Thursday, June 11
We had a leisurely, no real schedule, kind of morning. We were plesantly surprised by the Talkeetna Camper Park. It is fairly close to town and has electric and water.
Talkeetna could have been the setting for Northern Exposure. You sure wouldn’t be surprised to see a moose walk down the street. I would suggest that you try to spend two nights here. I believe that was our plan before we added Seward to the trip. We had dinner last night at whimsical Wildflower Café. It was described to us as having a “real chef” and it did. The Oriental Wrap was flavorful with grated ginger and a wonderful blend of vegetables and of course we added salmon. It is amazing how often we end up ordering about the same thing. Read Sandy’s blog for the finer details!
We poked around town for a while and when I got back to the Roadtrek I found I had a problem. No juice to my batteries and we are on our way to three days of dry camping without electricity.
As we drove north I tried to trouble-shoot but I guess I’m back to tent camping in a very fancy shell. I will check with my RoadTrek friends and see if they can help… if not I will get help in Fairbanks.
I guess I am a snob about National Park campgrounds. I am so used to the convenience of the bear boxes at Yosemite that I was surprised that they are not available here at Riley Campground and the grill, after use, must be put back in the van. Actually, as I thought about it and learned more about Denali, the Denali way may lessen the appearance of bears in the camping area.
Other animals are definitely around though. On the way to the campfire we encountered a beautiful mama moose and her new baby. What a cute photo op… taken with care!
Tomorrow… we explore Denali Park.
We had a leisurely, no real schedule, kind of morning. We were plesantly surprised by the Talkeetna Camper Park. It is fairly close to town and has electric and water.
Talkeetna could have been the setting for Northern Exposure. You sure wouldn’t be surprised to see a moose walk down the street. I would suggest that you try to spend two nights here. I believe that was our plan before we added Seward to the trip. We had dinner last night at whimsical Wildflower Café. It was described to us as having a “real chef” and it did. The Oriental Wrap was flavorful with grated ginger and a wonderful blend of vegetables and of course we added salmon. It is amazing how often we end up ordering about the same thing. Read Sandy’s blog for the finer details!
We poked around town for a while and when I got back to the Roadtrek I found I had a problem. No juice to my batteries and we are on our way to three days of dry camping without electricity.
As we drove north I tried to trouble-shoot but I guess I’m back to tent camping in a very fancy shell. I will check with my RoadTrek friends and see if they can help… if not I will get help in Fairbanks.
I guess I am a snob about National Park campgrounds. I am so used to the convenience of the bear boxes at Yosemite that I was surprised that they are not available here at Riley Campground and the grill, after use, must be put back in the van. Actually, as I thought about it and learned more about Denali, the Denali way may lessen the appearance of bears in the camping area.
Other animals are definitely around though. On the way to the campfire we encountered a beautiful mama moose and her new baby. What a cute photo op… taken with care!
Tomorrow… we explore Denali Park.
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