06-16-13
Today we left Denali, heading
towards Anchorage. Let me say we saw the
summit again today, making it 3 out of 4 days that we saw it. Highly unusual…we are definitely members of
the 30% Club!
Today was largely
uneventful. We did stop for a short
while at Talkeetan. This is the town
that the tv show Northern Exposure was based in. A very quaint town with unusual shops. This is also the town that the hikers who
climb Denali leave from. In fact, we met
6 guys who were leaving this evening.
They were six teachers from a small town outside of Minneapolis. If you want to follow look up
Go4thesummit.com or join them on facebook.
These guys have done several trips together to enhance the subjects they
teach at school. They have full backing
of their school boards and townspeople.
Each guy had his gear lined
up and getting ready to pack in their packs.
I believe they said their packs would weigh over 100 lbs, but don’t
quote me on that.
I wish them well on their two
week journey.
We made it down to Anchorage
in time to return the car by 5:00. I
have driven over 1400 miles this week.
Whew, it is good to hand those keys back to Alamo.
We checked into Captain Cook
Hotel late in the afternoon. Now we are
in the hands of Princess Cruise Lines.
Martha has come down with the
crud, feels horrible, and is coughing.
Terry has reallllly come down with something. He has a fever of 101. We aren’t calling the doctor until we get on
the ship tomorrow morning.
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| Typical little store in town |
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| I can't resist taking pictures of pretty flowers! |
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| Log cabin store |
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| 'Nough said! |
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| go4thesummit.com |
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| These 6 teachers left for the summit on 6/16 |
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| Items they will need for their journey |
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| One never travels without johnny paper. Which brings up another question, where.....? |
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| One pair of shoes I DON'T have in my closet! |
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| Or these! |
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| Old timey grocery store where hikers and wanna-be's load up |
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| Bar at back of store. It's Sunday, so guess no alcohol sales on Sunday. |
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| Sign above cash register |
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| This visitor's center is about the prettiest I've ever seen |
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| Bread on wheels |
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| Couldn't resist prettiness |
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| Million bells, I think |
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| More petunias |
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| And more petunias. Told ya I like flowers! |
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| My grandparents had washtubs on the sides of their houses. This is cool. |
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