After three days in Denali National Park, We arrived in Talkeetna yesterday.
While at Denali we dry camped in the park at Riley Creek Campground. It was a good choice because it was very convenient to the Wilderness Access Center and Denali Visitor’s Center. Because of the dogs, Becky and I took separate tours so one of us could stay with Sammy and Dixie. She took the 8 hour Tundra Wilderness Tour on Tuesday and on Wednesday I took the 12 hour Kantishna Experience Tour to the end of the 90 mile Park Road. It was overcast both days and even snowed at the higher elevations on my tour. We did see bear, caribou, moose, Dall sheep and other critters.
On Wednesday morning as I was leaving the motor home, a grizzly bear chasing a cow moose passed within 10 feet of the door. It was quite a site and a little unnerving. There was no time for a picture.
We got several great views of Mt McKinley on the drive south to Talkeetna . The “Great One” is certainly that.
We had dinner in Talkeetna with Larry and Mary Anne. The town recently paved Main Street to keep down the dust. It is a nice place for a short visit. The town is known as an outfitting place for those who attempt to climb Mt McKinley. Many fly from here to one of the base camps. On Wednesday there were 233 people on the mountain. Over 400 have successfully reached the summit this year and two have died trying.
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- This was taken after midnight in Fairbanks on the longest day of the year
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- Bear at Denali
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- A mini snowman at Eielson Visitor’s Center, mile 66 on the Park Raod.
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- Ther are bears out there in the snow
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- The four Alaska travellers with Mt McKinley in the background
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- Mt McKinley
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- View out the front window of the RV. I can drive with one hand.
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- Downtown Talkeetna
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- Yes, we had homemade ice cream in Talkeetna
