Day 4, June 26th - From Fjords to Forests Day 4 began beneath the misty shoulders of the mountains surrounding Stoney Creek RV Campground, a peaceful hideaway just outside Seward. Soft dawn light washed over the spruce forests, and the cold morning air carried that distinct Alaskan smell—fresh, earthy, untouched. We had grown used to…Read more Travel Diary #32.4 – Seward to Talkeetna
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Travel Diary #32.3 – Wildlife boat tour, Seward
Day 3, June 25th Today was our long-awaited Captain’s Choice National Park Tour with Kenai Fjords Cruises—a nearly seven-hour wildlife adventure deep into Resurrection Bay and the rugged, glacier-carved wilderness of Kenai Fjords National Park. After a quick breakfast, we drove toward the cruise terminal. A good tip: arrive at least 30 minutes early. There…Read more Travel Diary #32.3 – Wildlife boat tour, Seward
Travel Diary #32.2 – Homer to Seward
Day 2, June 24th Even though we slept late the night before, the soft morning light over Kachemak Bay woke us up early. The RV park had clean, warm bathrooms—simple comforts that felt luxurious in the cool Alaskan air. Breakfast was light: flaky croissants and hot coffee, eaten with a view of fishing boats heading…Read more Travel Diary #32.2 – Homer to Seward
Travel Diary #32.1 – Anchorage to Homer
Day 1, June 23rd We landed in Anchorage around 9 AM, groggy but filled with the kind of excitement that only Alaska can spark. By 10:15, we had picked up our RV—our moving home for the next 12 days. The inspection kept us busy until 11:30. I was a bit hesitant about driving such a…Read more Travel Diary #32.1 – Anchorage to Homer
Travel diary #32.0: Alaska – The Last Frontier
The idea of this trip wasn’t years in the making—it arrived out of the blue one quiet afternoon in May 2025. We were driving back from our Poulsbo trip when we passed an RV rental lot. Both Raj and I admitted, almost at the same time, that we had always wanted to try driving an…Read more Travel diary #32.0: Alaska – The Last Frontier
Travel diary #30: Banff – Alpine wonderland of Canadian Rockies
In heart of Canadian Rockies, we find a conglomeration of 4 adjacent national parks – Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay, with Banff being the cornerstone of these. Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park. It was set up as a 26 sq. km Banff Hot Spring Reserve in 1885 near present day Cave and…Read more Travel diary #30: Banff – Alpine wonderland of Canadian Rockies
Travel Diary #28: New York
This was my second trip to New York. Last time it was in 2018 when I came to Boston on a business trip. With my parents in town, you couldn’t stop at just the Big Apple. So, I included Niagara Falls into the itinerary as well. It was a nice 5 days’ trip. We flew…Read more Travel Diary #28: New York
Travel Diary #21.2: Highway 1 – Where mountain meets the sea
... The journey started here Geology of Big Sur Towards the south of Carmel, there is a vast untamed landscape where mountains come to the sea. Every time you look south of Carmel Bay, there is a wall that appears suddenly. It is dark, forbidding and mysterious. Probably because of this very same reason the…Read more Travel Diary #21.2: Highway 1 – Where mountain meets the sea
Travel Diary #21.1: Highway 1 – Where mountain meets the sea
Raj has been nudging to do this road trip for quite some time. But some or the other thing had been happening. Either one of us were occupied or we had to trade this trip with some other place. But not this time. Winter holidays is a good time to take long vacation without really…Read more Travel Diary #21.1: Highway 1 – Where mountain meets the sea
Travel Diary #20.5: Grand Canyon – Where history reveals itself
Geology of Grand Canyon Nearly 2 billion years ago, mountains as high as Mt. Everest stood at the place where the canyon is now. These mountains gradually eroded over next 1.5 billion years. Paleontologists have found fossils of sea creatures as old as 500 million years old, thus revealing that this place was inundated sea…Read more Travel Diary #20.5: Grand Canyon – Where history reveals itself
Abhijeet Kumar Sinha 