We TRIED 3 times? DON’T take your RV here! RVing Alaska S9 || Ep233

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Episode 233 | August 2024 | Valdez & McCarthy, Alaska
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Our last adventure in Valdez was just as stunning as the one before! Most people who have been to Alaska have heard of the Lu-Lu Belle in Valdez. Captain Fred who built the Lu-Lu Belle and has been captaining the ship since 1979 was planning on retiring after last summer, but he came back for one more season, and we are so glad he did! We took the church service cruise that runs every Sunday during the summer. Alaska really knows how to do church!
In last episode, you guys saw us totally fail at trying to see bears in Valdez and in this one, we attempt it 2 more times! Not only did we find a bear, but we also got also got to see who comes out on top between a bear and a sea lion competing over Alaskan salmon!
With a bear sighting checked off the list, we headed over the Thompson Pass after stopping to take in the amazing misty waterfalls right outside of Valdez and started our trek to McCarthy!
Many had mentioned to us that the road would be rough, and Corey waited until we got to the very end of the line to give his assessment and recommendations. Would you drive your RV down this 60 mile dirt road?
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[@calledtojourney]

Captain Fred is such a treasure, and he was very kind to our daughter last year. He let me fly my drone around Columbia Glacier, and when I ran into some issues, he literally TURNED the boat around so I could land it safely! Valdez was our favorite place in Alaska, and Wrangell St. Elias was our favorite national park there. I agree that taking a trailer to McCarthy is less than ideal, if you can avoid it, but Kennecott Mine and Root Glacier are incredible! We can't wait to see what you guys did there. 👍

[@ecovango6675]

Mimi l😊

[@freedomontheloose]

You all don't disappoint ever! Great views! The Bear and Sea lions are great! Thanks for sharing and safe travels!

[@loiserwin5991]

Your videos and photography are SPECTACULAR ❤️❤️ Being disabled, watching your channel gives me the opportunity to see and travel the states...THANK YOU. Merry Christmas to you and your girls 🎄⛄🧑‍🎄⛄🎄

[@heidiwernke205]

We are so excited you are cruising to Alaska. We will already be in Alaska for the summer and during the time you are cruising! Wish we could join you! We are hoping someday you might do a European Christmas Market tour or cruise, we would LOVE to join you on that type of adventure!!!! Loved all your Alaska adventures, Corey is an amazing photographer, Jessie you are an inspiration, your family is amazing. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to your family!

[@TravelSmallLiveBig]

That waterfall by the fish hatchery is incredible! Awesome photography & videography as always!

[@pamelawhite5970]

Great video. Great views. Camped many times at Baxter and many hares hopping around our campsite. The very first time camping at Baxter with Maine outdoor adventure club, We were getting ready to hike Katahdin (5am) and a bear came up behind my jeep (where I was eating breakfast) and grunted at me. I think he wanted my peanut butter and bagel. He grunted and I stamped my foot on the ground and pointed to the woods told him to get. He ran Into the woods. I was teaching 8th grade at the time. Not much difference.

[@michaelrd1210]

Have a blessed and wonderful Merry Christmas and New Year

[@airstreamer]

Glad you finally found a bear, and a whole lot of other wildlife too! Stunning views. That road would be an absolute NO with our Airstream. Good to know! - Jim & Michelle

[@FindingOurSomeday]

We would definitely not recommend taking an Airstream down that road! Thanks for joining us and we wish you a very Merry Christmas!

[@patrickhayesTN]

I have been watching your videos for some time and normally love them. This one was an exception. The wildlife interaction was way too close and you put that bear at risk. We see bear euthanized every year here in the Smokys because of tourist that don't understand to allow the animals there space. This one in particular was a bad decision, you have the equipment to get great pics from a safe distance and you still encroached upon his space while he was feeding. Probably will be an unpopular comment but it doesn't matter. Give the wildlife its space and enjoy from a distance.

[@norm4907]

Exactly my sentiments. Every year in Banff National Parc people loose their lives and then the animal gets euthanized. It’s the bears home not yours.

[@corvettefan91]

Did the cruise this past August, went to the same 3 AK towns, great weather was 60-70 degrees and sunny.

[@heatherlandskron]

Great video and beautiful area and scenery!! Happy holidays and Christmas to you all. Have a good evening and weekend and week ahead. Take care and god bless.

[@dalemarshall9736]

After watching the docuseries "The Edge of Alaska" showing the reconstruction of McCarthy I am envious of your getting to see it. We had heard about the Kennecott mine when we were there in 1999 but at that point it had not been rehabbed and they did not recommend the road in with anything less than a 4x4. Have watched some other channels where they have gone in and one of the biggest problems with the road is that having been an old railroad bed a lot of people get tire punctures from old railroad spikes.

[@MelissaMalzahn]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Beautiful. Thanks. Blessings

[@FindingOurSomeday]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for watching and Merry Christmas!

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

@@FindingOurSomeday Merry Christmas and God bless you.

