Dalton Highway I
In rain and mist we continued north on the Dalton Highway. The road surface varied from good gravel to potholed and rough gravel and good paved to broken and potholed... more
Fairbanks II
We started the day by visiting some art galleries in Fairbanks. We were interested in seeing the local art, but also wanted to see if we could see some of Ron... more
Fairbanks I
We drove the Parks Highway from Denali NP to Fairbanks. A pretty drive on a fairly decent road. In Fairbanks we stopped at the University of Alaska Museum of the North... more
Leaving Denali NP
We packed up at Teklanika CG and said good-bye to our old friends and newly met ones. The road back to the park entrance is just 29 miles, but it took over two hours... more
Denali Fog
Today David stayed at the van and worked on his pictures while Janet rode the bus one more time. The plan was to ride out to the Eielson Visitors’ Center and take... more
Denali Hike
We had another beautiful, sunny day so we took the bus and asked to be let off at the Sable Creek Bridge. From there we could easily climb the hills on the north side... more
Teklanika II
Today we hung around the campground to give our old knees a rest. Janet wandered out into the stream bed for a bit of a walk and for some wood collecting for our dinner... more
Denali Mountain
Janet woke at midnight just in time to see the sun setting in a perfectly clear sky. It was all she could do to keep from waking David. But she resisted until 6:15. We... more
Denali Wildlife
Under somewhat sunny skies we boarded a bus to drive from Teklanika to Wonder Lake. Our driver and narrator was Barr Gray (wonderful). The goal was to see some of... more
Teklanika I
Private cars are permitted to access the interior of Denali for only the first 15 miles; after that one must use a shuttle or tour bus. The one exception to that is if... more
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