I guess you could say I have a vintage camper / travel trailer obsession. I have owned five over the last 15 years and I admit I still look at Craigslist every day to see what is out there.
The first camper I bought was back in 1999 while we lived in Seward. This was before the current vintage trailer revolution and "glamping" was not yet in anyone's vocabulary. Doug's ship was at sea and I decided to purchase a 1969 Santa Fe Camper. Pregnant me drove 2 hours to Anchorage and towed it home with my Jeep Grand Cherokee through the mountains and down to the sea. Somehow I got it backed into the driveway where it sat during the heavy snows of winter.
June came and with our new baby we loaded up our dogs and the camper, and took off for our next duty station in Juneau. The plan was to drive to Skagway and catch the ferry there to the capitol city of Alaska.
This trip is really the only time I remember using this camper. Even with the hordes of ravenous mosquitoes and nearly burning our brakes up coming down out of the mountains into Skagway it was a wonderful trip. We made it to Juneau safely and there the camper sat for a number of years before I sold it. We had another child and it was 5 years later before I dreamed of owning another tiny camper.
Unfortunately I could not find any photos of this little camper. I owned a Sony Mavica camera back then and all the photos I took at the time are on floppy disks, but this was the trailer that started it all.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Alaska to Oklahoma
Welcome to OK, Oklahoma!
My name is Amy, I am a 45 year old widow and mother of two. After moving back home to the small town I grew up in my kids and I are working on our Oklahoma Bucket List of things to do and places to see. This blog will detail those journeys as well as some that we had in Alaska. We dedicate these adventures to my late husband Doug - a wonderful Father, Husband and retired Coastie.
If you like vintage trailers, camping, kayaking, hiking, biking then please come back for more.
My name is Amy, I am a 45 year old widow and mother of two. After moving back home to the small town I grew up in my kids and I are working on our Oklahoma Bucket List of things to do and places to see. This blog will detail those journeys as well as some that we had in Alaska. We dedicate these adventures to my late husband Doug - a wonderful Father, Husband and retired Coastie.
If you like vintage trailers, camping, kayaking, hiking, biking then please come back for more.
My late husband Doug and our two children in 2004.
Juneau, Alaska
Juneau, Alaska
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