Mount McKinley didnt want to play nice this morning, it was a bit gloomy and chilly though the thermometer at the front of the hotel read 9 degrees, I reckon BS thermometer ! We were a slow old pack of yaks this morning, why the heck did I go to brekky ??? please I need no more food till the bears come on back out I have my significant layer of fat to see me through the next ice age !! REALLY Today Wazza was a very astute note keeper, which means I have to report his astute notes, so here we go...are you ready folks !!
Our Mount McKinley Princess dome carriage follows a short transfer from the Lodge at 9.30 we again travelled along the Parkes Highway crossed over Sustina River, passing soon after Trapper Creek, like a film out of the old wild west...WalMikes, the Walmart you have when you dont have a Walmart, mate that was sooo funny, they appear to sell everything, would have loved to stop...
Along to Talkeetna along Spur Road, he is doing well here good on ya Wazza ! Here we are at Talkeetna Railway on our way to up the road...Denali, do you know Mount McKinley is a word used by the locals, the natives want it called Denali, just like our Ayres Rock/Uluru..so it seems all over the world people cant be happy hey !!!
The train followed the Susitna River , we were amused to hear Talkeetna have an annual "moose dropping" competion, is kind of like playing bingo from a helicopter with moose poop, well go and figure that one out..I dare you !!! Talkeetna is a base camp for people who are mad enough to climb MtMckinlay, ther e have been 9 deaths in the 2011 season alone...Sustina River is in native the meaning of river of plenty. As this lovely train carries us up into far north Alaska we are still all enthralled and lo and behold we pass a ghost town/station called Curry Pass, at the half way point ... A town of Sherman where as a joke the local joint was painted turquiose and called Town Hall. Gold Creek next, Indian River Valley, Chultina, Hurricane Gulch 300 foot high trestle bridge, very exciting we all held our breaths. OK now for Wazzas notes :
Talitanna River, Alaska Range, Rocky Mountains ?? are you lost Wazza ?? Eases Lake, Summit Lake 2623 foot hit, Cantwell, Continental Divide/Continental Plate, Riley Creek Bridge, Lynx Creek, and finally Denali and home to the lovely Princess Denali Wilderness Lodge, we spent a little time settling in, had a walk, I would have wished for a longer walk, but we needed to do the "shopping" I really want to explore this place, it looks wonderful. Time passed quickly, I did yesterdays blog, while Wazza had a shower, I threw on a change of clothes and went to the show...Music of Denali Dinner and show, I loved it, as usual Warren went hunting ..not his cup of tea, good on you Harry you made us proud up there on stage..The show was very very emotional. I feel the history and hardship right here, but the people are so "a majestic landscape of lovely people" btw thanks for our bussies, love that one !!
Well here we are, almost North to Alaska, way up North...and our journeys almost done. I love with a passion the Innuits, the keepers of this awesome land, I give thanks to both local fold for allowing us the absoloute privilidge of jumping in to your territory and our Scenic tour leader extrodinare for making oh well helping our dreams come true. .....Time to go to bed I hope to post this in the morning, or arvo, watch this spot, Hey Dena, you helped us too... xxx Makers of dreams of extrordinary proportions, goodonya too mate xxx
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