Bob, the pilot, and I drove over to the airport, readied his plane for take off, hopped in, placed aviation necessary head phones on our heads, started the engine, and zipped into the air.
In this post I hope to pay tribute to the remarkable people who took me in, helped me, and made all of my experiences much more unforgettable because of their generosity and kindness.
In this housing hunt post, I hope to show a lighter side of this dismal chore in the form of a hilarious story about an incredibly entertaining and odd character we ran into in the search for our perfect summer haunt in Alaska.
It is not just a face lift, The Real Alaska is launching a new beginning!
Brett and Sierra have been working very hard to bring TRA to the next level and we want to share some of our newest features and walk you through our new website, mission and vision.
This will be one of the first times we’ve featured content from another source, but without a shadow of a doubt, paddling from Alaska to Seattle needs a well deserved spot on The Real Alaska. (You can find a spot on TRA by Contributing) Watch this INCREDIBLE full-length video of a paddling team that embarks [...]
Anything can happen during a 2,400 mile drive from Seattle to Homer, Alaska. Brett and his best friend journeyed back up to their home state to begin the fishing season. Along the way Brett battled mosquitoes (on the windshield and in person) and the inevitable ridiculous boredom banter. “We talk about everything, from bowel movements [...]
Long before Brett and I developed The Real Alaska, I was applying to be the 2009 STA World travel Intern, an Internship that wins you a free trip around the world. After that fell through I was off testing waters with another project I started called the SMU Travel Bug. This was the beginning of my [...]
Enjoy this video from The Real Alaska’s Brett Veerhusen about his awesome drive from Seattle, Washington to Homer, Alaska. Don’t expect anything less than epic. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
I’m leaning over the rail, somewhere so far out in the Gulf of Alaska that the sky and ocean have become an endless gray entity. The ten-foot swell is picking up and my stomach is in knots. I lay down at the galley table where I know I have easy escape access to the outside. [...]
Oofta. 2,400 miles sure does sound like a lot. Starting on May 28th I will be embarking on a journey I’ve always wanted to do: driving from Seattle to Anchorage along the Alcan Highway. I couldn’t think of a better way to mentally prep before the fishing season and slowly meander my way to Alaska. [...]
