Hiking Denali National Park

Aug 3rd 2013 — Alaska,Anchorage to Homer to Skagway,Biking,Denali — 10:37 pm

We had 70 miles to go to get to the main entrance of Denali National Park. After about 10 miles of biking at the top of a large hill I looked back to see Davy riding his bike with one leg and instantly knew the bike tour was over for him. 🙁

Hitchhiking to the park entrance was our new goal. About 4 cars passed before Barry, an extremely nice manager of a golf course in Fairbanks, stopped in his Toyota Tacoma. We threw our bikes in the back and got a ride to an area outside the park called Glitter Gulch by the locals. Davy used his phone to plan his exit. I drank coffee and observed tourists trying to stay warm on a cold and rainy afternoon.

The next day was spent inside the park hiking. It was the first day of our trip that we didn’t get rained on. Denali itself remained hidden in clouds, but it didn’t really matter, the landscape was immense.

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3 Comments »

  1. Awesome trail shots. But where was the pizza?

    Also, is that the cabin from that old man PBS documentary that is like, the best ever? He lived out there solo for 30 years or something? I should find the title so I can ask this question better.

    Comment by Reba — August 4, 2013 @ 10:35 am
  2. The pizza was in Glitter Gulch near where the only road into the park meets the highway. Highly Recommended.

    Don’t think the cabin had a resident like that. It wasn’t out of the way enough.

    Comment by Michael Sulock — August 5, 2013 @ 10:15 pm
  3. This is the documentary:

    http://www.dickproenneke.com/alone_in_the_wilderness.html

    Apparently the dude was set up on the shore of Twin Lake.

    Comment by Reba — August 7, 2013 @ 4:26 pm

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