infamous Alaska oil pipeline (outside Fairbanks)
Nenana River near Denali National Park
They run day trips on the Nenana. (Ask Thirsty about taking first-time paddlers through class IV ?)
Road to the Stampede Trail where Chris McCandless walked into the wild
drivable road ends here .... beyond it's ATV or walk
from here it's 20 miles crossing several creeks to get to "The Bus"
spotted Mt Denali from Stampede Trailhead (can't see in washed out photo)
The Geo Dome Home B&B in Healy was not exactly roughing it
fox in Denali NP
grizzly bears from shuttle bus
Wonder Lake ... a local says it is so named because you wonder why you came there (remote, mosquito-ridden, often no views)
Mt Denali from Wonder Lake (somewhere behind clouds)
moose
Parr finds new friend at Sled Dog Kennels in Denali NP
time for a demo run
LARS (Large Animal Research Station) at University of Alaska Fairbanks
Musk Ox nibbles on willow
baby Musk Ox
Caribou shedding winter coat
baby Bou
Fairbanks B&B waiting to head to airport and arctic
milling about at Wright Air where the very public weighing takes place
U of Alaska Fairbanks from air
Yukon Flats on way to Arctic Village
approaching ARC (Arctic Village International)
baggage claim at ARC
Ken fueling up
Sheenjek River valley
headwaters of the Kongakut .... already sighting caribou from air
Drain Creek International
The Joads rig for a Grapes of Wrath trip
caribou on ice pack
Great, great unlimited hiking on Kongakut
summit = nap time
I survived a Japanese Game Show
micro-dots are dall sheep
auf ice
looking svelte in my Helly Hansens
Everyone else was voted off the island
parade of gigafauna begins at the Dall House
lupin
tens of thousands of caribou and calves dot landscape at Caribou Pass
a very bold and "malnourished" ground squirrel
looking across Coastal Pain toward Arctic Ocean
Christa, Thirsty, and Kate
Arctic Ocean on summer solstice
low point of sun at midnight of summer solstice (it's much brighter than this looks)
return hike at 1:30am
returning to camp at 2:00AM
this track was well-worn soley from parade of migrating caribou
gear waiting at Caribou Pass International Airport
busy traffic at Caribou Pass International
Sean claims it was simply vapor lock ..... yikes!
"The Rescue" (ala Shackleton on Elephant Island)
Thirsty dances a jig as he finally ditches us
world famous and much ballyhooed Falafel Stand (back in Fairbanks)
We were so excited and looking forward to a yummy Falafel Pita when we returned on TUESDAY!!
