Category Archives: Alaska

Picking up where it cut off…. Alaskans thought the name, McKinley, was irrelevant and in 1975 petitioned Congress to change the name back to Denali.  In 1980, Congress did that…changing the name of the park to Denali National Park and … Continue reading →

I departed Denali National Park yesterday about noon and drove 12 hours to Tok on my way back to the Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta and the Lower 48.  I hope to see bison today and maybe some more moose. Last … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning to 35 degrees and this…. This is Mt. McKinley, 20,320ft., yesterday when I arrived you couldn’t see where it was due to the heavy cloud cover.  Obviously,  I was disappointed but this morning at 5:15am … Continue reading →

I arrived at Denali National Park yesterday afternoon after three days of rain in Talkeetna.  I have to catch a camper bus in 45 minutes to Wonder Lake Campground.  It is 85 miles into the park.  There are a couple … Continue reading →

Yesterday I drove the Denali Highway between Paxson and Cantwell.  It’s 134 miles of gravel road.  The first 12 or so are paved but after that it is a gravel, washboarded highway.   Most of the time I was driving 25-30 … Continue reading →

Sunday, I drove south of Fairbanks to North Pole, Alaska.  As you might guess, it is a 12 month celebration of Christmas. This a year-round Christmas store.  The town has themed light poles, too. Even the federal government gets involved. … Continue reading →

Change of plans….. Saturday I had planned to drive all the way to Prudhoe Bay on the Dalton Highway.  I started the drive late in the afternoon after driving to Fairbanks from Wasilla.  The road starts out paved for about … Continue reading →

I stopped by the Interstate Batteries distributor’s warehouse in Anchorge yesterday about noon.  Jean had sent me a small package and it was a convenient place to pick it up.  The distributor, Verne Monette, and I visited for a while … Continue reading →

I slept in this morning. Didn’t crawl out of bed until about 7:30. My flights to Brooks Lodge were arranged with the lodge as part of my package.  I flew out of Anchorage on PenAir.  Our flight was delayed Wednesday … Continue reading →

It’s 10pm on Thursday night.  I’m sitting in Fred Meyer back in Anchorage trying to get this post done before they lock the doors in one hour. I just returned this evening from Brooks Lodge in Katmai National Park.  To … Continue reading →