Goodbye Alaska: Video Blog
My last day in Alaska a Goodbye message from Mt. Denali:
Mt. Denali Glacier Landing: Video
Last day in Alaska, spent it on a glacier in Denali National Park.
Video Blog: Glacier Landing on Denali
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
Last 24 hours in Alaska: Denali to Miami
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…
Float Plane Trip to Glacier Fed Creek in Denali
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…
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Denali National Park: Part 2 FlyBy and Glacier Landing
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: Part 1
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…
Talkeetna, AK … a Touristy Town with a Mountain and a River
Talkeetna is small town nestled at the base of North America’s tallest peak, Mt. Denali and the Susitna River or Big Su. Talkeetna is a destination for cruise ship excursions via bus and day-trippers from Anchorage via train to see the Alaska Range, visit Denali National Park or shop its quaint boutiques on Main Street….
Alaska Trip: Denali
This leg of the trip centers around Denali using the town of Talkeetna as my basecamp for close to a week. Denali National Park and Preserve encompasses 6 million acres of Alaska’s interior wilderness. Its centerpiece is 20,310-ft.-high Denali (fka Mount McKinley), North America’s tallest peak. Fishing Two days fishing including a fly-in trip to…