Seward Alaska Road Trip

When in Alaska, especially working seasonal jobs, you’ve got to do road trips with friends—and that’s exactly what we did. We made our way down to Seward, Alaska, about a six-hour drive from the interior where we worked, but every mile was worth it. The open road, the mountains, and the endless wilderness made the journey as much of an adventure as the destination itself.

We started the road trip on an absolutely beautiful day in Denali and had great weather all the way down.

We made good time to Anchorage, and when we hit Turnagain Arm, we had to stop at Beluga Point for the obligatory photos and selfies with my friends and coworkers Nikki and Jo from Florida.

Once we got into Seward, we had a kayak trip planned with Worldwide Outfitters. These guys were fantastic.

Here’s me and Luc, one of our best raft guides.. kicking off some paddling with a waterfall behind us—not a bad start.

After a while, we had to cross some open water. It was a little sketchy, but we were all competent paddlers and moved quickly.

Our guide led us to beach our boats for a short land excursion through a lush temperate forest.

He knew of a big waterfall tucked away in this incredible setting, and we stopped for a group photo with the falls as our backdrop.

The guide had his game on—he even made us hot chocolate to enjoy in the base of the waterfall.

We wrapped things up with some amazing shots of Exit Glacier.

Just think—these walls were packed entirely with ice not many decades ago.

Seeing the scale and change up close really puts the power and pace of Alaska’s natural forces into perspective.