After last minute food shopping (Sue) and dumping, propane, and diesel top-offs (Jeff) we finally pulled out of
Anchorage around 10:00AM and headed north. The drive up to Wasilla (Actual starting point of the modern Iditarod dogsled race) is on four lane expressway and from there we followed the winding
Susitna River on the
Parks Highway.
We left the motorhome and used the Honda to drive the 15 miles off the Parks Highway to Talkeetna, the south base for flights up onto the Denali glaciers where most climbing expeditions begin.
Talkeetna is said to be the inspiration for the TV show “Northern Lights” that was actually produced in the State of Washington. It has magnificent views of Denali’s peaks when the weather is cooperating. It represents a typical rural Alaska town of the past 100 years. 
We enjoyed wandering its streets, visiting the local museum, and joining the rest of the tourists busily taking photos of everything that moved or looked old.
We had some fun with the moose statutes all over town and the menu for fiddlheads, an old favorite of Jeff’s family from Maine that he has never developed a liking for.(There isn’t enough vinegar to cover up the taste!)
Our luck was still holding this afternoon when the clouds broke up as we were driving giving us a view of Mt McKinley for a short time. Unfortunately as we got closer lower clouds moved in covered the higher peaks.
Around 3:30PM we headed back to the highway and drove up to Denali State Park which borders the National Park to the SE. We are parked at the North Overlook for the night hoping the mountains will reappear before we head north to the NP entrance in the morning.
After last minute food shopping (Sue) and dumping, propane, and diesel top-offs (Jeff) we finally pulled out of 
We enjoyed wandering its streets, visiting the local museum, and joining the rest of the tourists busily taking photos of everything that moved or looked old.
Our luck was still holding this afternoon when the clouds broke up as we were driving giving us a view of Mt McKinley for a short time. Unfortunately as we got closer lower clouds moved in covered the higher peaks.
