of the giant snowman that made appearances the last three years in an east Anchorage neighborhood.
Anchorage Daily News Endorsement - "Obama for President" Source: adn.com: Alaska
Gov. Palin's nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency -- but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen.
Teen who survived bear attack: 'Mostly it was scared'Source: msnbc.com
Petra Davis doesn't remember much about the bear attack that nearly took her life during an Alaska bike race last July. Though she's mostly recovered from her terrible injuries, she admits, "I don't know about riding my bike in the dark again."
Teen who survived bear attack: 'Mostly it was scared'Source: msnbc.com
Petra Davis doesn't remember much about the bear attack that nearly took her life during an Alaska bike race last July. Though she's mostly recovered from her terrible injuries, she admits, "I don't know about riding my bike in the dark again."