Alaska is huge, amazing and best seen and experienced not on a cruise. Here are the best things to do in the Summer from amazing national parks to world class fishing (for both novice or expert) and flightseeing the Alaska Range to museums of Alaskan culture and arts. Kenai Fjords National Park At the edge…
My last day in Alaska a Goodbye message from Mt. Denali:
Last day in Alaska, spent it on a glacier in Denali National Park.
Watch as we land a small plane on a glacier in Mt. Denali and the awesome 360-degree views …. one of the highlights of my trip
The last 24 hours of my Alaska Expedition was surreal. Note: This is not the last post about Alaska, just the last chronological post of the trip. plenty more to come … The Last Night (June 23) I drove from Fairbanks south to Talkeetna where I met up with my old Navy buddy and shipmate…
Stage 2 was the middle part of this trip and kicked off in earnest at Talkeetna. Here are some of the highlights and links to related posts and videos. Side Trip & Misadventure Before heading to Talkeetna, I spent the day with my Navy buddy Huck and we had a nice lunch in Wasilla and…
Took off from Talkeetna float plane dock for a day of fishing a glacier fed creek and lake outside Denali National Park. (GPS tracks at end of post). This was a fishing, not catching day (only day I didn’t get fish) but it was still an amazing day, thanks to both the guide and the…
Took off from Talkeetna float plane dock for a day of fishing a glacier fed creek and lake outside Denali National Park. We had a 25 minute flight out to Chelatna Lake (62.516, -151.475), where the pilot landed and we departed for our fishing in one of the most secluded areas ever. there was no…
At more than 9,446 sq mi 24,464 sq km), there is a lot to see in Denali National Park and Reserve. There are also many ways to see it from hiking, climbing, fishing or by air. Part 2 by Air and Up Close My old Navy buddy Huck came up from Wasilla and joined me in Talkeetna for…
Denali National Park and Preserve is a little smaller than Belgium and bigger than the US state of Connecticut. I was able to see and experience Denali NP from the air, from the water and from the land. All in all I spent five days in the Denali area around Talkeetna of which three days…