[@cariboudave]

Good series, been watching, just been busy and haven't commented. Won't see you at tampa, In Ohio for winter, driving an Amish farrier in the off season now. Glad you had a bear spotter keeping you safe while you filmed. Its kinda like gators in the FLA, I think... 😂 . There's a John Denver song about place, I believe. Cheers! Dave

[@sallylove3563]

As always absolutely stunning .. Merry Christmas to you all !!!!!!!!! thank you for sharing

[@rrporter9198]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

[@sherriprince9536]

Elk in Estes Park, CO

[@mikeelder6298]

I was deer hunting one day, back when bear season first opened in Arkansas, and a black bear walked right underneath the tree I was hunting from. I could've killed the bear legally, but I had no need for the bear. So I let it walk on.

[@FindingOurSomeday]

You are a true hunter and we appreciate it so much. I (Jess) grew up in a very rural town in Maine and if my uncles didn’t get their deers or bear for the year, they didn’t eat. So other hunters who killed just for fun were judged pretty harshly at that time. Thanks for sparing the bear for someone who may have really needed it to feed their families!🙏 Merry Christmas!

[@swansodi]

Great video, I loved it.

[@lauradomenico3264]

What great scenery! I’m so glad you got to see a bear. We got skunked this year when we were there. I noticed when you jumped in on real time that you still have your reflection and Denali. Are you still getting a new rig?

[@FindingOurSomeday]

We got lucky on that 3rd try!😂 They were hiding on a lot of people this year apparently! The new build got pushed back a bit because of some fun changes and additions but the first prototype will be built in the beginning of the new year! We can’t wait to share it with everyone!

[@lauradomenico3264]

@ I can’t wait to see it!!

[@Henle15]

I think KZbinrs in this space get together and do the same thing each year. One year it’s Canada, then it’s the West Coast, then it’s Alaska, then it’s Florida, and then it’s the Northeast. You guys are literally in the same spots almost at the same time, or likely at the same time and just post at different times. I find it hilarious.

[@juneaufabrellos]

We live in Juneau, if your cruise is through Southeast Alaska the September weather will be a bit wetter than these videos, I hope your family has a blast up here next fall!

[@jimandellenmeadows6244]

The sound of the river would be an outstanding white noise to sleep to.

[@FindingOurSomeday]

We slept so well there!

[@grayfox9911]

Beautiful video! Thanks!! NNTR

[@FindingOurSomeday]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment! It means a lot to us! Merry Christmas!

[@tinacathey8241]

Wow up close and personal for sure. Question on your route have you been able to get wifi without using any devices?

[@FindingOurSomeday]

Such a cool day! To answer your question, no we did not have service everywhere and the Starlink saved us! Our ATT phones did ok in larger cities but our TMobile internet didn’t work anywhere in Canada or Alaska.

[@tinacathey8241]

@FindingOurSomeday thank you

[@tomglunt7483]

When I was a kid, we had a pop up trailer. One afternoon, I was inside th folded up trailer, retrieving the things for lunch. My father suddenly told me to get out of the the trailer and back in the car. My sister spotted the bear, got in the csr and loced the entire family out.

[@annamaybeekman]

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL TRIP. MERRY CHRISTMAS GOD BLESS I LOVE YOU

[@FindingOurSomeday]

Yikes!!! So glad you guys got in the car in time! That is crazy! Thanks for joining us!

[@FindingOurSomeday]

@@annamaybeekmanthank you for watching! We hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas!

[@jmstew642]

White squarells, Bavard North Carolina

[@FindingOurSomeday]

No way!!! We will have to check that out! Thanks for the recommendation and Merry Christmas!

[@victoriamaaske7420]

Hawaii has wild chickens. Pretty neat.

[@jordancook1668]

The problem with not bringing your RV there (for the majprity of RVers) is you'd have to do the round trip all in a day otherwise, unless you stayed in the lodge, which is not pet-friendly.

[@karendawal9417]

I am on that exact cruise the week before.

[@tracimoney-honey8545]

❤ holy cow that sea lion or whatever was huge

[@jimandellenmeadows6244]

Woot!

[@FindingOurSomeday]

Thanks for being first!!!❤

[@jimandellenmeadows6244]

@@FindingOurSomeday It's been a day or 2.

[@timaz1066]

The advantages of having a loan RV that you don’t have to repair. That’s the only way I would go to Alaska as I full-time in my motorhome.

[@banksjeep]

Key west and all those chickens roaming around lol

[@ericg1391]

Trifecta!!!

[@terryderush2657]

Great 🇺🇸 as always 🇺🇸 👍 😊

[@norm4907]

You guys did the stupid tourist thing. Stay in your vehicle. If that bear charges you, you’re dead and would not be able to unrun it.

[@FindingOurSomeday]

Not even close, that was a small black bear that could care less about us . It has infinite easy food available to it. Your dog poses more of a threat than that bear.

[@cjwilly1862]

Cape Canaveral and peacocks.

[@biplab2698]

Everyone safe animals and birds life

[@rosatraveller3874]

👍🏻💪🏻

[@stanroberts2726]

You were to close to that bear, for his well being and your safety.stop being stupid you have children to think about.

[@FindingOurSomeday]

@@stanroberts2726 no